HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Potter Memorial tournament this weekend

The No. 18 jersey will always live deep in the hearts of Pikeville High School softball players.

The 19th annual Lyndel Potter Memorial Softball Tournament will be played at Myers Field on Friday and Saturday.

Potter played for the Lady Panthers from 2000-02. She lost her life in a tragic car accident during the summer before her senior year. There will be an opening ceremony before the first games Friday evening. 

Teams participating this weekend include the host Lady panthers, Tug Valley, Paintsville, Russell, Pike Central, Shelby Valley, Grant County and Elizabethtown, Tenn.

Here is a look at this weekend’s lineup:

Friday’s games

Field 1

Pikeville vs. Tug Valley, 6 pm

Paintsville vs. Russell, 7:45

Field 2

Pike Central vs. Elizabethtown, Tenn., 6 pm

Shelby Valley vs. Grant County, 7:45 pm

Saturday’s games

Field 1

Tug Valley vs. Russell, 9 am

Pikeville vs. Paintsville, 10:45 am

Paintsville vs. Tug Valley, 12:30 pm

Pikeville vs. Russell, 2 pm

Field 2

Elizabethtown vs. Grant County, 9 am

Shelby Valley vs. Pike Central, 10:45 am

Elizabethtown, Tenn., vs. Shelby Valley, 12:30 pm

Grant County vs. Pike Central, 2 pm

Championship game

Field 1

4 pm

Third place game

Field 2

4 pm