Cabell Midland secured its sixth overall state softball championship, winning the first-ever WVSSAC Class AAAA title by defeating Jefferson 2-0. The Knights completed an undefeated postseason run, largely thanks to the dominant pitching performance of Audrea Watts, who struck out 14 batters in th...

In a Class AAA state softball elimination game, Frankfort defeated Weir 4-3 in a walk-off victory. Tayler Likens scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh, her fourth hit of the game. Likens went 4-for-4. Avery Noel drove in two runs and pitched a complete game for Frankfort, striking o...

The Winfield Generals (28-7) are on the cusp of securing their third straight state softball championship, after an impressive performance on Friday at the Class AAA state tournament in South Charleston, W.Va. The Generals notched two crucial victories: a 7-5 win against Herbert Hoover in their o...

Frankfort defeated Herbert Hoover 3-2 in a Class AA elimination game, largely due to Avery Noel's clutch performance. Noel hit a solo home run in the fourth inning to tie the game and later drove in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh with a bases-loaded single. Riley Mangold pitched a c...

Winfield defeated Herbert Hoover 6-4 in the Class AAA state tournament. Winfield took an early 6-0 lead, with key offensive contributions from Kenlie Zigmond (3-for-4), Emeri Nelson, Brooklyn Cole, and Ava Robinson, all of whom had multiple hits. Mattie Carroll pitched a complete game for Winfiel...

Oak Glen's softball team secured their second state championship by defeating Petersburg 10-2 in six innings in the Class AA final, overcoming an early 2-0 deficit and a 61-minute rain delay. The Golden Bears, who finished the season 30-10, exploded for five runs after the delay and added five mo...

Wahama's softball team defeated Greenbrier West 11-6 in a Class A elimination game to advance to the state championship round. Wahama, now 29-7, will face Pendleton County (31-2) in the final, needing to win twice to secure their fourth state title in five seasons.

Key offensive players for Waha...

Oak Glen's softball team is on the verge of winning the Class AA state championship, needing just one more victory. On Thursday, they achieved two shutout wins, first defeating Petersburg 1-0, then shutting out Logan 3-0 in the winners bracket final. In the game against Logan, Oak Glen scored two...

Petersburg defeated Liberty Raleigh 12-2 in a 5-inning Class AA elimination game, ending Liberty's season. Petersburg secured the win with an eight-run fifth inning, highlighted by Ella Markwell's three-run home run. Miley Tingler led Petersburg with three hits, and Gracie Carpenter pitched the c...

In their Class A state tournament opener, Wahama (28-6) defeated Greenbrier West (19-9) by a score of 7-4. Wahama overcame early and late deficits, including trailing 3-0 in the first inning and 4-3 in the sixth. Wahama secured their win by scoring the final four runs of the game, highlighted by ...

In the opening game of the WVSSAC Class A State Softball Tournament held at Little Creek Park in South Charleston, West Virginia, Pendleton County delivered a dominant performance, securing a 12-0 victory over Trinity in just five innings. The Wildcats' offense was relentless, scoring multiple ru...

Herbert Hoover High School's softball team defeated Independence 7-1 to win the Class AAA Region III title. This victory extends the Huskies' state tournament appearance streak to 2017. After losing to Independence in a walk-off the previous night, Herbert Hoover scored in five of their six innin...

Top-ranked Pendleton County swept Tucker County in a doubleheader (9-1 in six innings, 13-0 in five innings) to claim the Class A Region II softball title and secure their first state tournament berth since 2015. The Wildcats (29-2) showcased strong pitching and consistent offense, scoring in eig...

The Chapmanville Tigers are one victory away from reaching the state tournament after defeating the Winfield Generals 2-0 in the opening game of their Class AAA Region IV best-of-three series.

The win was highlighted by a dominant pitching performance from Chapmanville senior Chloe Murphy, a UVA...

In a dramatic Class A Region IV, Section 2 championship, the Wahama White Falcons defeated the Gilmer County Titans 11-10 in the bottom of the seventh inning of the second game to advance to the regional round. This followed Gilmer County's 8-3 victory in the first game, which was delayed by weat...

Oak Glen defeated Wheeling Central Catholic 3-1 in a Class AA Region I, Section 1 tournament game. Sophomore Mattie Carney hit a solo home run in the fourth inning to break the scoreless tie and pitched a strong game, allowing four hits and striking out ten. Oak Glen added two more runs in the fi...

In the Mountain State Athletic Conference Championship game in South Charleston, West Virginia, No. 2 seed Cabell Midland defeated top-seeded Hurricane 1-0. Junior pitcher Audrea Watts delivered an outstanding two-hit shutout with eleven strikeouts, making Karlee Salmons' second-inning RBI triple...

In the Mountain State Athletic Conference semifinals in South Charleston, West Virginia, Hurricane defeated Riverside 8-3, while Cabell Midland edged out Spring Valley 2-1 in the other semifinal. As a result, Hurricane and Cabell Midland will compete in the championship game at 6 p.m. Earlier pla...

In a tense, extra-inning battle at the Little Kanawha Conference Tournament championship, Wahama defeated defending champion St. Marys 1-0 in ten innings. Wahama's first hit didn't come until the tenth inning when Zoie Mayes reached on an infield single. Payton Staats then hit a two-out double, a...

No. 1 Herbert Hoover secures a hard-fought 6-2 victory over No. 4 Lincoln County in this exciting high school softball matchup! Ayva Veltri's clutch three-run triple in the bottom of the sixth inning broke a 2-2 tie and propelled the Huskies to the win. Relive all the key plays, including Jillian...

In a highly anticipated matchup between two of West Virginia's top Class AAAA softball teams, No. 2 Hurricane defeated No. 1 Cabell Midland 4-1. Hurricane established an early lead, scoring all the runs they would need within the first three innings, while junior pitcher Kate Justice delivered a ...

In a hard-fought Little Kanawha Conference matchup, defending state champions St. Marys handed previously undefeated Doddridge County their first loss of the season with a 3-2 victory in nine innings. St. Marys took an early 2-0 lead thanks to Ella Bullman scoring twice on groundouts after reachi...

Morgantown High School secured a 6-3 victory over their Mylan Park co-tenants, University High School, in their first matchup of the season. Mohigans pitcher Madison Wisman pitched a complete game, allowing eight hits and striking out seven while also driving in the game's first run with a double...