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.
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Follow the link for postseason softball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Pahranagat Valley got two strong pitching performances by sophomore Ashlyn Wadsworth, and used a small-ball approach in the second game to beat Wells 3-2 for the Division IV state title at Shadow Mountain in Sparks. It was the school’s fourth consecutive state championship.
Pahranagat Valley’s softball team erupted for nine runs in the third inning to down Eureka 12-5 in the loser’s bracket final of the Division IV state tournament at UNR’s Hixson Park.
Lincoln County, the two-time defending Division III state champion, potentially is two wins away from another crown after holding on for a 4-3 win over Pershing County in the opening round of the state tournament atUNR’s Hixson Park.
Brook Higbee went 3-for-3 with a double and a home run Saturday to lead Pahranagat Valley to an 18-4 victory over visiting Indian Springs for the Division IV Southern League tournament title.
Madalyn Taylor went 4-for-4 with a home run and a double Friday to lift host Pahranagat Valley’s softball team to an 18-5 win over Tonopah in five innings in the winners’ bracket final of the Division IV Southern League tournament.
Kaitlyn Davis spun a five-inning one-hitter and was 3-for-4 with a triple, a double and two RBIs Thursday to help Pahranagat Valley’s softball team to a 20-1 win over Round Mountain in a Division IV Southern League playoff game at Alamo.
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.
Amanda Sink fired a three-hitter with 16 strikeouts Tuesday as Legacy’s softball team edged visiting Cimarron-Memorial, 2-1.