Catcher Grace Chavez is the heart and soul of a Palo Verde softball team that started the season 12-4, and 4-1 in Northwest League play. She just hasn’t hit a home run, which has become a point of humor.
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Pahrump Valley’s softball team scored six unearned runs in the fourth — all with two outs — and grabbed an 8-3 victory over Boulder City in a matchup between the favorites in the Class 3A Southern Region.
Jennessa Dunton went 4-for-4 with two doubles, a triple and three RBIs, and Western’s softball team scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning to break a 7-7 tie and defeat host Del Sol, 11-8 on Wednesday.
Here is the latest Southern Nevada softball coaches poll.
Las Vegas’ softball team took advantage of an error to score the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning, and the host Wildcats edged Basic 4-3 on Tuesday.
Angel Jones went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs as Del Sol’s softball team held on for a 16-12 road win over Sunrise Mountain on Monday.
Palo Verde’s Makena Martin had a hand in all the runs of a four-run second inning, smacking a bases-clearing triple and later scoring as the Panthers rolled to a 7-0 win at Arbor View.
Here is a look at the week’s top high school sports events.
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.
Deanna Barrera threw a two-hitter with four strikeouts as Centennial’s softball team beat Golden Valley (Calif.) in four innings at the National Tournament in Torrance, California.
After dropping the first two games of the series against rival Sierra Vista, the Desert Oasis softball team bounced back at home Friday to defeat the Mountain Lions 5-4 and earn its first Southwest League win of the season.
Madelynn Kennedy went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs to lead Cheyenne’s softball team to a 6-4 win at Chaparral on Thursday.
Jordan Stinnett hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the top of the sixth inning, and Basic’s softball team defeated host Green Valley 8-6 on Wednesday.
Here are some of the top performances for the week of Mar. 6 to Mar. 11.
Here is the first Southern Nevada softball coaches poll.
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