MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Four regional champions in each class have clinched berths in the state softball tournament. The double-elimination tourney began in Vienna on Wednesday, May 22.
(Note: Schedule was revised Tuesday evening. Games will now be played on two fields instead of three)
Class AAA:
Wednesday, May 22
Game 1: Hurricane 8, Wheeling Park 0 (6 inn.)
Game 2: George Washington 4, Washington 2
Game 3: Washington 11, Wheeling Park 3 (5 inn./WPHS eliminated)
Game 4: Hurricane 9, George Washington 0 (5 inn.)
Thursday, May 23
Game 5: George Washington 2, Washington 1 (WHS eliminated)
Game 6: Hurricane 11, George Washington 5
–HURRICANE WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP–
Class AA:
Wednesday, May 22
Game 1: Petersburg 1, Nitro 0
Game 2: Herbert Hoover 1, Independence 0 (9 inn.)
Game 3: Independence 9, Nitro 1 (6 inn./NHS eliminated)
Game 4: Herbert Hoover 3, Petersburg 0
Thursday, May 23
Game 5: Petersburg 5, Independence 2 (IHS eliminated)
Game 6: Herbert Hoover 5, Petersburg 1
–HERBERT HOOVER WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP–
Class A:
Wednesday, May 22
Game 1: Sherman 8, Wheeling Central Catholic 1
Game 2: Clay-Battelle 2, Greenbrier West 1 (9 inn.)
Game 3: Wheeling Central Catholic 9, Greenbrier West 3 (GWHS eliminated)
Game 4: Sherman 7, Clay-Battelle 0
Thursday, May 23
Game 5: Wheeling Central Catholic 13, Clay-Battelle 1 (5 inn./CBHS eliminated)
Game 6: Sherman 8, Wheeling Central Catholic 0 (6 inn.)
–SHERMAN WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP–