A total of 24 Jefferson City-area players were selected to the 2023 Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association all-state softball team, which was released earlier this week.
It wouldn’t be a softball postseason without the Blair Oaks Lady Falcons and the Fatima Lady Comets facing each other. But first, Blair Oaks had to get past the Southern Boone Lady Eagles, a team that knocked them off in the final week of the regular season. The Lady Falcons got their revenge. Blair Oaks scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning Monday night, holding off Southern Boone for a 6-4 victory in a state-ranked matchup in the Class 3 District 5 Tournament semifinals at Southern Boone High School.
Two area high school softball teams remained the top-ranked team of their respective classes, two more teams moved into the top three and three teams moved into this week’s Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association rankings, which were released Wednesday.
The Helias Lady Crusaders weren’t going to go away. Trailing 2-0 after just three batters Tuesday against the Southern Boone Lady Eagles, the Lady Crusaders knew their was plenty of game yet to be played. “It’s tough to have to battle and claw our way back, but I’m proud of the way we did it today,” Helias coach Kelly Fick said after the Lady Crusaders defeated the Lady Eagles 7-4 at the American Legion Post 5 Sports Complex.
A pair of area conference champions will meet tonight for a spot in the Class 4 girls basketball quarterfinals. The Fatima Lady Comets and the Southern Boone Lady Eagles face each other in the sectional round at Missouri S&T’s Gibson Arena in Rolla. Tip-off is at 6 p.m.