Warriors Softball: Welcome

2013 WARRIOR SOFTBALL WANTS YOU!

If you will be an incoming freshman or transfer student for the fall of 2013 and want to be a part of the state champion Washington Warrior softball team, we are already looking forward to your arrival. Our first practice will be Monday, August 5th, 2013(always the Monday two weeks BEFORE school starts at 5pm). We meet at Kenny Anderson Fields just west of Washington High School. Come prepared to practice on the first day.

If you have questions, contact coach Scott Powell at 605-351-8137. 

Following their second consecutive state title, the 2012 Washington Warriors placed seven players on the South Dakota High School All Tournament and All State teams.

For their performances at the state tournament, senior Katie Johnson, juniors Caitlyn Lint, Michaela Mayer,Amirah Michaeli, and sophomore Regan Sheldon were named to the all tourney team.

For the season, juniors Kat Meredith and Emily Winckler joined Johnson and Mayer on the 2012 All State team. 

Congratulations ladies! 

The Washington Warriors made it two state titles in a row, as they went 4-0 Friday and Saturday October 5th and 6th at Sherman Park in Sioux Falls. The Warriors beat the Mitchell Kernels 9-0 iin the championship game to win the 2012 South Dakota State AA High School softball title. 

In the championship game, with the Warriors up 5-0 in the 4th, junior Michaela Mayer's home run scored 2 to push the lead to 7-0. Then in the 5th, junior Emily Winckler's walk off home run with junior Caitlyn Lint on base pushed the score to 9-0, ending the game. senior Katie Johnson struck out 13 in the win.  

The Warriors reached the championship game knocking off Rapid City Stevens 8-0 in 6 innings. Leading 3-0 in the 5th, Mayer's grand slam gave the Warriors a 7-0 lead. The game ended the next inning when Mayer singled to score Winckler. Johnson struck out 10 in the win.

On Friday, the Warriors opened the tournament with a 14-3 win over O'Gorman. Johnson led the Warriors with 14 strike outs. Lint was 3 for 5 at the plate.

Sophomore Amirah Michaeli and Mayer both hit home runs to lead the Warriors to an 8-0 win over Mitchell Friday afternoon that sent the Kernels to the bottom half of the bracket. Johnson struck out 7 in five innings.

The Warriors outscored opponents 39-3 in the tournament, while Johnson struck out 44 over 23 innings in 4 games.

The Warriors end the season 29-2. 

The end of the season softball banquet will be held Monday, October 15th at 6:00pm at the WHS Commons. The meal will again be potluck this year. We need each player to bring a dish:

 Varsity players bring a hotdish

JV Black players bring a salad

JV Orange players bring a dessert.

 Remember to bring the money you have collected for the Big Soo Coupon books and return any unsold books. Players are also asked to bring their clean uniforms and jackets/sweatshirts. Your $50.00 deposit will be available for pickup.

Please mark your calendars and plan to be there. Players, parents and immediate family are invited to attend. More details to come following the state tournament.

Washington beat Yankton 3-2(9 innings) and 16-5 Monday night at Riverside park in Yankton.
In game one, Yankton led 2-1 in the bottom of the seventh. Warrior junior Alyssa Aschlager's single scored junior Emily Winckler to send the game to extra innings. In the ninth, Winckler scored from second when junior Kat Merrideth put down a sacrifice bunt that Yankton overthrew at first base. Senior Katie Johnson struck out 12 in the win. 

In game two, the Warriors lead 6-3 in the fourth, where they scored another six runs. Amirah MIchaeli's triple drove in three of those runs. Junior Josie Piper was 4 for 4 while Winckler and  Johnson were 3 for 4.
The Warriors finish the regular season 25-2 and will meet the winner of O'Gorman and Lincoln Friday in the first round of the state tournament at Sherman Park.

Game times and locations have changed for the Warriors double header in Yankton Monday October 1st.

Games will be played at Riverside Park. A map to the field is available on the left hand side ot this website under locations.

Games will start at 4:30pm. 

The Washington Warriors moved their record to 23-2 Thursday night, sweeping the O'Gorman Knights 8-0 and 6-1 at Sherman Park.

In game one, Madisen Owan led the Warrior hitting attack, including a triple and a home run. Her single drove in Michaela Mayer and Kat Merrideth as part of a three run seconmd inning. Leading 5-0 in the fifth, Owan's inside the park home run again drove in Mayer and Merrideth. Senior Katie Johnson struck out seven in the win.

In game two, Owan picked up where she left off in game one, with a single that drove in the first two runs if a five run fourth. Owan was two for two. Sophomore Regan Sheldon pitched the win for the Warriors.

The Warriors play in Yankton Monday night.  

 The Washington Warrior softball caravan will leave from Hy Vee at 10th and Cleveland at 8am Friday morning. We will meet at the west end of the parking lot.  If you do not plan to leave from there, please let your coach know. If you need to stop and pick up something for the trip, do it before 8am so that the group can be on the road at 8am sharp.

We will need all players to be at Parkview Sports Complex in Rapid City at 4:15pm Friday, September 14th to warm up. The Warrior Varisty, JV Orange and JV Black will all play their first game Friday,  at 5:30pm. Directions to the complex can be found on left side of the home page under "Locations".

All three Warrior teams will play Rapid City Stevens Friday at 5:30pm, followed by Rapid City Central at 7pm. On Saturday, all Warrior teams will play Rapid City Stevens at 9am followed by Rapid City Central at 10:30am. Players should check with their indiviual team coaches for warm up times on Saturday morning. 

We will return to Sioux Falls as soon as the final game is over Saturday. If a player/players and family is planning to spend the remainder of the weekend in the Black Hills, please let your coach know.

Katie Johnson pitched a perfect game and the Warriors didn't give up a hit until the 4th inning of 

game two in a double header Monday night against Lennox at Sherman Park in Sioux Falls. 

Washington won by scores of 6-0 and 10-0.

In game one, Johnson struck out 18 of the 21 batters she faces in the seven inning game. 

Johnson, junior Emily Winckler and sophomore Regan Sheldon were all 3 for 4 at the plate. 

In game 2, the Warriors scored 4 runs in each of the first two innings, led by Johnson and 

sophomore Amiera Michaeli who were both 2 for 3 at the plate. Sophomore Anna Nichols 

struck out five and gave up three hits in the shutout. 

The Warriors are 13-0 on the season and play Roosevelt in a double header Thursday night before a four game 

series this weekend with Rapid City Central and Steven in Rapid City. 

The Washington High School Orange Letter Days Ice Cream Social, which annually kicks off Homecoming week, is 2:00pm Sunday, September 16th in the WHS Cafeteria. All players and parents are invited.

We need a few players from the varsity and each JV team to attend, along with a coach from each team. During the social, all Warrior teams are introduced, so you will be representing your team. If you can be there, please let your team's coach know so we can get a list for each team.

Let's help kick off another great O.LD. Homecoming week!

GO WARRIORS!

The Washington Warriors swept the Knights 14-0 and 11-4 Thursday night at Sherman Park.

In the second game, JV Orange's Anna Buxengard got the win and struck out six. The Warriors offense was balance attack led by Lennae Kolke.  

The Washington Warriors won game one 8-5 and led game two 2-0 before it was called for lightning Monday night at Sherman Park. 

In game one, the Warriors scored 6 runs on 7 hits in the second inning.  Senior Katie Johnson was 3 for 3 while junior Michaela Mayer and  sophomore Anna Nichols were each 2 for 2. Nichols struck out 4 in the win. 

In the top of the 1st game 2, sophomore Regan Sheldon reached on an error and then scored on junior Michaela Mayer's single. Mayer tripled in the second and scored on a past ball. Johnson struck out three in 2 innings.

We need 7 girls from EACH team to help sell programs for the President's Bowl on September 8th. 

We also need 5 adults to help as well.

We will work the first shift from 2:30 to 4pm and will need a few girls to overlap and help until 6pm if they can.

Please let Scott know as soon as possible if you can work. More info coming soon.

Money raised from the President's Bowl goes directly to our Warrior Booster Club, which in turn helps fund part of our softball program.  Please donate your time.

The Washington Warriors varsity moved their record to 5-0 Monday, August 27th with two wins over the Kernels at Cadwell Park in Mitchell. 

In game one, the Warriors got three straight hits from Regan Sheldon, Amiera Michaeli and Emily Winckler that scored the only runs of a 2-0 win. Katie Johnson struck out 9 for the Warriors.

Down 6-4 in the 4th, Johnson's 3 run homer gave the Wariors a 7-6 lead.

Washington plays Lincoln Thursday night, August 30th, 6pm at Sherman Park in Sioux Falls.  

Big Sioux Coupon books will be handed out to all players Monday night, August 13th, after practice.

There is a standard book option that is much bigger than last year, or a smartphone app option available this year. They are $45.00 each.

We need each player to sell three books. Money from sales can be turned in after you sell them. If you have any questions regarding the book sales please contact Karen Josephson at 605-351-7283 or Lori Sheldon at 605-366-8040. 

The defending state champion Washington Warriors will hold tryouts at Kenny Anderson field beginning Monday night August 13th at 5pm. Team practice began Monday, August 10th.

If you are a Washington student and would like to try out, bring your glove cleats and bat and be ready to practice. 

For more information, contact head coach Scott Powell at 605-351-8137.