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Roane inks two from WCHS: Poe, Cooper sign with softball team

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By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

Roane inks two from WCHS: Poe, Cooper sign with softball team
Signing a letter of intent to play softball at Roane State Community College are, front row, from left, McCall Cooper, Roane State coach Sue Niemi and Nikki Poe. Back row, Linda Cooper, brother John Cooper, WCHS coach David Upton, Stanley Poe and Carol Poe. Cooper is also the daughter of the late Gary Cooper.

Two more Warren County High School softball players are headed to Roane State Community College.

Nikki Poe and McCall Cooper signed letters of intent on Wednesday to play for the Raiderettes. Poe is the daughter of Stanley and Carol Poe, and Cooper is the daughter of Linda Cooper and the late Gary Cooper.

Roane State, which is located in Harriman, is a two-year junior college and competes in the Eastern Division of the Tennessee Junior College Athletic Association.

Head softball coach for Roane State, Sue Niemi, was on hand to ink the two Lady Pioneers. Cooper who started at first base and Poe an outfielder for the Lady Pioneers become the sixth and seventh players from Warren County to play for the Raiderettes.

?In the last five years we have been able to send nine players to the next level,? said Lady Pioneer softball coach David Upton. ?This is a big accomplishment for this program and shows that hard work and dedication will pay-off.

?Cooper and Poe have done an outstanding job for the Lady Pioneers, and will be greatly missed for their athletic abilty and leadership on and off the field. They will continue to find success at the next level, and I wish them all the best.?

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