AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley softball team defeated Argos 13-3 Tuesday night.

A field of eight teams will compete for four state softball championships Saturday in the IHSAA State Finals. The list includes top-ranked North Miami in Class 1-A and No. 7 Leo in Class 3-A. North Miami, behind star junior pitcher Josie Wood, sidelined No. 10 Triton 9-1 last Saturday in a semifinal game of the …read more.

ICGSA High School Softball Polls Class 4-A 1. Portage; 2. Roncalli; 3. Crown Point; 4. Jennings County; 5. Hamilton Southeaster; 6. Pendleton Heights; 7. Lake Central; 8. Penn; 9. Franklin Central; 10. Bedford North Lawrence. Area teams receiving votes: Northridge, South Bend Adams, South Bend Riley. Class 3-A 1. Boonville; 2. Mishawaka Marian; 3. Gibson …read more.

Several area prep softball teams, including Triton, are ranked in the preseason polls released by the ICGSA. The Trojans checked in at No. 14 in the preseason Class 1-A poll. Triton, led by record-setting pitcher Mallorie Jennings, won a school record 22 games in 2013. The Trojans also claimed just the second sectional championship in …read more.

The Northridge and Fairfield softball teams each earned regional championships Wednesday night to extend their seasons. The host Raiders blanked South Bend Riley 3-0 in a Class 4-A regional contest in Middlebury. The Falcons collected the first regional title in program history with a 5-1 victory at Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger in a Class 3-A …read more.

Mother Nature was once again the winner Tuesday night as a pair of area softball teams had their regional games postponed due to the wet weather. The Class 4-A regional game between No. 2 Northridge (25-1) and South Bend Riley (20-5) was rescheduled for today. The game is set for 5:45 p.m. in Middlebury. The …read more.

Softball Polls Class 4-A 1. Roncalli; 2. Pendleton Heights; 3. Center Grove; 4. Chesterton; 5. Evansville Central; 6. Huntington North; 7. Hamilton Southeastern; 8. Noblesville; 9. Floyd Central; 10. Franklin Central. Area teams receiving votes: Northridge, Elkhart Central, Penn, South Bend Riley. Class 3-A 1. Mishawaka Marian; 2. Kankakee Valley; 3. Greensburg; 4. Gibson Southern; …read more.