After watching her team commit two errors in the third inning and already trailing in its Sunset Region tournament game Thursday, Palo Verde coach Kelly Glass pulled the Panthers down the right-field line for a brief tongue-lashing.
Softball
Sam Pochop led Rancho’s softball team throughout the regular season and through the first two games of the playoffs, so it was no surprise Thursday that she was once again the key player.
Kalei Watkins did a lot of growing up in the pitcher’s circle Thursday.
Brook Higbee went 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs, and Pahranagat Valley’s softball team scored 10 runs in the first inning Thursday to cruise past Sandy Valley, 15-0 in five innings in the Division IV Southern League tournament in Alamo.
Shelbi Denman’s afternoon almost ended early Wednesday.
Foothill’s softball team has lost 11 games on the road this season, but in the team’s most important road game of the year, it came up big.
Mosie Foley spun a four-hitter and struck out 10 on Wednesday to lead Faith Lutheran’s softball team to a 3-1 win at Boulder City in a Division I-A Southern Region tournament winners’ bracket semifinal.
Rancho’s softball team didn’t hit a ball to the outfield until the third inning Tuesday.
Kate Dennis went 3-for-3 with a double and four RBIs on Tuesday to help Shadow Ridge’s softball team outslug visiting Desert Oasis, 11-6 in the opening round of the Sunset Region tournament.
Charlene Masterson spun a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts Tuesday as host Boulder City’s softball team opened play in the Division I-A Southern Region Tournament with a 3-1 win over Cheyenne.
Spring Valley shook off a 2-2 start in league play to claim the Sunset League”s No. 3 seed for the postseason. The Grizzlies (17-7) will begin postseason play at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sunrise Mountain.
The first words out of Coronado softball coach Missy Krueger’s mouth after her team finished its regular season Friday praised the Cougars on their ability to make adjustments.
Bishop Gorman’s Ashley Witucki hit for the cycle Friday to lead the Gaels to a 13-3, six-inning softball win over visiting Pahrump Valley.
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.
Top-ranked Palo Verde, the defending Division I state softball champion, took advantage of early wildness by Shadow Ridge pitcher Shelbi Denman to score twice in the first inning of a 4-1 home win over the No. 2 Mustangs.