Marisa Olmos and Ashleigh Rodriguez met when they were in fifth grade. They went to the same middle school, played travel softball together the past six years and now are juniors at Liberty.
Softball
Sonja Lawrence went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs as Centennial’s softball team secured the Northwest League title with a 17-4, six-inning win at Desert Oasis on Thursday.
Sarah Penksa spun a four-hitter Tuesday to lead host Foothill’s softball team to a 3-0 win over Rancho.
Tara Hilton was 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBIs to help Green Valley’s softball team to an 11-5 home win over Foothill on Monday.
Jordan Corn went 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles and five RBIs on Thursday, and host Foothill’s softball team scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to top No. 2 Coronado, 11-9.
Jaden Tate was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and two RBIs on Tuesday to help host Centennial’s softball team hold off Desert Oasis, 9-7.
Taylor Thomas tossed a six-hitter and struck out eight Friday to lead host Arbor View’s softball team to a 3-1 win over No. 2 Centennial.
Gizelle Navarro’s single down the left-field line with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday scored Janella Fiso with the winning run as Virgin Valley’s softball team rallied for a 6-5 home win over Pahranagat Valley.
Kayla Stephens’ two-run double keyed a four-run rally in the top of the seventh inning Wednesday that lifted Arbor View’s softball team to a 6-4 win at Green Valley.
Alessandra Elena’s RBI double capped an eight-run rally with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Monday as Coronado’s softball team stunned visiting Foothill, 9-8.
Klarissa Hernandez went 3-for-4, and Sunrise Mountain’s softball team scored four times in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday to pull out a 6-5 victory over visiting Tech.
Jonnette Paddy scored the eventual winning run on a bases-loaded squeeze bunt with no outs in the top of the eighth inning Thursday to lift Cheyenne’s softball team to a 4-3 win at Spring Valley.
Winning pitcher Madison Hood was 3-for-4 with a triple, a double and four RBIs to lead Spring Valley’s softball team to a 13-7 win over Hunter (Utah) in the March Warm-Up in St. George, Utah.
Samantha Milanovich went 3-for-4 with a double Tuesday to lead Shadow Ridge’s softball team to a 7-3 win over visiting Desert Oasis.
Samantha Pochop threw a three-hitter with 15 strikeouts as the Rancho softball team beat visiting Silverado 3-0 on Monday.