Monday night at a meeting of Region 5 coaches, the Lady Bulldogs of Lexington were given the Distinguished Academic award, recognition for a 3.7 overall team GPA.

Also, Maison Sissney and Kiely Givens were named to the Region 5 All-Region team.

According to head coach Monty Ervin, Region 5 is stacked and includes fast pitch teams from Lexington, Purcell, Washington, Blanchard, Newcastle, Tuttle, Chickasha, CCS and Bridge Creek.

Last week, four Lady Bulldogs earned All-District honors. They include Sissney (1st team All-District catcher), Givens (1st team All-District first base), Mackenzie Manuel (2nd team All-District short stop and Baylee Rillema (2nd team All-District outfield.