high school softball

The three-time defending Section 2 Class 2A champion Le Sueur-Henderson Giants took their first step in a possible four peat Tuesday with a 12-1 five-inning win over Kenyon-Wanamingo. Sophomore Giant pitcher Kelsey Berndt allowed just one hit while in the pitching circle and was 3 for 3 at the plate...

The Faribault Bethlehem Academy Cardinals left little doubt who the superior team was Monday in Section 1 Class 1A West Subsection playoff action. The Cardinals cruised to a 16-1 four-inning win with 13 hits in the four innings against the Wolverines...

The Faribault Bethlehem Academy Cardinals host Glenville-Emmons on Monday evening when the second season begins for high school softball. The Gopher Conference champions received the No. 2 seed in the West Subsection of Section 1 Class 1A. The game will be on KDHL Radio 920AM, www...

The Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights and Randolph Rockets fastpitch teams had one of those games Friday people will talk about well into the future. The 2-1 10-inning walk-off score in favor of Randolph had a little bit of everything from both teams...

The Mankato West Scarlets jumped out to a 5-0 lead and answered a Faribault Falcon charge to win the Big Nine title in a 10-5 victory Thursday. The game at Alexander Park had a lot of fans in attendance despite the blustery conditions. Sophomore McKayla Armbruster started the game and the Scarlets saw a pitching change just 10 batters into the game...

The Faribault Bethlehem Academy Cardinals defeated Blooming Prarie and New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva on Thursday night to capture the Gopher Conference championship. Freshman Delaney Donahue pitched the 5-0 shutout of the No. 9 ranked Awesome Blossoms of Blooming Prairie and senior Shelby Meyer started and Donahue finished the 14-11 slugfest with the Panthers of NRHEG...

The Faribault Falcon Fastpitch team is unbeaten in Class 3A and defeated the top-ranked defending state champion Mankato West Scarlets last Friday. Despite that fact, the Falcons are still rated No. 2 in the state in Class 3A in the latest Minnesota Softball Coaches Association poll...

The Faribault Falcon Fastpitch team defeated Owatonna 5-0 at Manthey Park in Owatonna on Tuesday night to run their record to 19-0 on the season. The Falcons left eight runners on base, seven in scoring position, while sophomore McKayla Armbruster tossed a four hitter...

The Faribault Falcons defeated Waseca, Mankato East and Mankato West en route to winning a Section 2 Class 3A preview tournament at Caswell Park in Mankato on Friday night. There are no seniors on this team, which was ranked No. 2 in the latest rankings, but will undoubtedly be No...

The Big Nine Conference has the top two ranked teams in Class 3A in Minnesota Fastpitch, according to the latest Minnesota Fastpitch Coaches Association rankings. Defending state champion Mankato West and the Faribault Falcons are rated No...