AMERICUS, Georgia — Every signing is a special signing for Americus-Sumter Lady Panther head coach Evelyn Wright. While Wright’s main job is to make her team well-rounded and competitive in GHSA Class AAAA competition, the long-time Lady Panther coach takes great pride when one of her players realizes a dream of playing college basketball. Friday morning’s signing ceremony tugged at the heart strings a little more, however, as Wright watched her granddaughter Kayla Bowens sign her name on the dotted line to continue her basketball career at her grandmother’s alma mater, Albany State University.Bowens is one of very few Lady Panthers to start all four years in Wright’s long tenure as Americus-Sumter’s head lady. Bowens’ unique combination of skilled basketball handling ability along with a sharpshooter’s accuracy made her a very dangerous threat to opposing teams from her first game as a high school player her freshman season. Over her four seasons as a Lady Panther, Bowens was known for her explosive drives to the basket as well as her poised shots from beyond the three point arch.
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