Makall Whetten’s first three trips to the plate Thursday were anything but memorable.
Softball
Sierra Vista softball coach Keith Ulrich felt his team played with a great deal of energy in the opening round of the Division I-A state tournament on Thursday.
Lincoln County pitcher Aspen Wilkin barely missed out on a perfect game on Thursday.
Pahranagat Valley softball coach Mike Sparrow has learned that there’s almost no deficit his team can’t overcome.
Sierra Vista (17-9) will make its first state tournament appearance since 2006 when it faces Northern Region champion Fernley (27-5) in the Division I-A tourney at 4 p.m. Thursday at Bishop Gorman. Southern Region champion Faith Lutheran (31-9) meets defending state champion Churchill County (24-9) at 2 p.m. Thursday.
Five minutes after the scheduled start time of the most important game of their season, Rancho’s coaches were still scrambling to put together a lineup.
It was no secret that Foothill’s softball team had struggled to hit against Rancho this season.
Palo Verde softball coach Kelly Glass is quick to describe Lauren Oxford as someone who always smiles.
It took 11 innings for Faith Lutheran’s softball team to finally solve Sierra Vista ace Kalei Watkins Saturday in the Division I-A Southern League tournament.
Allyse Frehner’s sacrifice fly to center field with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning plated Rachel Bunker with the winning run as host Pahranagat Valley’s softball team topped Indian Springs, 8-7, to win the Division IV Southern League tournament.
Follow the link for the schedule and results (when available) for the softball region tournaments in Southern Nevada.
Foothill softball coach Tom Mayes has grown accustomed to the routine. Year after year, his teams play mediocre regular seasons, only to peak just in time to pull off several close playoff wins in the regional tournament.
Trailing by nine runs in the third inning of the first of two games it needed to win Friday, Centennial’s softball team didn’t exactly have a lot of believers.
Faith Lutheran softball coach John Chilman is quick to credit seniors Vanessa Valdez and Cheyenne Kidd for his team’s success this year.
Madalyn Taylor hit a solo home run, and host Pahranagat Valley’s softball team defeated Indian Springs, 7-4 in the winners’ bracket final of the Division IV Southern League tournament Friday.