PHOTO GALLERY: VGSA beings 2017 season

Published 9:15 am Tuesday, March 21, 2017

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Players wait to go onto the field during the Vicksburg Girls Softball Association opening night Monday at Betty Catherine Foley Hearn Softball Complex. (Courtland Wells/Vicksburg Post)

Kaleb Sims, for Eyeline Optical, swings at a pitch during the 6U game against Hearn Trucking during the Vicksburg Girls Softball Association opening night Monday at Betty Catherine Foley Hearn Softball Complex. (Courtland Wells/Vicksburg Post)

Maribella Lee, for Eyeline Optical, runs home during the 6U game against Eyeline Optical during the Vicksburg Girls Softball Association opening night Monday at Betty Catherine Foley Hearn Softball Complex. (Courtland Wells/Vicksburg Post)

Kiley Poole, for Hearn Trucking, throws to first base during the 6Ugame against Eyeline Optical during the Vicksburg Girls Softball Association opening night Monday at Betty Catherine Foley Hearn Softball Complex. (Courtland Wells/Vicksburg Post)

Players for Hearn Trucking compare bats during the 6U game against Eyeline Optical Monday at Betty Catherine Foley Hearn Softball Complex. (Courtland Wells/Vicksburg Post)

Hearn Truckin'gs Mason Poole swings at a pitch during the 6U game against Eyeline Optical Monday at Betty Catherine Foley Hearn Softball Complex. (Courtland Wells/Vicksburg Post)

Hearn Trucking's Gianna Galarza takes a swing during their game Monday against Eyeline Optical Monday at Betty Catherine Foley Hearn Softball Complex. (Courtland Wells/Vicksburg Post)

Eyeline Optical's Kailyn Herring gestures during their 6U game against Hearn Trucking Monday at Betty Catherine Foley Hearn Softball Complex. (Courtland Wells/Vicksburg Post)

Ergon's Sera Watts for runs to first base during the 8U game against Gumbo Pot during the Vicksburg Girls Softball Association opening night Monday at Betty Catherine Foley Hearn Softball Complex. (Courtland Wells/Vicksburg Post)

Alexis Wilson, playing for Martin Pace, 16U game Monday at Betty Catherine Foley Hearn Softball Complex. (Courtland Wells/Vicksburg Post)

Players for the Gumbo Pot look onto the field during the Vicksburg Girls Softball Association opening night Monday at Betty Catherine Foley Hearn Softball Complex. (Courtland Wells/Vicksburg Post)

The Vicksburg Girls Softball Association kicked off their 2017 season Monday evening at the now, Betty Catherine Foley Hearn Softball Complex with their annual opening ceremonies. Teams from 6U to 16U were represented.

About Courtland Wells

Courtland Wells is a staff photographer at The Vicksburg Post. He is a native of Tuscaloosa, Ala. and graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in Photojournalism. Following graduation, he started at The Vicksburg Post in the fall of 2016. Courtland has won numerous awards through the Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors and the Mississippi Press Association. His work has also been featured in the New York Times and Washington Post as well as other national publications. Courtland is a member of the Vicksburg Young Professionals.

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