In recent years, the Girls’ Varsity Softball team has not been at its prime. Unsuccessful games topped with unenthusiastic attitudes have led to disappointing seasons. This year, however, the girls have turned things around. Coach Craig Morley says that the girls are "underestimated" and "always enthusiastic." He feels that their determined attitudes will lead their team to success.

The team is made up of 11 girls; Junior Michaela Hoover leads the team, according to Morley. "She really deserves it," he notes. "She goes to summer practices, she puts in the work off-season… she is a self-made player." Seniors Ashley Chermak, and Cathy Rosato are other softball stars. Heather Boothe, junior Tracy Parsons, sophomores Kiri Smith, Ashlyn Welsh, Rachel Scott, and Courtney Gippe, and freshmen Sarah Hill and Hannah VanNorman complete the team. Each girl has her own individual strengths and goals, but Morley feels the team as a whole is strongest on offense. Many girls are "hitting well… We just need to pick up our defense and concentration."

Already, the team has surpassed last year’s successes. Despite a losing record, the girls are only 6 games into the season and have almost matched last year’s total number of runs. Morley seriously hopes to continue this improvement and advance deep into the sectionals at the end of this season. "The fact of the matter is that the girls have to want to do better and want to put in the effort, but more importantly they have to actually put in the effort to make those strides."