After upsetting West Milford in the semifinals of the 2009 Passaic County softball tournament, fourth-seeded Wayne Hills took on third seed Pompton Lakes in the final. The Cardinals fell behind early, but came back twice to tie the game.
But a two-out rally in the top of the seventh allowed the Patriots to claim the lead again, and this time they held on to claim the championship, winning by a 6-4 score. It was the first softball county title in the sports history of the school.
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Demarest found its offensive mojo when it was most needed, and it resulted in a softball state title. The Norsewomen, who suffered through a slump late in the regular season, finished the job with a resounding 9-3 win in the Group II state final over A.L. Johnson.
Ellen Hamlin's three-run triple ...
Sarah Piening kept urging her Immaculate Conception softball teammates to just get one run. After four innings of frustration, the Blue Wolves broke through on offense, and Piening did the rest for the Lodi school.
Immaculate Conception topped Benedictine Academy, 3-0, to win the Non-Public B state championship for the fourth ...
The way Immaculate Heart Academy softball pitcher Olivia Sprofera was working, her teammates knew they didn't need much offense to win the sectional final. The Blue Eagles came up with a couple of big hits and earned the North Non-Public A crown, defeating Mount St. Dominic, 2-0.
Sprofera ended up with ...
Aleks Apkarian hit a home run and drove in three runs, while Larissa Spellman put forth another dominant pitching effort, as the Butler softball team advanced to the Group I state final. The Bulldogs shut out Roselle Park in the semifinal at Caldwell University, 4-0.
Spellman, despite what she considered a ...
Watchung Hills saw its lead evaporate in the bottom of the sixth inning of its softball Group IV state semifinal against Livingston. But the Warriors showed resilience, bouncing back to score the winning run in the top of the seventh to pull out a 2-1 triumph.
Izzy Difinis delivered the game-winning ...
Another terrific pitching performance by Sami Huetter and one big hit lifted the West Essex softball team to a sectional championship. Huetter fired a five-hit shutout as the Knights edged Sparta, 2-0, to take the North 1, Group III title.
Bridget Betley's single in the fifth inning plated the only two ...
