high school softball

Falcon sophomore McKayla Armbruster accomplished Thursday what all pitchers dream of, a perfect game. It came in a 10-0 five-inning runaway from a very good Northfield Raider team at Alexander Park in Faribault. I recall saying during the pre-game of my broadcast on Power 96 Radio that Armbruster really wasn't known as a strikeout pitcher...

The Faribault Falcon softball team had a happy bus ride home from Winona on Thursday night after a 6-1 season-opening win. Winona has everyone back from last year's team that finished second in the Class 3A State Tournament to fellow Big Nine Conference opponent Mankato West...

Bethlehem Academy Activities Director Ed Friesen announced today the hiring of a new head fastpitch softball coach. Tom Langfeldt stepped down after last season and the new head coach is very familiar with the team. Maren Viland has accepted the position and has been involved with the Faribault Fastpitch Association since 2010...

The Play Ball Minnesota Ms. Softball award winner was announced during a banquet Sunday night in Minneapolis. Zumbrota-Mazeppa senior Morgan Olson was a Ms. Softball finalist but didn't receive the award. Olson led her Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars to their first state team championship in any sport while allowing just one run in 21 innings of pitching in the state tournament and just four hits... Read

The Mankato West Scarlets defeated Winona 4-3 Friday for the Class AAA State Softball title. The all Big Nine Conference final was fun for the players and coaches. The Scarlets took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning and the Winhawks answered with three runs in the top of the second...

The Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars are the 2016 Class AA State Softball champions. The Cougars defeated the Pequot Lakes Patriots in no-doubter fashion 7-0 behind senior pitcher Morgan Olson's one hitter. Olson gave up a total of four hits in the tournament, two one hitters and a two hitter...

The Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars will play the Pequot Lakes Patriots for the State Class AA softball title Friday and the game will be broadcast on KDHL Radio, 920 AM. Zumbrota-Mazeppa senior lefty Morgan Olson was locked in, allowing just one hit in the first game and two hits in the second contest in 2-0 and 2-1 victories...

The top-ranked teams in the final Minnesota Softball Coaches Association Poll in each of the four classes did make it to the state tournament this year. It's the first year of the expanded four class tournament and features two Big Nine Conference and two Hiawatha Valley League Conference teams...

The Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars still have not lost to a Minnesota school all season and they hope that trend continues in next week's state tournament in North Mankato. Cougar head coach Kevin Nelson told KDHL/Power 96 after their 11-1 five-inning victory over the Winona Cotter Ramblers on Thursday evening that his team appeared to be locked in...

The Hayfield Vikings are a game away from repeating as Section 1A champions and advancing to the state softball tournament next weekend. The Vikings crushed the ball and defeated Randolph in the winner's bracket 12-2 in five innings at Todd park in Austin on Wednesday evening...