Seven Lancaster-Lebanon League softball players have earned All-State honors, five of them first-team selections, from the Pennsylvania High School Softball Association, it was announced Friday.
- February 24, 2025
- 49°
High School Softball
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BOYERTOWN — Hard to believe, but six batters into Thursday’s PIAA Class 6A softball quarterfinal between Warwick and Council Rock South at Boyertown High School’s Bear Park, the game was essentially decided.
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And then there were six.
In the space of one will-it-ever-end shocker of a half-inning Monday, the Solanco softball team went from gotta chance to not a chance.
A dozen local teams — 11 representing the Lancaster-Lebanon League and one from the Commonwealth Christian Athletic Conference — are set to battle it out in PIAA playoff action.
It was the biggest test of the season for South Western’s softball team. The Mustangs passed — perhaps not with flying colors, but certainly with flying softballs.
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The spring sports season is barreling toward the finish line.
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