Front row, from left, Aubrey Trinite and Aaliyah Myers; middle, Maggie LaMattina, Kammie Walter, Olivia Kelly, Isabella Viruet, Savannah Wright, Kristyn Niles, Abigail Conwell, Aislin Bossler, Sophia Messick, Erika Fiege and Kaylee Millner; back, coach Steve Myers, manager Bill Fiege and coach Kyle Millner. The Chesterfield Little League 8-10 year old softball team fell short of making the final of a regional tournament in Clarksville, Tenn., this past weekend despite a 2-1 record in pool play. Over the weekend, Chesterfield defeated West Virginia 8-2 and Georgia 4-3, but lost to eventual champion Unicoi, Tenn., 4-3. The journey to the tournament…

Want to go out with a bang your senior year? Try hitting .600. That’s why Thomas Dale High School’s softball utility player Madison Rice did. She is the Village News Player of the Year. The Knights made a run to the state tournament in 2018, Rice’s junior year, and as a senior she helped guide the team to a 15-5 record. The team battled through injuries and adversity this year, and Rice proved to be a most useful player. “Maddy had to play multiple positions this year,” coach Patrick Sweet said. “She started out at her normal position of shortstop…

Like Thomas Dale High School baseball, softball went on a ride last year that took them to the state semifinals, where they fell to Grassfield. And like their diamond counterparts, they’ll do everything they can to get back and make it to the promised land under coach Patrick Sweet. Three seniors graduated from the 15-7 team: T’Asijah Vaughan (Virginia State), Brooke Dudley and Rebecca Kirby. The former two were starters, and the latter was a reserve player who provided great leadership. Longwood University pledge and senior Leigha Hill will enter the circle for her last season pitching for Thomas Dale.…

The Chesterfield Little League all-stars of ages 9-11 girls softball recently won a regional tournament in Clarksville, Tenn. They went undefeated, beating North Carolina 12-2, Florida 8-4 and West Virginia 11-1.