Palo Verde and Centennial will meet in an elimination game Friday at the Class 5A state softball tournament in Reno after losing their openers Thursday.
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Josslin Law went the distance and scored the go-ahead run as Shadow Ridge, No. 2 in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A rankings, edged No. 4 Palo Verde in 11 innings.
Fia Tofi smacked two home runs, including a grand slam, to lead Liberty’s softball team to a 14-8, six-inning win over Birmingham in the Spring Jamboree at Majestic Park.
Yazmin Sevilla went 3-for-5 with a triple, four runs and three RBIs Monday to help host Sunrise Mountain’s softball team to a 23-13 win over Western in a five-inning game.
Here are the Review-Journal’s softball rankings.
Caitlyn Covington went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs, and Shelbi Denman struck out nine in a complete game to lead Shadow Ridge’s softball team to a 7-6 road win over Centennial on Tuesday.
Taylor Okamura homered in the seventh inning Saturday but the Coronado softball team could not complete the comeback as the Cougars fell to Rio Mesa (Calif.) in the championship of the National Tournament in Torrance, California.
Arienn Ackerman’s two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning broke a 2-2 tie and lifted Las Vegas High’s softball team to a 4-2 home win over Basic on Monday.
Cheyenne Cudahy tossed a no-hitter and struck out 12 Wednesday to lead host Centennial’s softball team to a 9-0 win over Valley.
Follow the link for the softball coaches poll.
Ron Smeltzer’s goal as president of the Clark County High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame has been to honor people whose contributions date back several years.
Before Friday, Kelsea Sweeney had pitched in parts of only two games for Palo Verde’s softball teams.
Shonda Badayos tossed a four-hitter Friday to help Desert Oasis’ softball team to a 7-3 win over Garfield (Calif.) in a Bronze Bracket quarterfinal of the Spring Jamboree at Majestic Park.
Early-season softball games often are about players working out kinks and reacquiring their timing at the plate.
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