Featured Athlete /// Maddie Bright,


Fulton High School


Shining Bright:


The Tradition Lives On


Story By: Brooke Smith Photography By: Shawley Photography


There’s no one more proud to be a Fulton Hornet than Maddie Bright. She’s part of an elite lineage of parents, aunts, uncles, grand- parents and great-grandparents to attend Fulton High School and participate in athletics. “I have had many generations before me attend Fulton and I am proud to say I will graduate from Fulton.” While those before her have played a variety of sports, Maddie chose softball.


Maddie has been a key part of a fabulous


ors including First Team All-Conference, First Team All-District, First Team All-Region and First Team All-State.


Being a four-year starter on the varsity team, she’s proud of all the victories and has thrived in spite of the competition. She’s al-  she credits to her parents.


softball era in Fulton. Over the past three seasons, the team has won a combined 77 games, including a district championship, making it the winningest stretch in Fulton softball history.  Maddie is also one of many stronger pitchers returning to the circle  in homeruns during the 2022 season. 


52 /// August 2024


“I’m going to try my hardest to soak in every moment. Once a Hornet, always a Hornet.”


“The thing I like most about the competition is the bond you create with your teammates through competition. Although you are com- peting with some of your best friends, we help make each other better one practice at a time.” Her dedication to softball extends beyond her own game, as she


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