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Lady Pirates, Lady Mustangs both still alive in postseason

Jeff Richardson sees the similarities between Cooper and Coronado softball. The fourth-year Shallowater coach sees teams that are focused, driven and knowledgeable about the game. For Richardson, the reason why is simple: J.J. Johnson and Landon Winton. “They have the same approach,” said Richardson, who grew up knowing Johnson and has become peers with Winton through coaching. “The one thing that they both have are the intangibles, and they’ve set up the winning traditions in their programs — that’s something for all of us to follow and want to be like.”

Area softball notebook: Plainview continues to make history 05/09/13 - 12:56am

Lamesa and Snyder hope to defy history, make lengthy playoff runs

The Plainview softball team must hate history class. In the past two weeks, the Lady Bulldogs have given a slap in the face to their not-so-storied history by winning the first two playoff series in school history. Under third-year coach Johnny Hill, the Lady Bulldogs are preparing for their regional quarterfinal clash with El Paso Chapin. “It’s been a combination of the desire of the girls to win and working as a team,” Hill said.

Garcia's 'workhorse' performance makes her this week's female athlete of the week 05/09/13 - 12:11pm

Coronado's Monique Garcia pitched 20 innings in the Lady Mustangs' area-round victory

Before the Coronado softball team left for Abilene last weekend for its best-of-three series against Southlake Carroll in the Region I-5A playoffs, Lady Mustangs coach J.J. Johnson told star pitcher Monique Garcia to be prepared to go all three games. Garcia was more than ready.

High school softball Region I pairings (updated Tuesday evening) 05/07/13 - 10:07pm

REGION I Regional Quarterfinals (*if necessary) CLASS 5A Richland (W4, 30-5) vs. Coronado (W2, 34-3)

High school softball Region I pairings (updated Tuesday evening) 05/08/13 - 12:51am

REGION I REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS (*if necessary) CLASS 5A Richland (W4, 30-5) vs. Coronado (W2, 34-3) Game 1: 8 p.m. Friday at Abilene Christian Game 2: 1 p.m. Saturday at Abilene Christian *Game 3: following Game 2 Waco Midway (F7) vs. Lewisville (F5, 23-12) Game 1: TBD Midland (R2, 31-7) vs. Keller (R4, 27-4-1) Game 1: 7 p.m. Friday at Eastland HS Game 2: 11 a.m. Saturday at Eastland HS *Game 3: following Game 2 Flower Mound Marcus (T5, 27-5-1) vs. Flower Mound (W5, 24-8-1)

Late playoff roundup: LCHS softball eliminated in pitchers' duel 05/06/13 - 12:57am

An unearned run in the top of the fifth inning was the difference-maker in Lubbock Christian High’s 1-0 loss to Dallas First Baptist on Saturday in the TAPPS Class 3A softball playoffs. Shaylin Stephenson limited Dallas First Baptist to just three hits in a complete-game effort, but an error in the fifth with two outs supplied the only run of the round-of-16 game. The Lady Eagles only had three hits of their own: a single and a double by Krista Snodgrass and a single by Lindsay Brewer. Ryann Sills earned the win for Dallas Baptist. TAPPS Class 3A playoff

High school softball Region I playoff pairings (updated Sunday evening) 05/06/13 - 1:08am

2013 HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS REGION I Regional Quarterfinals CLASS 5A Richland (W4, 30-5) vs. Coronado (W2, 34-3), TBD Waco Midway (F7) vs. Lewisville (F5, 23-12), TBD Midland (R2, 32-7) vs. Keller (27-4-1), TBD Flower Mound Marcus (T5, 27-5-1) vs. Flower Mound (W5 24-8-1), TBD CLASS 4A Frenship (W4, 28-7) vs. El Paso Hanks (W2, 35-2), TBD Trophy Club Byron Nelson (R5, 28-8) vs. Birdville (W6, 23-10), TBD Plainview (F4, 20-14) vs. El Paso Chapin (W1, 31-6), TBD

Frenship routs Andress, sweeps Class 4A playoff series 05/05/13 - 12:56am

ODESSA — Sam Clark held El Paso Andress to one hit, and K’Leigh Arredondo and Miley McKee both homered as part of a seven-run seventh inning as Frenship won in a rout, 13-1, to sweep its Class 4A area round series on Saturday. Clark struck out 10 without allowing a walk for the Tigers (28-7), who will face El Paso Hanks in the regional quarterfinals next week at a time, date and site to be determined. Leading 6-1, Frenship blew the game open in the seventh thanks to a three-run blast from Arredondo and a two-run shot from McKee.

High school softball playoff pairings 05/05/13 - 12:49am

AREA REGION I CLASS 5A Richland (W4, 30-5) vs. El Paso Americas (R1) Game 1: Richland 3, Americas 0 Game 2: Richland 12, Americas 4; Richland wins series 2-0 Coronado (W2, 34-3) vs. Southlake Carroll (T4, 25-9) Game 1: Carroll 2, Coronado 1 Game 2: Coronado 4, Carroll 1 Game 3: Coronado 2, Carroll 0; Coronado wins series 2-1 Waco Midway (F7) vs. Lewisville Hebron (R5, 18-12-2) Game 1: Midway 5, Hebron 3 Game 2: Midway 11, Hebron 0; Midway wins series 2-0 Lewisville (F5, 22-12)

Lubbock High softball drops final two games of series, ends season 05/05/13 - 12:47am

Lady Westerners had one of the most successful seasons in school history

ALPINE — Lubbock High softball’s first trip to the area round since 1997 started with jubilation but ended with disappointment. Needing only one win to advance to the regional quarterfinals for the first time in school history, the Lady Westerners dropped two straight Region I-4A playoff games Saturday to El Paso Chapin, 4-2 and 18-0, the latter coming via run rule.