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Veteran Saints rest up for state softball championship
After playing every other day for most of the spring, the Bishop Dwenger girls softball team will get a few days off in a row before playing its most important game of the season.

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Softball team ends regular season with tough week
Grayling High School’s varsity softball squad ended its 2010 regular season last week with losses vs. two strong nonconference opponents and the Lake Michigan Conference’s league champions.

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Audubon becomes county softball champs
What a way for Eric Borkowski to start his regime as Audubon’s head softball coach!

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Cyclone softball team blanks Mo. Valley, 6-0
HARLAN — Brooke Schaben hit two triples at the plate, scored twice and also pitched a five-hit shutout Thursday night, leading Harlan Community over Missouri Valley, 6-0, in softball action at H. Jack Field.

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HCHS softball starts out 2-1
HARLAN — Harlan Community split two games in a softball triangular here Wednesday, blanking Storm Lake 2-0 before falling short against Sioux City Heelan, 6-5.

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Prep Softball: Ida seeks redemption
– Evening News file photo Erin Mayes leads the offense for 23-5 Ida. Dawn Forter has taught Ida’s softball team to expect league championships.

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Lady Owls blaze trail for AL softball teams
Before this season, Abundant Life’s softball team had never captured a conference tournament championship, never won a game at regionals, and never made an appearance at state. That all changed with an amazing postseason run by the Lady Owls.

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Lady Vols to face Arizona in softball CWS
Tennessee’s softball team will open Women’s College World Series play at 6 p.m. Thursday against Arizona in Oklahoma City.

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High school softball: Leadership key element for Lenox
Buchanan High School softball player Alexis Lenox was an interested spectator when the Bucks’ softball team advanced to the Division 3 state semifinals in 2006.

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Lady Tigers capture league softball championship
The Analy softball team captured its first Sonoma County League title in four years on Thursday, pulling out a dramatic, 3-2 win over visiting Casa Grande in 10 innings.

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Five teams to watch in high school softball
A look at five teams from Eastern Iowa to pay attention to as the high school softball season gets underway. Coach: Larry Niemeyer (50th year, 1,987-408).

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Spanish Fork loses softball classic as Tooele takes 4A title
TAYLORSVILLE — Spanish Fork’s softball team didn’t look nearly as dejected as one might think after losing a classic to end its season Thursday.

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Wildcats baseball, Bearcats softball teams selected to NCS playoff
The NCS playoff brackets were announced on Sunday. There was good news for two local teams. The Ukiah High Varsity Baseball Team and the Potter Valley Softball team were each selected to take part in their respective sections’ playoffs: the Wildcats in the Division II bracket and the Bearcats in the Division VI bracket.

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Area girls named to 12-2A softball team
Prairiland and Rivercrest were well represented on the All-District 12-2A Softball Team, released recently by the league coaches. Prairiland senior Kelti Mowery was named Defensive Player of the Year, while Rivercrest freshman Hailey Brown was named Newcomer of the Year.

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Softball. Pair of Softball Signees Capture NJCAA National Championship Title
Two Marshall University 2010 softball signees, Erika Bennett and Amanda Lara, captured the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I softball title on Saturday after Bennett pitched a one-hit shutout to give Miami Dade College its first national title.

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Huskies No. 3 Overall Seed In Softball NCAA Tournament
SEATTLE — The defending national champion Washington Huskies are one of 16 hosts for next weekend’s NCAA softball regional round. The Huskies are the No. 3 overall seed in the NCAA tournament field announced on Sunday.

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Moravian softball team advances to D-III World Series
The 24th-ranked and second-seeded Moravian College softball team posted a 5-0 shutout over third seed Kean (N.J.) University to win the NCAA Division III Providence Regional this morning and earn a berth in the Division III World Series.

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Mizzou seeded 9th in NCAA softball
The Missouri Tigers earned a ninth seed in the NCAA Softball Tournament and will play host to a regional tournament starting Friday. Mizzou (46-11) will open against Creighton (37-21) on Friday. DePaul (38-16) will play Illinois (43-6) in the oth…

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Mauldin postpones opener of state softball finals
MAULDIN — The first game of the Class AAAA state championship softball series has been postponed because of inclement weather.

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FIU softball team invited to NCAA Tournament
Sixty-four Division I softball teams still have games to play this season. Florida International University, to the surprise of many, is one of them.

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HPU softball team to host NCAA West Regional
The Hawai’i Pacific University softball team will host one of two NCAA Division II West Regionals this week, the NCAA announced this morning.

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Softball: VC’s Pinckney perfect
Jane Pinckney’s perfect game on Sunday helped Valley Central finish seventh out of 16 teams at the prestigious James “Ace” Morabito softball tournament in Binghamton.

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State Softball Glance
Data House HHSAA State Softball Championships Tuesday through Friday in Honolulu Division I At Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium Tuesday First round Game 1–Kealakehe vs. Waianae, 1 p.m. G2–Castle vs. Lahainaluna, 3 p.m. G3–Punahou vs. Kapolei, 5 p.m. G4–Campbell vs. Roosevelt, 7 p.m. Wednesday Consolation G5–Kealakehe-Waianae loser vs. Punahou-Kapolei loser, 9 a.m.

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Softball teams ready for regionals
Pitching and defense have been strengths of the Ider High School softball team for much of the season, but the same can’t be said of the squad’s offense.

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Live: Follow Bishop Verot softball at state
Follow live coverage of the Bishop Verot High School softball team today as the Vikings take on Jacksonville Bolles in Class 3A.

Read more on The News-Press