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District 1 6A opening round
#11 NORTH PENN 10, #22 NESHAMINY 0 (6 innings)
Winning back-to-back state titles brings with it considerable pressure.
Just ask the Knights what it felt like when – after winning consecutive state crowns – they lost their first two games of the 2025 season.
“I feel like at the beginning of the year, everyone was just very nervous because we had so much pressure on us,” NP junior Tallie Smink said. “We were defending state champs. And it was just like, ‘Oh, my God,
North Penn lost a game.’
“It was a little defeating because we're not the same team, but we still have the talent. So, it was a little defeating at first. But now we use what we hear from other people – ‘Oh, my goodness, North Penn's not good’ - to prove them wrong.”
If there were any doubters remaining, the Knights took a giant step toward proving them wrong with a glittering performance in Monday’s District 1 6A opener, using an overpowering pitching performance from Felicia Connolly, timely hitting, and flawless defense to bring an early end to the contest.
“Losing the games early on, people were like, ‘Oh, are you ever going to get to .500?’” Smink said. “Our coaches all have confidence enough that we were going to get there, but it does take time. We're all learning how to play together, and it's a new season. Our regular season was fine. It wasn't like our best season that we had, but the playoffs are a new season, so it doesn't really matter what you did in the regular season.”
Perhaps no one can better attest to the Knights’ improvement since their 0-2 start than the Redskins, who handed North Penn a 3-1 loss in its season opener on March 18.
“I think the biggest thing is our whole team's just playing for the seniors, and nobody wants to go home,” Smink said. “We never want this to be our last game together. And I just feel like we're all just playing for the same goal.
“And obviously there's a big goal that we all want to have, and we were lucky enough to have that the past couple years. But I just feel like this year we're really just playing for the seniors, and we just want everyone to do good. There are no individuals. Everybody on the team wants everyone to do good.”
The Knights took a 1-0 lead in the second when Alana Battavio lined a two-out RBI double to center, and they seized control of the game with a four-run third inning on their way to the big win.
Connolly notched the win, allowing only a one-out single by Kendall McCafferty in the second. She recorded 13 strikeouts in five innings and did not walk a batter. Brandi Groarke closed out the game with a scoreless sixth. It was Groarke’s RBI single with two outs in the sixth that brought an early end to the game.
By the numbers: North Penn: Felicia Connolly (W) (5.0 IP 1H, 0R, 0BB, 13K), Brandi Groarke (1.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K)
Cailin Halfpenny (2-for-3, 3R), Tallie Smink (2-for-3, 2B, 2RBI, 2R), Mady Archer (2-for-3, 2 2B, 3RBI, 1R), Felicia Connolly (2-for-3, 1RBI), Brandi Groarke (1-for-3, 2RBI), Alana Battavio (1-for-2, 2B, 1RBI)
Key inning: Bottom of third: With one out, Halfpenny legged out a bunt single, and Smink followed with a single to left. Archer – who had a pair of doubles on the day – doubled into left center, plating a run, and then it was Connolly bringing home a run with a single to center. Groake’s groundout fielder’s choice plated a run, and Gabby Battavio’s two-out RBI single put the Knights on top 5-0.
North Penn coach Rick Torresani:
--Connolly dominates: “Felicia pitched really well. All of her pitches were working. We were trying to cut down on the number of pitches because if we won, we knew we had Souderton on Tuesday, so we were trying to go for contact instead of getting a lot of strikeouts, but she really did get a lot of strikeouts anyway. She still hasn’t pitched her best game because she’s got so much talent. Today was a really good game. Tomorrow will be an indication – can she come back from pitching the day before. She’s done it before, so I’m not worried.”
--Bats in groove: “We are starting to hit our last eight games. We’ve been getting timely hitting where at the beginning of the year we didn’t. Now it seems – knock on wood – that we’re getting good pitching, good defense and timely hitting which is what you need to do well in the playoffs. It’s exciting. The girls are excited, and they’re looking forward to tomorrow.”
Up next: North Penn (12-7, 8-1 SOL) will travel to #6 Souderton for a second round contest Tuesday. The Knights are hoping Monday’s high energy win will carry over.
“I think this is a momentum boost for us,” Smink said. “We did lose to Neshaminy earlier in the season, so coming off the win from today going into tomorrow, I think it's definitely a momentum boost because our bats
were alive today. I think the team really has the momentum for tomorrow.
“We just want to win for the seniors and for the team, and the momentum that we got today definitely helps.”
Torresani echoed a similar sentiment.
“We were talking about it as coaches – had we waited until Wednesday, the momentum from today might have died a little bit, but going from today into tomorrow, the kids are excited,” the Knights’ coach said. “The kids are off tomorrow, so we’ll have batting practice at 11 a.m. and we’ll play at six o’clock.”
In an unusual twist, the first and second place teams in the SOL Colonial will meet Tuesday when North Penn travels to Souderton, and the first and second place teams in the SOL Patriot will do battle when Pennsbury is on the road at Council Rock South.
“It too early for these games,” Torresani said. “When the coaches voted for the seeding, we made sure that wasn’t going to happen in the first or second round because you’re going to knock out some good teams, and tomorrow that’s going to be the case. Two good teams are going to be sent home, and it’s a shame, but that’s the way the power rankings are.”
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#15 PENNSBURY 12, #18 DOWNINGTOWN WEST 2 (6 innings)
Frank McSherry doesn’t hand out praise lightly, but the veteran Pennsbury coach liked what he saw in Monday’s district opener.
“This was probably our best game,” McSherry said. “We really played well.”
The Falcons pounded out 14 hits in the abbreviated contest against the defending district champions and knocked veteran pitcher Addy Carter out of the game in the fourth inning while her counterpart in the circle – senior Kylie Dressel– turned in a strong outing in the complete game win.
“I knew we were going to play a good team, and I was a little nervous, but I realized that my team had my back,” Dressel said. “We all were just really confident and knew that we were playing a good team, so we just kept the energy throughout the whole game.”
The visiting Whippets scored a run in the top of the first, but the Falcons answered with two in the bottom of the inning when freshman Ryan Rittersbach delivered a clutch two run single.
“That was really big to answer back,” McSherry said. “She got a two-out single to drive in both runs. She was 3-for-3 today with two RBIs and a run scored, and she was on base all four times.”
The Whippets tied it up in the top of the third when leadoff batter Casey McWilliams hit a solo home run.
“I just didn't let it affect me, and I kept throwing strikes and just knew that my team would have my back,” Dressel said.
Dressel did not allow a run the rest of the way, and the Falcons scored 10 runs over the next three innings to bring an early end to the game.
“It felt really good just to leave with a good win on our home field,” Dressel said. 
By the numbers: Pennsbury: Liv Czerniak (3-for-4, 2R, 1RBI), Ryen Rittersbach (3-for-3, 2RBI, 1R), Bella Morales (2-for-4, 2 RBI, 1R), Jenna Thompson (2-for-4, 1RBI, 1R), Aubrey Bedell (2B, 3 RBIs)
Kylie Dressel (W) (6.0 IP, 7H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 2K)
Key inning: Bottom of fourth: Keira Hoffman led off the inning with a ground single to center, and one out later, Madelyn Ruckel and Czerniak hit back-to-back singles to load the bases. One run scored on a fielder’s choice, and with two outs, Bedell delivered the game’s big blow – a three-run double that put the Falcons on top 6-2. They never looked back.
Pennsbury coach Frank McSherry:
--Dressel comes through: “Kylie Dressel pitched really well. She walked the first kid of the game, and sure enough, the kid scores. Those leadoff walks will kill you. Then, in the top of the third, (Casey) McWilliams, their leadoff kid, hit a home run, so then she went four full innings without giving up a run. She ran into some troub
le – especially in the fourth, but she didn’t give up another run after that home run in the third. They have some kids that can flat out hit, there’s no doubt about it, and we knew that going in, but she did a nice job. She only had two strikeouts, so our kids played really great defense. We didn’t commit any errors.”
--Getting offensive: “We knew this kid (Addy Carter) was a good pitcher – she was district champion last year. We just laid off that high pitch. There was one inning where we chased the high pitch, and we went down 1-2-3. Prior to that and after that, we laid off the high pitch, and we just hit.”
Up next: The Falcons’ win sets up the third meeting with SOL Patriot Division co-champion #2 Council Rock South on Tuesday at Rock South.
“I'm excited because we're just going to come in just like how we played today and keep the energy up,” Dressel said. “Hopefully, we have the same win - we'll try.”
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#17 CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 8, #16 DOWNINGTOWN EAST 5
It was a long bus ride to Downingtown, but that same bus ride seemed a whole lot shorter on the way home as the Titans celebrated yet another come-from-behind win.
“We got to leave school early today and we took a long bus ride there,” senior Ella Wheeler said. “It was a kind of chill bus ride, but then on the way back, it was fun because we were all excited listening to music.
“Our goal from the beginning of the season was just to go as far as we can. As a senior, I'm graduating soon. This is all I have left, so I might as well make the most of it.”
Wheeler put her name in the program record books when she came oh-so-close to hitting a home run but had to settle for a double in her final at-bat – it was the 100th hit of the senior’s stellar career.
“It was a special hit,” South coach Matt McLaughlin said. “It was a no-doubt-about-it hit. It stayed in the park, but it was a missile double off the wall, so it was awesome.”
It was Wheeler who drove in the game’s first run in the top of the third when her sac fly to left field plated Erin Rudell, who had tripled. Downingtown East answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning. An RBI single by Riley Theis made it a 3-2 game, but the Whippets scored a pair of runs to extend their lead to 5-2
The Titans were unfazed, rallying for five runs in the fourth and adding another run in the sixth for the 8-5 final
“Our confidence is good,” Wheeler said. “Every inning, our coaches are like, let's just win the inning. You can't always score a million runs in one inning. It’s just play by play.”
The Titans will face a familiar opponent when they take the field against top-seeded Perkiomen Valley Tuesday. They faced Vikings’ ace Maci Strechay in their season opener, a 4-1 loss that saw the Titans manage just two hits.
Wheeler had an unusual line for the game – 0-for-0.
“They pitched the same girl,” she said. “I had three walks that game, so I have definitely seen a lot of pitches from her.”
As for the fact that their team will not have a practice before making the trek to PV, Wheeler isn’t concerned.
“I think it's better, honestly - just keep going with it,” the South senior said.
By the numbers: Central Bucks South: Erin Ruddell (3-for-4 3B, 2RBI, 1R), Ella Wheeler (1-for-3, 2B, 1RBI, 2R), Cam Lee (0-for-1, 3BB, 1R)
Key inning: Top of fifth: Wheeler and Maddie McClintock reached base on back-to-back errors to open the inning, and Maddie Motley walked to load the bases. A bases-loaded walk to Lee forced home the inning’s first run. With one out, the Titans scored a run on a fielder’s choice. Another walk set the stage for Rudell, and Taylor scored on a wild pitch, during her at-bat. Two more runs crossed the plate when Rudell singled to put the Titans on top 7-5.
Central Bucks South coach Matt McLaughlin:
--Taylor bounces back: “Our pitcher, Brooke Taylor, was phenomenal today. She came off a very challenging performance in Souderton last week when it was pouring rain the whole game, and she couldn't get a good grip on the ball and left the game pretty shaken. We gave the ball back to her. We just let her know we trust her, and she did exactly what we thought she would do today and went seven full innings and scattered a few hits and only gave up three earned runs. She did everything we could ever ask her to do today. Just really did a great job against a good offensive lineup. So, I’m super happy with her.”
--Wheeler reaches milestone: Ella Wheeler, our senior center fielder, had her 100th hit today Their fence is 215 feet, and it might even be a little further to center. She just hit a laser beam in her last at bat to get that 100th hit. It was awesome. That’s hard to do because you only play 80 games maybe, and that means she's averaging over a hit game, which was pretty cool. It came down to her last at bat. The first at bat, she got hit hard in the thigh, so she loses that at bat. And then, is she going to get two or three more at-bats? We're not sure, but fortunately she got that last at bat.”
--Rookie catcher continues to excel: “I'd be remiss not to talk about our freshman catcher. This kid is the reason we scored first. She hit a missile triple into the gap with an 0-2 count on her. I actually prefer when she has two strikes. She's a better hitter with two strikes. So, she gets two strikes and hits a line drive into the left center field gap, and she's left-handed. So, getting a triple when you hit it to that side - it feels hard. It was like it was easy to her. She was so fast coming around those bases. And then Ella Wheeler hit the sacrifice fly to get us on the board. So, we're winning 1-0.
“And then the game kind of got out of control a little bit, and now it's 5-2. It's like, uh-oh. And we're in the middle of the game – like the fourth, fifth inning – and down to our last 12 outs. It’s like, ‘All right, girls, here we go.’ Erin went 3-for-4, she (hit a two-run single in the five-run inning), and that was huge. She’s just special. I don't know how else to say it. She's a special player. I think she just turned 15 years old, and she's playing with girls who are going to D1 schools next year. And she's, in many cases, doing better than them, which I find insane. And I'm talking about girls in the league, not girls on our team. She’s just doing a great job.”
--More props: “Our other senior, Riley Theis had a big hit in the middle of the game to get us within one, and she's been hurt all year. So, for us to just get her back was fun. Just so many good hits in the game from a couple different girls.
“It was a special game. I'm just super excited about it. We were losing 5-2, and Maddie Motley, my first baseman, hits a monster shot, and it goes about six feet foul, but it went about 30 feet past the 215-foot fence. So, it was just a monster shot foul that would have tied the game. And then she bears down and hits a line drive single to left field, and she ends up scoring. It was clutch hits by the girls.
“Our shortstop, Cam Lee. She had three walks today and made three lights-out plays at shortstop. A game-saver, too. In the bottom of the seventh inning, the three-hitter for Downingtown East hit the ball so hard. I've never seen a ball hit harder on a line, and Cam just made three steps and caught it. It was awesome. So that was huge defensively.
“Every girl contributed. Our bench - we're carrying 19 right now, and some girls just are not getting in the game. They know it, and they're still there cheering on their teammates. They're engaged. They're just great overall teammates, and I think that's wonderful and a testament to the culture of the team.”
Up next: Central Bucks South (12-9, 5-5 SOL) will be back on to road Tuesday, travelling to #1 Perkiomen Valley for a second round contest.
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Downingtown West 003 200 0 5-7-2
#12 SPRING-FORD 7, #21 WILLIAM TENNENT 4
The Panthers put a run on the board in the top of the first when Victoria Colagreco, who led off the inning with a double, scored on a groundout. The Rams scored seven unanswered runs before the Panthers plated three in the seventh for the 7-4 final.
Sydney Teufel continued her torrid offensive production with a 2-for-4 effort. Colagreco was 1-for-2 with a double and two runs scored.
Rylie O’Toole allowed seven runs in five innings but only one was earned as the Panthers committed five errors.
William Tennent closed out its season with a 13-6 record.
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#19 BOYERTOWN 9, #14 CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 2
Boyertown High School and Central Bucks West met in the first round of the PIAA District One playoffs with Boyertown coming out on top by the score of 9-2. Boyertown got on the board first with three runs in the top of the first inning. Rielynn Carey got things going for the Boyertown Bears with a single off of the Central Bucks West starting pitcher Ana Glemser. Aubrey Gilbert reached first on a perfectly executed bunt single down the third base line. It looked like Glemser may escape trouble in the first by striking out the next two batters that she faced. That brought shortstop Jenna Fox to the plate with two on and two out. Fox hit a one strike pitch for a three-run home run over the left fence to put Boyertown up by a score of 3-0 after one half inning of play. Central Bucks was able to answer back with a run of their own in their half of the first inning. Shortstop Katherine James led off the inning with a single to left field. Ana Glemser then drew a one out walk which was followed by a run producing RBI single off the bat of Taylor Hooven. Senior Taylor Hooven has hit well all year for the Bucks and today would be no different. Hooven would finish two for three on the day with an RBI. The score remained 3-1 until the top of the fourth inning when Boyertown would put another run on the board. Hailey Schildt reached base on a one out single to get the inning going for the Bears. Taylor Wilson followed that hit with a single of her own and Schildt came around to score on an RBI single off the bat of Rielynn Carey. The score after three and one-half innings of play was Boyertown 4 and CB West 1. Boyertown added an insurance run in the fifth inning on an RBI sacrifice fly off the bat of Jenna Fox who drove in Aubrey Gilbert. Gilbert reached base on a single to start the inning. In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Bucks were able to produce their second run of the game. That run came off the bat of Ana Glemser who hit a two out first pitch to dead center field that landed well beyond the center field fence. Glemser circled the bases with her fifth home run of the season. After Ana Glemser's home run, Taylor Hooven walked, and Marley Swain singled to keep the drive alive. Pitcher Kyra Neiswender was able to escape further damage in the bottom of the fifth inning by inducing a ground out to end the inning and the threat from the Bucks offense. Boyertown was able to put a big inning together in their half of the seventh inning. They would score four runs in the inning where the big highlights were back-to-back home runs by Aubrey Gilbert and Lindsay Mathias. Gilbert and Mathias were the first two batters in the inning for Boyertown. They also scored two more runs on an RBI single off the bat of Hailey Schildt. Central Bucks West were unable to score in the home half of the seventh inning and thus the final score was Boyertown 9 and Central Bucks West 2. Boyertown advanced from the first round of the playoffs and will now take on Avon Grove in the next round. Kyra Neiswender went the full seven innings for Boyertown. She gave up two runs on seven hits, walked five Bucks hitters and struck out six on the afternoon. Ana Glemser took the loss for the Bucks. Mike Daher's comments, "It is always tough when you lose that final game of the season and you know you have been eliminated from the playoffs. This year was that much more difficult as we watched our four seniors, who have been such an important part of this program for the last four years, play their final game for us. Ana Glemser, Taylor Hooven, Laila Murray, and Avery Rubenstein are not only tremendous softball players they are also outstanding young adults. It is hard to put into words how much they have meant to this program over the last four years. They worked as hard as they possibly could every day out on the field and were tremendous leaders on and off the field for our younger players. They have all really left their mark on the West softball program. They will be missed by not only the coaches but every one of our underclassmen."
Central Bucks West closed out its season with an 11-9 record.
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#10 HAVERFORD 16, #23 PENNRIDGE 0 (4 innings)
The Fords scored five runs in the bottom of the first, and they were just getting started on their way to the mercy rule win.
The Rams managed just two hits.
Pennridge closed out its season with an 8-11 record overall.
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Haverford 526 3 16-13-0
District 1 5A
#5 UPPER MORELAND 4, #12 STRATH HAVEN 2
The Golden Bears needed a heroic comeback to keep their season alive.
Trailing 2-0, the Bears erupted for four runs in the bottom of the sixth. It was more than enough for Delaney Stout, who earned the complete game win.
“Delaney had a fantastic game for us, striking out 16 batters and only letting up three hits and two runs,” UM coach Melanie Martino said.
Erin Distel was a perfect 3-for-3 to lead the Bears.
By the numbers: Upper Moreland: Erin Distel (3-for-3), Layla Knecht (1-for-1, 2B, 2RBI, 1R), Joslyn McCellen (2B), Steph Jones (2B)
Delaney Stout (W) (7 IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 16K)
Key inning: Bottom of sixth: With UM trailing 2-0, McCellen led off the inning with a double, advanced to third on a passed ball and scored on a groundout. Distel followed with a single, and with two outs, Lianna Adames drew a walk, and both runners scored on a double by Knecht, who came off the bench to pinch hit and later scored on a passed ball for the 4-2 final margin of victory.
Upper Moreland coach Melanie Martino: “Playoff softball is always anyone's game and can come down to one or two runs and today was just that for us. Offensively for us, senior Erin Distel continues to lead us with good at bats and putting the ball in play, going 3-for-3 again for us.
“Joslyn McCellan ignited our offense in the sixth with a double and a stolen base. Freshman Layla Knecht came in the sixth to pinch hit and had big double to score two runs. Coming into a game as a young player and producing in that situation was clutch.”
Up next: Upper Moreland (15-6, 9-1 SOL) will travel to #4 Upper Dublin for a quarterfinal contest Tuesday.
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Upper Moreland 000 004 x 4-6-2
#8 HATBORO-HORSHAM 3, #9 UPPER MERION 1 (Tuesday, 7pm)
What a difference a month makes.
After stumbling out of the gate to a 5-8 record after 13 games, the Hatters have turned things around, winning seven of their last eight. Their most recent – an opening round win over Upper Merion.
“We definitely had a rough start to the season, but I think we've gotten closer as a team, and we've brought everything together, and we've had a pretty good run in the past few games,” sophomore Kennedy Conn said. “I’m hoping we can bring that into the playoffs.”
The Hatters certainly brought it in Monday’s district opener, and Conn tossed another gem, allowing just three hits and one run in the complete game win.
The game was a marked contrast to the meeting between these two teams in a non-league game 10 days ago – an 11-7 Hatters’ win.
“We already had hit off this pitcher – she pitched the last game too, so we had definitely had a familiarity,” Conn said. “When you play a team too many times, they start to catch on a little bit, but I think I was able to switch it up enough so that they weren’t able to adjust at all today.”
Conn’s batterymate, Madison Karpovich, is the lone senior on the team’s roster.
“It definitely puts pressure on us to make it better for Maddie because we want her to go out with a really good season,” Conn said. “She’s amazing. We definitely built our relationship this year, and we're really good friends now, so it's been really fun.”
The Hatters took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third when Maya Ravi - who drew a walk and stole second and third – scored on a perfectly executed suicide squeeze bunt by Adrianna DeLeon. They added two more runs in the fifth inning.
The Vikings scored their only run in the seventh, and it was unearned.
By the numbers: Hatboro-Horsham: Madison Karpovich (2-for-3, 1RBI), Kennedy Conn (2-for-2, 2B, 1BI), Molly Harrington (3-for-3)
Kennedy Conn (W) (7.0 IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 6K)
Key inning: Bottom of fifth: With one out, DeLeon reached first on an error, and Madison Karpovich followed with a single that plated a run. After a second error, the Hatters scored their final run on Conn’s sac fly to deep center.
Hatboro-Horsham coach Bob Sadowl:
“Kennedy Conn did a nice job in the circle keeping the Upper Merion hitters off balance. Recorded six strikeouts and allowed one unearned run in the seventh.”
“The girls played really well today, executing when called on and playing nearly flawless defense. Kennedy Conn pitched great again and Molly Harrington going 3-for-3 was huge. It kept the pressure on Merion’s defense. We had base runners on every inning
“And I keep preaching to the girls we need base runners to make our offense work. We look forward to our game tomorrow night at 7:00 at Marple Newtown.”
Up next: Hatboro-Horsham (12-9, 5-5 SOL) will travel to #1 Marple Newtown for a 7pm contest Tuesday.
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SOL Patriot Division
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 15, HARRY S TRUMAN 1 (5 innings)
In the SOL finale for both teams – postponed several times by wet weather, the Tigers celebrated the seniors while Rock North celebrated capturing a share of its first division title since 2003. The Indians will share the crown with Council Rock South.
“Tonight was a night of milestones for so many people,” Rock North coach Susan Yee said. “Truman got to celebrate their seniors for their last home game, and our girls got to celebrate CR North’s first league title in more than two decades. After all the rain last week, we are just so grateful to have gotten the opportunity to play this game today, to finish out our league play, and for Truman’s seniors to get their final hoorah.
“Truman put on a beautiful ceremony for the seniors tonight, and we wish every one of them the best as the move forward into their next chapter.”
The Indians put three runs on the board in the top of the first, and Truman answered with one in the bottom of the inning, thanks to Skyler Mahler’s RBI double. Rock North had an immediate answer with four runs in the second, an inning that was highlighted by Katie Wilkoski’s two-run home run to put the Indians on top 7-1 on their way to the mercy rule win,
Lucy Miller notched the complete game win, allowing just four hits and one run – unearned – while striking out five and walking none.
By the numbers: Council Rock North: Lucy Mills (W) (5.0 IP, 4H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 5K)
Kayla Ripper (3-for-3, 3B, 2RBI, 3R), Chelsea Seiler (2-for-2, 2RBI), Katie Wilkoski (2-for-3, HR, 3RBI, 2R), Olivia Schlindwein (2-for-3, 2B, 1RBI, 3R)
Key inning: Top of the second: Schlindwein, Ripper and Zoe Hornstein led off with back-to-back-back singles to load the bases for Seiler, who delivered a two-run single. With two outs, Wilkoski lined a two-run home run to center field, giving the Indians a 7-1 lead.
Council Rock North coach Susan Yee: “I truly could not be more proud of our girls at CR North. They have worked hard to raise the bar and consistently make improvements year over year. They support each other, and they challenge each other to be the best they can be on and off the field. At the start of winter workouts, we looked up at the softball banner in our gym, and I challenged them to get some writing on it. There is something special about being able to walk back into your high school gym as an alumni and see your team immortalized on your sport’s banner on the wall, and I’m just so happy that all of our girls will have that for the rest of their lives. They are a great group, and they earned this honor.”
Up next: Council Rock North returns to action Tuesday when it will host #10 Haverford in a second round District 1 6A Tournament game.
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Harry S Truman 100 00 1-4-6
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