The Swarm 12U baseball team competed in the 12-team Gainesville, Ga., NIT "Touch em All " tournament recently, taking the Championship.

Kneeling (L-R) are Nathan Sanders, Hunter Dills, Tyler Harrison, Johnathan Henson, Rion Kussow; Standing, (L-R) Gabe Shannon, Chase Horton, Coach Josh Shannon, Bailey Fisher, Adam Justus, Johnathan Babin, Logan Egan, Coach Tracy Justus, Griff Pruitt, Seth Justus and Coach Kevin Kussow.

The Carolina Mudcats 10 & Under AAA Baseball Team competed in the Taco Bell Mountain Frenzy, May 19-20, in Canton, N.C.

After playing four games over the weekend, the Mudcats were undefeated scoring a total of 37 runs while giving up only 1 run.

This tournament marks the 4th tournanment win in a row for the Mudcats.

The Franklin Panthers 12 & Under AA Baseball Team competed in the Taco Bell Mountain Frenzy, May 19-20, in Canton, NC.

The Panthers won their first game on Saturday but lost their second game.

Despite losing their second game on Saturday, the Panthers rallied back on Sunday winning both games to earn the Silver Division Championship.

Registration is under way for the inaugural Bob Buckner Endowment Golf Tournament, an event to help raise financial support for a newly created fund in honor of the recently retired longtime director of Western Carolina University’s Pride of the Mountains Marching Band.

The tournament will be held Friday, June 8, at Laurel Ridge Country Club in Waynesville. The entry fee for the four-person, captain’s-choice format event is $100 per player. Cost includes golf, breakfast, buffet lunch, two mulligans and a gift bag. Prizes will be awarded for first through thirdplace teams, and the winning team will receive a traveling trophy to keep for the year.