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Top Wiregrass 2016 Sports Stories: Dothan's Cooper headlines banner year for locals

Dothan native Kasey Cooper celebrates a victory during a season in which she helped Auburn advance to the College Softball World Series championship series.

The 2016 sports year in the Wiregrass had a little bit of it all.

The most notable accomplishments from a Wiregrass native came from Dothan’s Kasey Cooper, who had a record-setting year for the Auburn University softball team.

Cooper, who starred at Dothan High school during her prep days, led the Tigers to the decisive game of the best-of-three series of the Women’s College World Series championship before losing to Oklahoma 2-1.