Softball

Mentor Big Red 05 is headed to the national tournament after winning the Reach for the Starzz qualifying tournament at Todd Field.

Independence's Ashleigh Porter, Harvey's Mira DiPierro, and NDCL's Madi Dutton represented the Northeast in the OHSFCA underclassmen tournament.

Cuyahoga Heights will take another swing at a state title after downing Vienna Mathews in a regional championship game at Firestone Stadium on Sunday, 4-2.

Chardon needed nine innings to beat host Mayfield, 4-2, to earn at least a share of its first conference title in school history.

WELLINGTON—Independence’s bat were quiet in a 2-0 loss to Northwestern in a Division III district semifinal at Wellington Community Park on Tuesday.

Riverside bounced back from a 1-0 loss in Monday’s district semifinal to beat visiting Madison on Tuesday, 9-2

New Philadelphia junior pitcher Julia Miller was as good as advertised—maybe even better—as she fanned 17 on the way to a 1-0 win over Riverside in a Division I district semifinal at Mentor High School on Monday.

Calli Thompson recorded three hits and Emma Pietrzak knocked in four runs in Perry’s season-ending 15-4 win at Hawken on Monday.

No. 2 seed Walsh Jesuit used a pair of eighth-inning singles, coupled with an error, to hold off No. 15 Madison in a Division I district semifinal on Monday, 1-0.

North's seniors shined in the final game of their careers as the Rangers topped rival South on Friday, 6-2, under the lights at Todd Field.

Nicole Krakora went 5-for-5 in leading Chardon to a 19-3 five-inning win at Brush on Friday.

Independence played small ball and great defense in a 5-2 come from behind victory over rival Cuyahoga Heights on Friday.

Mentor defeated Brunswick on Friday, 7-0, to close out an undefeated slate of conference games and sent their seniors off with a win.

The Kirtland Hornets ran their win streak to three games with a 14-4 five-inning with over visiting Lutheran West on Friday.

Madison Matijevic’s seventh-inning grand slam added an exclamation point to Kirtland’s 5-0 win at Atwater Waterloo in a Division III sectional championship game on Thursday.

Independence shook off a sloppy start and cruised to a 9-2 win over visiting Chippewa in a Division III sectional semifinal on Thursday.

Chardon honored its seniors and kept alive its league title hopes with a 12-0 win over visiting Mayfield on Thursday.

Kayla Noerr had three hits and struck out 13 in leading Chardon to a Division I sectional championship with a 7-0 win over visiting Twinsburg on Wednesday.

Riverside junior Grace Fisher fanned a career-high 17 batters as the Beavers won a sectional championship with a 6-0 win over visiting Mayfield on Wednesday.

Kirtland pounded out 17 hits, including seven for extra bases, in a 13-5 upset win at No. 12 LaBrae in a Division III sectional semifinal on Tuesday.