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softball became a varsity o Tournament defending

A dream come true.
That's what many softball
the state title. After a
bye in the first round of
players were saying when

they won their first
sport. "As a varsity sport the State Tournament,
we get more pnvi leges, and game 8-0 against Bryan.
we will be able to letter," F The cold weather came
Sophomore pitcherjenelle Saturday morning mak­
Negrete said. Ralston was ing it difficult for the
the only school that of­ Rams who were de­
fered softball as a varsity feated by Omaha Gross
sport. When 12 schools T in extra innings with the
come together and decide score of 5-2. "We
they want softball as a var­ played Gross the tough­
sity sport, the Nebraska est we have all year, but
School Activities Associa­ our offense didn’t click
tion (NSAA) will sanction B for us duringthe game,”
softball in Nebraska. Junior Trish Bade said.
Only four out of the 12 The Rams ended the
players were seniors. "We season with a loss to
were young and inexperi­ Millard South 3-1, a
enced, but through prac­ A team the Rams had
tices we really improved," beaten earl ier i n the sea­
Negrete said. Second son. Omaha Gross won
place in the Millard North the State Tournament
Tournament and beating for 1992.
Papillion who beat them L It might not have been
three times in a row during a dream come true for
regular season and tour­ the girls because they
nament play. Ralston de­ didn't win the State
feated them the fourth Tournament. The one
time they played. L thing they can be happy
Twenty-two Class A about is Ralston was the
teams entered the State only school in Nebraska
Tournament. Seeded 6th with Softball as a Var­
they went into the State VARSITY sity sport.
-Karrie Zersen

Working the mound instead of the outfield is Junior Shannon Flem ing.
Flem ing was an All-State Outfielder two years in a row. Lisa Shefland, the only
freshman on the team, is ready to receive the ball. Am y Marsh