Lady Trojan InvitationalAt Soddy Lake Kids’ ParkFriday’s pool playField No. 1: East Hamilton vs. Silverdale Baptist Academy, 10:30 a.m.; Sequatchie County vs. Powell, noon; Sequatchie County vs. East Hamilton, 1:30; Silverdale vs. Powell, 3; Silverdale vs. Sequatchie County, 4:30; East Hamilton vs. Powell, 6Field No. 2: Soddy-Daisy vs. Central, 9 a.m.; Bradley Central vs. Grace Academy, 10:30 a.m.; Meigs County vs. Central, noon; Soddy-Daisy vs. Grace Academy, 1:30; Bradley Central vs. Meigs County, 3; Central vs. Grace Academy, 4:30; Central vs. Bradley Central, 6Field No. 3: Ooltewah vs. Hixson, 9 a.m.; Whitwell vs. GPS, 10:30 a.m.; Ooltewah vs. GPS, noon; Whitwell vs. Hixson, 1:30; Whitwell vs. Ooltewah, 3; GPS vs. Hixson, 4:30; Soddy-Daisy vs. Meigs County, 6Field No. 4: Walker Valley vs. Rhea County, 10:30 a.m.; Arts & Sciences vs. Wilson Central, noon; Walker Valley vs. Wilson Central, 1:30; Rhea County vs. Arts & Sciences, 3; Walker Valley vs. Arts & Sciences, 4:30; Rhea County vs. Wilson Central, 6
Soddy-Daisy will honor the memory of former assistant coach Lamar Lasley by dedicating its softball facility Lamar Lasley Field between the varsity and junior varsity games April 22 when the Lady Trojans host Bradley Central at 5 p.m. Soddy-Daisy coach Wes Skiles is encouraging all former Lady Trojans players and anyone associated with the program to attend.
Lasley was 60 when he died of a heart attack May 20, 2013 — the day Soddy-Daisy was scheduled to play in a Class AAA state sectional at Smyrna. The Lady Trojans made the trip and lost the game 4-1. Skiles, then in his first year as head coach, informed the team after the game.
Lasley spent 16 years as an assistant coach at Soddy-Daisy, most of that time working with head coach Clifford Kirk. The current softball facility was built on school grounds in 2011 and April 4 that year was named Clifford Kirk Stadium, commemorating the coach that brought Soddy-Daisy eight state titles between 1991 and 2012.
A ‘Lamar Lasley Field’ sign will be placed above the ‘Clifford Kirk Stadium’ sign atop the scoreboard behind the fence in left-center field. All but two of the 20 Lady Trojans on this year’s team played for Lasley either in high school or at Loftis Middle.