State softball roundup: Cathedral, USC win first softball titles
St Cloud Cathedral Hawley Sophomore Kyah Koenig hit a -run blast to cap off a five-run third frame that powered the Crusaders - to their first-ever state softball title in the Class A championship competition at the University of Minnesota Tayla Vought drove in a pair of runs for fourth-seeded St Cloud Cathedral while Sadie Meyer scored twice Keira Alexander threw a complete battle allowing just one earned run Hannah Stotts had two hits driving in both runs for sixth-seeded Hawley - United South Central Badger Greenbush-Middle River United South Central ace Mariah Anderson threw a complete championship two-hit shutout to lead the top-seeded Rebels - to the Class A championship their first in undertaking history The junior completed a dominant season by striking out batters to go with zero walks The two hits for sixth-seeded Badger Greenbush-Middle River - both came off the bat of Quinn Vacura Kailey Hanson allowed just two hits for the Gators but the Rebels scored twice in the bottom of a third inning that featured one hit two walks and two errors Related Articles Boys state tennis Mounds View s Swenson wins in A St Paul Academy sweeps in Class A A state softball Rocori tops Byron for title State softball Husom does it with bat and glove Champlin Park rules A East Metro Softball Contestant of the Year Forest Lake s Avery Muellner State boys tennis St Paul Academy finishes off fourth straight title