Waldron High School’s girls tennis program has organized three simultaneous Shelby County tournaments into a county-wide fundraiser event for the Shelby County Cancer Association.

The Shelby County Girls Tennis Tournament and Shelby County Baseball Tournament run simultaneously at Southwestern High School on May 7. Additionally, the Shelby County Softball Tournament is the same day at Triton Central High School.

All proceeds from a silent auction, raffles and donations will be presented to the local cancer association.

“There will be lots of stuff there. We will have a donation table, baskets for silent auction and a bunch of other stuff too,” said Waldron senior tennis player Nichole Garner. “We hope to get the whole county involved and make it a county-wide thing.”

The Shelby County Tennis Tournament starts at 9 a.m. on May 7 at Southwestern. The host Spartans will face Waldron in the opening semifinal match.

Triton Central will take on Morristown in the second semifinal with the championship match following in the afternoon.

“There are a lot of people in this county that have been affected by (cancer), this is a good way to show that the county sticks together even with our rivalries in sports,” said Waldron senior Mackenzie Shaw. “We stick together and come together to fight something like this.”

The silent auction will only take place at Southwestern High School. There will be a donation station at Triton Central High School during the county softball tournament as well as snow cones for sale with proceeds going toward the fundraiser.

The Shelby County Softball Tournament starts at 10 a.m. with the host Tigers taking on Morristown. The winner will face Waldron in the championship game approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the semifinal contest.

Southwestern does not have a softball program.

The Shelby County Baseball Tournament at Southwestern starts at 9 a.m. with Triton Central taking on Morristown. The second game is tentatively scheduled to start at 11 a.m. with Waldron facing the host Spartans.

The championship game follows later in the afternoon.

“Even with the rivalries, we still bond together and do special things like this,” said Waldron senior Megan Bogemann.

Donations are already being accepted for the fundraiser event. Gift cards and gift baskets are being accrued as well.

Waldron’s spring fundraiser event is now in its sixth season, according to Waldron tennis coach Chelsea Platt.

“This is the first year for the county-wide event,” she said.

The event also serves as a community-service project for the Waldron tennis players.

“I think they learn a lot of communication skills and learn to talk to different people and how to be invested in something that gives back to the community,” explained Platt.

To donate to the event, contact Platt at Chelsea.platt16@gmail.com or contact any Waldron girls tennis player.