Four high school football teams in Washington state have made news in recent weeks for forfeiting games rather than taking the field against a private Catholic school that features college and NFL-sized players.
Softball
Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2016 spring sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal announces its 2016 all-state softball teams.
Follow the link for postseason softball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Centennial rising senior Jamaal Evans became the second area QB to make an oral commitment for 2017 when he recently pledged to UNR.
Vivian Quiroz-Montano looped a two-out RBI single into short left-center field to score Michaela Hood with the winning run in the ninth inning of Spring Valley’s 6-5 victory over Boulder City in the Division I-A state softball championship game at UNR’s Hixson Park.
Michaela Hood pitched three innings of relief and went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs scored and three RBIs to help Spring Valley’s softball team to a 13-3 win over Boulder City in six innings in the winners’ bracket final of the Division I-A state tournament Friday at Shadow Mountain in Sparks.
Michaela Hood tossed a five-hitter with 10 strikeouts and hit the go-ahead, two-run double in the fourth inning Thursday to rally Spring Valley’s softball team to a 9-2 victory over Churchill County in the opening round of the Division I-A state tournament at Shadow Mountain in Sparks.
Spring Valley (25-3) will play in the program’s first state tournament game when it faces Churchill County (25-4) in the Division I-A tournament at 5 p.m. Thursday at Shadow Mountain in Sparks. Boulder City (29-9) faces Fernley (25-6-1) at 7 p.m. in the other first-round game.
Hood threw a four-hitter and retired 19 consecutive batters at one point to lead the Grizzlies to a 3-2 win in the Division I-A Southern Region title game at Boulder City.
Michaela Hood scattered eight hits and struck out seven as Spring Valley defeated Faith Lutheran 5-1 in the winners’ bracket final ofthe Division I-A Southern Region softball tournament.
Marlena Adras singled home Madison Hood with the go-ahead run in the bottom of the fourth, and Spring Valley held on to edge visiting Sierra Vista 3-2 on Wednesday in the Division I-A Southern Region softball tournament.
Kalei Watkins threw a three-hitter and struck out 12 on Tuesday to help Sierra Vista’s softball team to a 2-0 win over host Moapa Valley in a Division I-A Southern Region tournament opener.
Breanne Henricksen went 3-for-3 and tossed a four-hitter with five strikeouts to lead Arbor View’s softball team to a 7-1 win at Boulder City on Friday.
Michaela Hood tossed a one-hitter and went 3-for-4 with four RBIs as Spring Valley secured the first league title in the program’s history with a 6-1 win at Sierra Vista.
