Assistant Coach Marilyn Landers
Coach Landers, a former Lady Vike, joined
Coach Young as assistant during the 2004-2005
school year.
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Landers played at Warren Central in 1998 thru 2001.
While with the Lady Vikes, she was a shortstop and
outfielder. A 4-year letter winner in slow-pitch,
Marilyn was a 3-time team MVP, 2-time County Player
of the Year (2000
& 2001)
and a member of Who's Who in High School Sports. She
played a key roll in the Lady Vikes North State
Championship as a Junior and in their winning a 2nd
consecutive District Championship her senior year.
She also received State All-tournament honors both
years. As a graduating senior, her awards included
co-recipient of the Warren Central Female Athlete of
the Year and was named by the Mississippi Sports
Hall of Fame and Museum as their first ever
recipient of the PopSport Award for slow-pitch. Her
final high school game came after graduation as a
member of the North Team in the Mississippi High
School All-Star Game.
Fast-pitch softball was added to the athletic
department during Marilyn's sophomore year. She was
a 3-year All-County Player and 2-time team Offensive
Player of the Year. She received All-District honors
and was named 2nd Team All-State her senior year.
Marilyn went on to play fast-pitch at Hinds
Community College. |