Richlands vs Virginia High Softball

Richlands Pitcher #11 Mac Osborne.

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Sullivan East vs Unicoi Softball Regional Play

Sullivan East #2 Kenzie Brown hits against Unicoi on Wednesday.







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Happy Valley over Hampton in Softball

Happy Valley seniors #10 Maddie Osborne,#13 Kadie Havner, #8 Macy Puckett



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Rangers win Boys and Girls games Monday

Unaka #15 Nick Nunley and #5 Bryson Street celebrate another run for Unaka.



Hampton #40 Hunter Hayes misses the ball as Unaka #14 Devin Ramsey slides safe into third.

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Unaka #30 Erica Potter is safe at third after a dropped throw.



Unaka #11 Sadie Shoune pitches against University High.

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Eastman Softball Tourney in Kingsport, Tennessee

Eastman Softball Tourney in Kingsport, Tennessee brings SWVA and NETN High Schools teams to battle!!

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Spring Sports weekend at Radford

Virginia High #18 Zach Griffith tags Page County #1 Noah Hammer running to second but looses the ball during game on Saturday.

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The Abingdon bench clears as two run come in during the beginning of the game on Saturday.

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Richlands #9 Jaden Stevenson looks back as she rounds first base on a wild throw.

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Honaker #4 Chase Miller gets back down to the bag late as Patrick Henry #4 Josh Presley is safe at second.

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Richlands #1 Chloe Newberry runs infront of #3 Kaitlyn Baldwin as Lebanon #1 Kara Long slides into second safe.

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Northwood vs Parry McCluer Softball

Northwood head coach Troy Clark talks to his team during the game against Parry McCluer on Tuesday.

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Grundy vs Twin Valley Softball

Grundy #25 Sky Stiltner watches the fly ball as she closes in to catch for an out against Twin Valley on Thursday.

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State Line Classic Softball

Virginia High #14 Madison Campbell slides into third base safe as Tennessee High #20 Katie Ward misses the throw during game on Wednesday at the State Line Classic.





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Washington County Girls play in World Series Senior Softball

Members of the Washington County Softball team listen to coach Jamey Crowder prior to practice on Wednesday.  The team is playing in the Senior World Series.  The team is made of John Battle and Virginia High School softball members.

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Madison Booth Softball Player of the Year

Patrick Henry pitcher Madison Booth is the Herald Courier Softball Player of the Year.

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Softball Coach of the Year

Ronnie Davis is the Girls Softball Coach for Richlands Lady Blues Tornado.

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VHSL Spring Sports Jubilee 2017

Battle Hunter Brown is safe at first as Goochland player misses the throw, loose near base, during game on Friday.  Battle won 10 - 0.

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Richlands #10 Lauren Earls gets high fives after scoring the winning run to win the game against Goochland 1-0 and moving the team to play for the 2A State Title on Saturday.

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Lebanon #44 Morgan Hamm slides into home base and was out during the beginning of the game against Madison on Friday.

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Wise Central Jessie Kennedy spins her racket walking off the court with Marian Barnette after their match against Maggie Walker.

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Pitcher and Catcher teammates and friends whole lives

Patrick Henry Pitcher Madison Booth, left, and Catcher Lacy Robinson have been friends and teammates for thousands of innings playing softball.

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Lebanon vs Virginia High Softball

Virginia High #2 Lindsey Slagle tags out Lebanon #5 Kayla Bolling and looks back to first to throw for a double play.

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State Line Classic Softball 2017

Virginia High #10 Jenna Daniels celebrates with team at home after hitting a homerun against Tennessee High on Wednesday.



Sullivan Central #21 Kelsey White slides into home safe as John Battle #34 Haylee Dye holds the ball and looks to the umpire who called her safe.

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John Battle over Virginia High Softball

John Battle #34 Haylee Dye slides into third safe as Virginia High #3 Kylie James reaches for the throw.

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Patrick Henry over Chilhowie Softball

Patrick Henry #40 Hannah Carver reaches for a wild throw as Chilhowie #2 Kaylee Osborne is safe at first.



Patrick Henry #8 Carter Call slides under Chilhwoie #40 Rachel Hurley into thirdbase on Tuesday.  Call was out.

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State Line Classic Softball Tourney

Tennessee High #14 Maddie Cook tags the plate to get Virginia High #15 Kimberly Trotter out and stares down runner at First.



Eastside #11 Haley Mullins pitched against Elizabethton.



Holston #12 Kendra Wampler sits  and smiles to #3 Noelle Mutter next to second base after tagging  East #14 Mia Altizer out.



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Sullivan Central over Richlands in Eastman on Friday

Sullivan Central #21 Kelsey White collides with Richlands #3 Mikayla Baldwin on second base.  White was safe as Baldwin missed the catch.

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