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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Zaya Akins arrived at the 2023 Missouri Track and Field Championships with her legacy at Raytown South High School already well established. Then the Cardinals’ senior added to it in impressive fashion. Akins entered her final high school meet with five individual state ...

CLERMONT, Fla. – The Spanish River Sharks swam upstream during the 2023 state softball playoffs, finishing a historic run with a first-ever state championship. The Boca Raton team that entered the regional playoffs as the No. 7 seed out of Region 4, closed out the year with a dramatic 3-2 upset ...

CLERMONT, Fla. – When backed into a corner, the Bartow Yellow Jackets know how to fight back on the softball field – and win. For the second time in two days, Bartow pulled out a heart-stopping victory in the seventh inning – this time against Pace, 5-1, to win the Class 6A state championship at ...

Justin Copeland raced from first to home on a fielder’s choice and throwing error in the bottom of the sixth inning as Clinton scored a 5-4 win over Hanahan to sweep their 3-A state championship series. The Red Devils (26-3) won their first state championship in 62 years. Hanahan had battled back ...

Kaylee Eubanks blasted a two-run homer to get things going and Caitlyn Gibson pitched a complete game with 10 strikeouts as Chesterfield beat Mid-Carolina 8-3 in Game 3 of the 2-A state championship series. The game was played before a sellout crowd at the University of South Carolina’s Beckham ...

Ansley Bennett pitched a seven-hitter and drove in both runs as Summerville beat Byrnes 2-0 to complete a two-game sweep of their 5-A state championship series. The Green Wave (32-1) turned two double plays behind Bennett, a sophomore. It was the first state championship in softball for Summerville ...

Aynor throttled Crescent 8-2 in Game 3 on Friday at White Knoll High School in Lexington to capture the school’s third state championship and first since 2015. Riley Rabon had a two-run single and Ryann Ellis walked with the bases loaded as the Blue Jackets grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first inning. ...