New team, Same game: Lady Cat softball eyes 2026 season, playoff return
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County’s Jaylynn Gragg receives a high five after completing an inning in the Lady Cats’ 20-3 win over Tallulah Falls on Aug. 16, 2025. Gragg will be one of four potential starting pitchers for RCHS this upcoming season.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County softball team gathers to pray before its 20-3 win over Tallulah Falls on Aug. 16, 2025. The Lady Cats enter 2026 with the themes, “Kick Ash” and “New team, Same game.”
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County’s Kenlee Hedge slides into home plate during Rabun County’s August 2025 win over Tallulah Falls. Hedge is one of three seniors on this year’s RCHS team.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County’s River Evans makes contact on a swing in a Rabun County win. Evans, the daughter of head coach Jessica Evans, is heading into her junior year after earning first team all-region honors a season ago.
The Rabun County softball team wants to build champions on and off the field, regardless of if those championships come this season, or down the road.
