Lucy Hooper went two for two with an RBI. Abreya Perry went three for four with an RBI. Ainsley Kraus went two for four with two RBIs. Maci George drove in three runs for Valley Center. Valley Center put things away with a five-run sixth inning. Newton loaded the bases in the fifth, but couldn’t score. Regan Hirsch hit an RBI single for Newton in the top of the fourth inning. Valley Center led the first game 9-0 after three innings. The two Wichita City League Schools will face the two AV-CTL II schools. The Hornets have a chance at the top seed depending on what happens in a quadrangular between Bishop Carroll (17-1), Wichita Northwest (13-5), Goddard Eisenhower (14-4) and Goddard (11-7). Valley Center ends the regular season 18-2, clinching the second seed at regionals. They’re defending state champions for a reason. We’ve used two girls who’ve never pitched and probably played the most talented team we’ve faced all year. “We are just at that point with injuries, we’ve already had to incorporate girls into catchers who weren’t catchers. “I am so proud of what we did tonight,” Newton coach Danny Park said. The Railers used two pitchers - Abby Koontz and Regan Hirsch - who have never pitched a high school varsity game before. The first game ended after six innings on the 10-run rule, while the second game ended after five. Newton fell to the Hornets 14-1 and 12-1. The injury bug that’s hit the Newton High School softball team of late has forced some radical lineup changes against defending Class 5A state champion Valley Center Wednesday on senior night at Kelsch Field. Newton dropped two games to Valley Center at Kelsch Field. Seidl was the sole senior on varsity this season. Newton drops two games to Valley Center Newton senior Piper Seidl was honored Wednesday on senior day.

The newton kansan address