Kayla Johnson Signs with Wallace State
Liberty County high school senior Kayla Johnson signed a scholarship Jan. 20,2013 to play softball for Wallace State Community College in Hanceville Alabama.
Kayla is the daughter of Jeremiah & Teresa Johnson and has one brother Garrett all of Liberty County. She is a native of Jay, Florida. The granddaughter of Gerald and Louise Burgess of Jay; Richard Godfrey of Jay and the late Fay Godfrey and Houston Johnson of Jay.
Wallace State fast pitch softball program won the 2008 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 National Championship, finishing national runner up on two other occasions and third in 2012. Wallace State softball reclaimed the top spot in the state in 2012, winning it’s fifth Alabama Community College conference (ACCC) Region 22 State Championship in six seasons and it’s seventh straight northern division title.The Lions finished with a 60-12 record and had a third place finish at the (NJCAA) tournament.
Pictured standing left to right : Tracy Grindrod(Wallace State Assistant Coach); Jayne Clem (Wallace State Head Coach) ; Freddie Kirby (Recruiter from Southeastern Athletics) Seated left to right: Teresa Johnson, Kayla Johnson and Jeremiah Johnson.
