Clarkdale's Spring Fling set to start Friday

By By Marty Stamper / EMG sports assistant
March 13, 2002
The area's biggest high school fast-pitch softball tournament is scheduled for this weekend at Northeast Park as 21 teams from two states are slated to play in the eighth annual Clarkdale Spring Fling.
Action gets under way at 4 p.m. Friday with Clarkdale taking on Northwest Rankin and concludes with Saturday's 7 p.m. contest between Enterprise and Poplarville.
In Pool 1 are Clarkdale, Clinton, Gautier, Grenada, Northwest Rankin, and Tuscaloosa County, Ala. In Pool 2 are Enterprise, Union, Poplarville, New Hope, and Ocean Springs. In Pool 3 are Newton County, Neshoba Central, Kosciusko, Mooreville, and Moss Point. In Pool 4 are Pascagoula, Terry, Harrison Central, East Central, and Demopolis, Ala.
There will be no overall champion. The winner of each pool will get a championship trophy. Each team is assured of four games.
Roberson listed the traditional powers as being Pascagoula, Clinton, Harrison Central, East Central, and Demopolis.
Eighth annual Clarkdale Spring Fling
Pool 1
Friday's Games
4:00 – Clarkdale vs. Northwest Rankin
5:15 – Clinton vs. Gautier
6:30 – Northwest Rankin vs. Gautier
7:45 – Clarkdale vs. Clinton
Saturday's Games
9:00 – Grenada vs. Tuscaloosa County, Ala.
10:15 – Clarkdale vs. Gautier
11:30 – NW Rankin vs. Tuscaloosa County, Ala.
12:45 – Grenada vs. Northwest Rankin
2:00 – Clinton vs. Tuscaloosa County, Ala.
3:15 – Gautier vs. Tuscaloosa County, Ala.
4:30 – Clinton vs. Grenada
5:45 – Clarkdale vs. Grenada
Pool 2
Friday's Games
6:30 – Union vs. Enterprise
Saturday's Games
9:00 – Poplarville vs. New Hope
10:15 – Union vs. Ocean Springs
11:30 – Enterprise vs. New Hope
12:45 – Poplarville vs. Ocean Springs
2:00 – Union vs. New Hope
3:15 – Ocean Springs vs. New Hope
4:30 – Union vs. Poplarville
5:45 – Enterprise vs. Ocean Springs
7:00 – Enterprise vs. Poplarville
Pool 3
Friday's Games
5:15 – Newton County vs. Mooreville
6:30 – Neshoba Central vs. Kosciusko
Saturday's Games
9:00 – Newton County vs. Moss Point
10:15 – Neshoba Central vs. Mooreville
11:30 – Newton County vs. Kosciusko
12:45 – Neshoba Central vs. Moss Point
2:00 – Kosciusko vs. Mooreville
3:15 – Newton County vs. Neshoba Central
4:30 – Moss Point vs. Mooreville
5:45 – Moss Point vs. Kosciusko
Pool 4
Friday's Games
5:15 – Pascagoula vs. Terry
6:30 – Harrison Central vs. East Central
Saturday's Games
9:00 – Terry vs. Demopolis, Ala.
10:15 – Pascagoula vs. East Central
11:30 – Harrison Central vs. Demopolis, Ala.
12:45 – Terry vs. Harrison Central
2:00 – Pascagoula vs. Demopolis, Ala.
3:15 – Terry vs. East Central
4:30 – Harrison Central vs. Pascagoula
5:45 – East Central vs. Demopolis, Ala.