Young Sun Valley confident good times are ahead
ASTON >> Jordyn Skarren and Ally Sheppard do not feel melancholy about their team’s 3-7 record. While the results aren’t where they’d like them...
2022 Daily Local News Softball All-Area Player of the Year: Kelly Fricker
WESTTOWN >> West Chester Rustin made program history in 2022, winning a second-straight Ches-Mont American division championship before taking home school-first District 1, Class...
2022 Daily Local News Softball All-Area Teams
FIRST TEAM Pitcher Payton Hale, So., Avon Grove The most consistently dominant pitcher in the county, Hale struck out 285 hitters in 135.1 innings,...
North Penn’s Queen of Diamonds: Reporter/Times Herald/Montgomery Media 2022 Softball Player of Year Shearer a rare talent for Knights
On the softball field, Julia Shearer lives in the moment. “It was her competitive edge that she has in the circle,” said North Penn...
Oxford comeback bid in state semis falls short
ALLENTOWN >> Throughout the postseason, Oxford developed a reputation as comeback kids. Game after game, the Hornets found themselves trailing, only to bounce back...
Oxford rolls into state semis with win over Exeter
ELVERSON >> The Hornets are certainly peaking at the right time. Oxford (15-10 overall) was barely treading water in late April, hovering right around...
Shearer pitches one-hitter, strikes out 12 as North Penn shuts out Hatboro-Horsham in District 1-6A quarterfinals
TOWAMENCIN >> Julia Shearer was perfect into the sixth and the North Penn offense produced more than enough in the later innings, as the...
Shearer’s 16 K’s, Gronback’s walk-off homer spell victory for North Penn in District 1-6A second round
TOWAMENCIN >> With one out and two on in the bottom of the seventh inning Wednesday, Maddy Gronback swung North Penn into the promised...
Ariana Butler and baserunning send Villa Maria past Gwynedd Mercy, into District 1-4A final
LOWER GWYNEDD >> Villa Maria Academy has been working on its baserunning and it finally paid off. The third-seeded Hurricanes scored two first-inning runs on...
Hale leads Avon Grove to win over Wissahickon in district opener
WEST GROVE >> A season ago, the Avon Grove softball team made an early exit from the district playoffs, getting knocked off in the...