“I never thought an opportunity like this would happen,” she said. “I can’t thank everybody enough for the support. I just love my community and all my teammates.”

Even though they fought hard in the face of a stifling pitching assault from Danville, the Patriots could not get that one big swing they needed as they fell to the Warriors 1-0 in the semistate semifinal.

Jasper junior Grace Colvin, Southridge sophomore Kennedy Nalley, Forest Park junior Macie Zink and Heritage Hills senior Lauren Caswell were all selected to different All-State teams.

The Northeast Dubois Jeeps fell to the Loogootee Lions 7-2 in the regional final on Tuesday night.

After falling to the Jasper Wildcats in last year’s softball regional, Heritage Hills was eager for a second chance to rewrite the script.

The Tecumseh Braves rallied in the bottom of the sixth inning for a regional championship victory over Southridge.

After all of the trials and tribulations of the regular season, the Raiders found themselves hoisting the Class 2A Sectional 47 championship trophy after defeating the host Linton Miners 5-4 in nine innings in a game that had its fair share of twists and turns on Thursday evening.