Gallery: Readers' youth sports photos

Submitted by Melissa Dawn Marcum Whitley's Floral & Tanning Softball Fairland Girls Softball 9 & 10 year-olds.

Submitted by Candi Clark Dennis Adkins with his two sons, Blake and Landon. Ohio youth turkey, 2010.

Submitted by Kay Hayes Ean Hayes playing t-ball.

Submitted by Kim Adkins 8-year-old WV Thunder team, 1st place in Tennessee Miracle Classic Tournament.

Submitted by Steve Cornwell The Tri-State area 12u girls softball team "Mountain Thunder" were runners up in the Memorial Madness Tournament in Versailles, Ky. Sixteen 12u teams participated. (1st row L-R) Madison Barker, Taylor Scott, Breanna Klaiber, Haley Caldwell, Aly Martin, Shelby Fields. (Row 2 L-R) Kelsey Huff, Jessica Ferrell, Ellen Hinshaw, Makenzi Harrah, Mackenzie Acker, Coaches (L-R) Brian Scott, Randall Fields, Scott Acker.

Submitted by Nancy Dixon The Southern Extreme 15s won the St. Albans Silver Division Spring Fling Volleyball Tournament on Sunday, April 25, at St. Albans High School. Front row left to right: Bailey Harrison, Abbey Card, Sarah Travis Back row left to right: Tricia Damron, Molly Dixon, Katherine Meriweather, Maggie Thomas, Saige Fields, and Coach Cathy Cheek.

The Ohio Valley "BLUE" STORM based out of Rio Grande won the 8th grade AAU basketball championship in St. Mary's WV on April 18. Players from left to right on bottom are Reed Eastman, Galia; Chance Short, Fairland; Minner Stilltner, Oak Hill & Chad McComas, Fairland. Top Wade Martin & Aden Yates, Pt. Pleasant; Owne Moore, River Valley; Alex Sommerville, Gallia & Brayton Miller, Ironton.

Submitted by Rhonda Cook WV Drive 11 Champions at GBA Huntington Classic tournament at Marshall University. WV Drive 11 defeated WV Thunder 11 in championship game by score of 23-14, Sunday 5-22-10. WV Drive 11 members include- Front row: Summer Stephenson, Kaylee Curry, Karlee Alderman, Alexis Saber. Back row: Coach Barry Cook, Dazha Congleton, Erica Mathis, Coach Curry Haggerty. Here are the stats...WV Drive- E. Mathis 4, D. Congleton 5, S. Stephenson 2, Haley Haggerty 3, Alexis Saber 2, K. Alderman 5, K. Curry 2. WV Thunder- Reichart 4, McCoy 2, Petry 4, Jenkins 4.

Submitted by Margaret Dingess WV Breakers AAU 11U, 6th Grade State Champions. Left to right: Karli Pinkerton, Sissonville, WV Lexi Barrier, Ironton, OH Sarah Dingess, Huntington, WV Reagan Johnson, Sissonville, WV Leia Moore, Gallipolis, OH Zakiyah Brown, Charleston, WV Teliah Cashwell, Charleston, WV Lexi Haynes, Sissonville, WV Not pictured: Madison Jones, Sissonville, WV Coaches: Ryan Jones, Klint Frazier Score: 52-41 WV State AAU 11U tournament held at George Washington High School in Charleston. West Virginia Breakers qualified for Division I Nationals in Tennessee in June 2010.