Six Cobb Teams Reach State Softball

Pope and Lassiter are in action Thursday in the Georgia High School Association championships in Columbus.

The Lassiter High School softball team is back in a familiar place. The Lady Greyhounds of Pope High School are in a brand new place. For both East Cobb-area teams, it's the same place -- the Georgia High School Association state championships, which begin today in Columbus. They're two of the six Cobb teams that have reached this stage of the tournament, which is previewed in full by The Marietta Daily Journal.  Lassiter plays East Coweta at 6 p.m. today, which along with Kennesaw Mountain, Hillgrove and Harrison make up half of the Class AAAAAA field. Kennesaw Mountain faces Mill Creek, Hillgrove meets Archer and Harrison goes up against Collins Hill, the three-time defending state champion. At 4:15 p.m., Pope plays Greenbrier and …

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Lassiter Suffers Double Disappointment

The Lady Trojans are knocked out of the state playoffs in softball and volleyball.

Lassiter’s AAAAA playoff runs in softball and volleyball ended last week. In softball, the Region 5-AAAAA champion Lady Trojans dropped the finale of a Georgia High School Association second-round series Friday at home to Mill Creek, 6-1. Lassiter took the lead on a solo home run from Carli Kayler in the second inning, but the Hawks outhit the Trojans, 8-4, and used Lassiter errors to take the win and the best-of-three series, the Gwinnett Daily Post reported. Lassiter’s coach, Scott Kelly, told the Daily Post that the better team won and that you don’t win series when you make 12 errors in three games, as the Trojans did. Lassiter, which won the first game of the series, 2-1, and lost the second, 9-2, ends the year with a 24-10 record, …

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Do or Die for Lassiter, Pope Softball

Kell is swept from the softball playoffs, while the Lassiter and Pope volleyball teams prepare for Saturday's quarterfinals.

The Lassiter Lady Trojans play host to Mill Creek at 2 p.m. today for the final spot in the eight-tem AAAAA softball championship tournament. Lassiter and Mill Creek split a doubleheader at the Northeast Cobb high school Thursday, the Marietta Daily Journal reported. The Trojans won the opener, 2-1, but lost the second game, 9-2, to force a decisive game today in the best-of-three second-round series. The winner advances to play Hillgrove on Thursday at the Georgia High School Association championships in Columbus. That tournament is double-elimination and runs through Saturday. Also qualifying for the eight-team field are North Cobb, Kennesaw Mountain, Milton, Brookwood, Collins Hill and East Coweta. Also facing a decisive Game 3 today is…

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Northeast Cobb High Five

Politics, Softball, 'Rio,' Retirement

Here's what you should know to start Sept. 16 in Northeast Cobb.

1. The calendar says it’s summer; the weather says it’s fall in Northeast Cobb. The high today will be only 65, and a breeze will gust up to 20 mph, the National Weather Service says. Overnight, the temperature will drop to about 55, and there’s a chance of drizzle after 2 a.m. 2. If you live in the state's 43rd House District, served by Rep. Bobby Franklin until his death in July, today is your last chance to beat the rush and vote early for Tuesday’s special election to fill the seat. You can vote from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the East Cobb Government Service Center, 4400 Lower Roswell Rd., and the Cobb Board of Elections and Registration, 736 Whitlock Ave. And keep an eye on Northeast Cobb Patch as we complete our series of question-and-…

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Northeast Cobb High Five

JV Sports Shine; Beach Drowning

Here's what you should know to start Sept. 14 in Northeast Cobb.

1. This could be summer’s last stand. It will be sunny with no wind and a high of about 90 and overnight low around 62, the National Weather Service says. The weather will turn cooler and wetter Thursday. 2. The Cobb County Board of Education meets this morning at 8:30 at the Central Office, 514 Glover St., Marietta. The agenda includes a proposal from Northeast Cobb board member David Banks for the school system to study its efficiency at using technology. 3. Today’s a day for JV girls sports on the high school scene: Kell plays host to Pope in softball at 5:30 p.m.; Kell and Lassiter both travel to Acworth to face host Allatoona and Wheeler in a series of volleyball matches starting at 5:15; and Sprayberry’s volleyball teams takes the …

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Northeast Cobb High Five

Games People Play: Politics and Sports

Here's what you should know to start Sept. 13 in Northeast Cobb.

1. It will be a dry, sunny day with a high of about 87 and an overnight low around 54, the National Weather Service says. There’s a Code Orange smog alert. 2. The Cobb County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to pass the fiscal 2012 budget during its meeting at 9 this morning at 100 Cherokee St. Northeast Cobb Patch plans live coverage. 3. Cobb EMC is holding a special meeting and election Saturday at Piedmont Baptist Church in Northeast Cobb to decide whether to allow mail-in balloting for future elections for the board of directors. It’s the latest battle on the long-running war over the utility’s direction. The opposition force, Cobb EMC Watch, meets at 7 tonight at the Rib Ranch to make plans for Saturday. 4. In other political sport…

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Northeast Cobb High Five

'Blind Side,' Open Electoral Eyes

Here's what you should know to start Sept. 12 in Northeast Cobb.

1. Summer is not gone yet, as today’s Code Orange smog alert reminds us. It will be sunny but hazy today with a high of about 85, the National Weather Service says. There’s a chance of pop-up thunderstorms between 2 and 10 p.m., and the overnight low will be around 58. 2. Election Day is eight days away in the 43rd District, where voters will replace the late Rep. Bobby Franklin in a special election. The five candidates are all Republicans, and the Republican Party of Cobb County is holding a candidate forum, followed by a meet-and-greet session, at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, 4495 Sandy Plains Rd., at 7 p.m. And if that isn’t enough for you in one day, the Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration is meeting at 4 p.m. at…

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Northeast Cobb High Five

Kell-Lassiter Battle; Bridge to History

Here's what you should know to start Sept. 7 in Northeast Cobb.

1. No weather warnings or watches and not much warmth ahead for Northeast Cobb today, according to the National Weather Service. Patchy fog and a slight chance of lingering rain will fade away by 8 a.m., leaving a mostly cloudy, breezy day with a high that might not reach 70 degrees. The overnight low will be around 57. 2. All the rain dumped by Tropical Storm Lee makes today’s Watershed Stewardship Program rain garden workday at the Cobb County Water Quality Lab, 662 S. Cobb Dr., particularly timely. The point of a rain garden is to limit storm runoff while adding an interesting, attractive landscape feature. The workday runs from 9 to 11 a.m. It should be more fun than the Cobb County Citizens Oversight Committee meeting at 9 at 100 …

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Northeast Cobb High Five

Budget Hearing; Brookwood Revenge?

Here's what you need to know to start Aug. 31 in Northeast Cobb.

1. Expect a mostly sunny day with more humidity and a high of about 89 today, the National Weather Service says. The overnight low will be about 68. 2. The Cobb County Board of Commissioners will hear from the public at 2 p.m. today in the boardroom at 100 Cherokee St. about the proposed fiscal 2012 budget, which goes into effect Oct. 1.Northeast Cobb Patch will have live coverage of the hearing. If that doesn’t excite you, the last chairman of the county commission, Attorney General Sam Olens, will speak to the East Cobb Civic Association at 7 tonight at the East Cobb Library. 3. The Lassiter softball team is keeping busy. The Lady Trojans played five games Friday and Saturday in Allatoona’s Buccaneer Bash, going 3-2; took Sunday off; and…

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