Coach Vanessa Hernandez is in her 12th year as the head coach for the Lamesa Golden Tornadoes softball team. Her teams have reached playoffs in nine of the past 11 seasons. Hernandez was hoping to reach playoffs again this year after the Tors got off to a hot 8-1 start before the University Interscholastic League (UIL) suspended the season due to the COVID-19 outbreak. “It’s a real athletic and talented group of girls with good chemistry, up against tough competition and always up for the challenge, and they don’t shy away from anything,” Hernandez said of her team. The UIL’s decision the second week ...