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REGION I REGIONAL SEMIFINALS CLASS 5A Coronado (W2, 34-3-1) vs. Plano East (W8, 32-3) Game 1: 7:30 p.m. today, Wells Field, Abilene Game 2: 3 p.m. Saturday, Wells Field, Abilene Game 3: 30 minutes after Game 2, if necessary El Paso Americas (W1, 30-5) vs. Lewisville Hebron (F8, 26-10-1) Game 1: 6:30 p.m. today Rocky Johnson Field Game 2: 11 a.m. Saturday, Rocky Johnson Field Game 3: 30 minutes after Game 2, if necessary CLASS 4A Wichita Falls Rider (W4, 29-5-1) vs. Waco Midway (W8)

Trio of softball semifinalists hope to make some history 05/18/12 - 5:39am

The regional semifinals begin today for three South Plains softball teams, and all three hope this round isn’t the end of the road. History is certainly not on their side. Coronado and Frenship are making their fifth trip to the semifinals, and Cooper is making its second. Never before have this many South Plains teams reached the semifinals, and none of them have ever been to the finals. Is 2012 the year that trend meets its end? “I hope so,” Cooper coach Landon Winton said. “I know it’s our best chance in the four years I’ve been here.”

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REGION I REGIONAL SEMIFINALS CLASS 5A Coronado (W2, 34-3-1) vs. Plano East (W8, 32-3) Game 1: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Wells Field, Abilene Game 2: 3 p.m. Saturday, Wells Field, Abilene Game 3: 30 minutes after Game 2, if necessary El Paso Americas (W1, 30-5) vs. Lewisville Hebron (F8, 26-10-1) Game 1: 6:30 p.m. Friday Rocky Johnson Field Game 2: 11 a.m. Saturday, Rocky Johnson Field Game 3: 30 minutes after Game 2, if necessary CLASS 4A Wichita Falls Rider (W4, 29-5-1) vs. Waco Midway (W8)

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SEMINOLE — Cooper is headed to the Region I-3A semifinals for the second year in a row after a sweep of Andrews. The Lady Pirates finished off the Lady Mustangs with a 3-2 victory Saturday at Maiden Field and advance to face West in the semifinals next weekend. West is the two-time state runner-up. “It feels good to be in that company,” Cooper coach Landon Winton said. “We’re really excited to see what we can do against them.” Lauren Heinrich pitched a complete game, allowing six hits and two runs. She struck out five.

High school softball playoff results 05/13/12 - 5:52am

REGION I REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS CLASS 5A Midland Lee (T3, 21-15) vs. Coronado (W2, 34-3-1) Game 1: Coronado 2, Midland Lee 0 Game 2: Coronado 6, Midland Lee 1; Coronado wins series, 2-0. Plano East (W8, 32-3) vs. Flower Mound (T8, 24-12) One-game playoff: Plano East 3, Flower Mound 2 (8) El Paso Hanks (T1, 26-9) vs. El Paso Americas (W1, 30-5) Game 1: EP Americas 13, EP Hanks 3 Game 2: EP Hanks 9, EP Americas 4 Game 3: EP Americas 14, EP Hanks 10; Americas wins series, 2-1.

Bell propels Frenship softball into semifinals 05/13/12 - 5:55am

PECOS — Ashton Bell always seems to pitch herself into jams and then find her way out. Frenship’s senior pitcher did that a few times during Saturday’s Region I-4A quarterfinal against El Paso Chapin. And the one time she failed in the circle, she managed to bat her way out. Bell gave up three runs in the top of the seventh to let Chapin tie it, then hit a game-winning RBI double to send the Tigers to a 4-3 victory. “That’s vintage Ashton,” Frenship coach Robby Dickenson said. “She puts herself in a bind but she always gets out of it.”

Tijerina, Coronado finish off sweep of Midland Lee with 6-1 victory 05/13/12 - 5:58am

SEMINOLE — Kristin Tijerina stepped to the plate in the fourth inning with the game against Midland Lee very much in doubt. She knew she had to deliver with the bases loaded, two outs and the contest tied at 1. Tijerina, who was pitching another solid game for Coronado, came through when she smacked a two-run single to center field to score Amanda Oatis and Tori Ruiz and gave the Lady Mustangs the lead for good in a 6-1 victory over the Lady Rebels on Saturday afternoon at the Seminole Maiden Softball Field.

High school softball playoff pairings 05/12/12 - 5:46am

REGION I REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS CLASS 5A Midland Lee (T3, 21-14) vs. Coronado (W2, 33-3-1) Game 1: Coronado 2, Midland Lee 0; Coronado leads series 1-0 Game 2: 2 p.m. today, Seminole HS Game 3: 30 minutes after Game 2, if necessary Plano East (W8, 31-3) vs. Flower Mound (T8, 24-11) One-game playoff: (n) El Paso Hanks (T1, 25-7) vs. El Paso Americas (W1, 28-4) Game 1: (n) Game 2: 10:30 a.m. today, UTEP Game 3: 30 minutes after Game 2, if necessary Lewisville Hebron (F8, 25-10-1)

High school softball roundup: Tijerina, Lady Mustangs topple Hardaway, Lady Rebels 2-0 05/12/12 - 5:41am

SEMINOLE — Lee junior pitcher Emily Hardaway pitched well enough to win a lot of games on Friday. The problem for Hardaway and the Lady Rebels was that Coronado’s Kristin Tijerina was just a little bit better. Tijerina pitched a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and the Lady Mustangs took advantage of a few opportunities to beat Lee 2-0 in the first game of a three-game Class 5A regional quarterfinal series played at Maiden Softball Field.

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