Softball - SDPB State Championship Coverage

Same passion, different jerseys. Sisters Rylee and Syenna Halverson both crush it as catchers—on different teams! Rylee reps Dell Rapids, while Syenna holds it down at Tri-Valley.

The Trojans came into this season with extra motivation to get it done. They entered the state tournament as the No. 1 seed. After beating Vermillion in the quarterfinals and sneaking past Dell Rapids in the semi’s, West Central once again found themselves in the state championship game – only this time against Tri-Valley.

Avon is at the ‘B’ girls state softball tournament for the first time this season. And while the ride of this season was special for the Lady Pirates team, there was a void in the bleachers behind the backstop that has made it challenging for members on the team.

Craig Mattick’s guest is a former Roosevelt Rough Rider who won state titles in basketball and volleyball, was South Dakota’s Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year, and became one of the first from the state to play Big Ten volleyball. She still ranks among Penn State’s all-time greats, has coached at the college level, and now runs her own photography business. Welcome to In Play, Ashley Peterson Buckley.