At 13, Avery Culberson delivers when Smiths Station needs it most

Smiths Station makes regionals for first time since 2018

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — Heading into a pivotal win-or-go-home matchup in the 7A Area 4 tournament against Auburn High School, the Smiths Station High School softball team knew both history and recent results were against them.This season, the Lady Panthers dropped both regular season games and the Game 1 of the area tournament to the Lady Tigers and had not been to the regional tournament since 2018.Instead, SSHS (17-16) flipped t…

At 13, Avery Culberson delivers when Smiths Station needs it most

With its season on the line, Smiths Station turned to a seventh-grader, and she delivered. Avery Culberson’s gem sends the Panthers to regionals.