NEWTON, OLNEY, AND LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES – MAY 6, 2025

Newton Lady Eagles (Varsity)

Newton secured a strong 6-0 victory over Cumberland.

  • The Lady Eagles outhit the visiting Lady Pirates, 7 to 4.
  • Winning Pitcher: Lexie Ghast pitched 3.2 innings with 1 strikeout.
  • Top Performers:
    • Bailee Frichtl and Avery Mulvey each had 2 hits and 1 RBI.
    • Sally Mahaffey delivered a triple, collecting 2 RBIs and scoring 2 runs.
    • Camryn Martin added a 2-RBI hit.

Newton Lady Eagles (Junior Varsity)

The JV team came up short in a close matchup against St. Anthony, falling 6-4.

  • The Lady Eagles, now 17-0, are scheduled to play a make-up game today at Lawrenceville.

Olney Lady Tigers

Olney dropped a LIC conference game to Marshall, 8-2.

  • The Lady Tigers were outhit, 13 to 4.
  • Top Hitters:
    • Taylor Bloomer launched a solo home run.
    • Kennedy Knox doubled and drove in a run.
    • Jaylen Gwyn singled and scored.
    • Miranda Dowty added a double.

Olney (7-6) is scheduled to host Mattoon this afternoon.


Other LIC Softball Results

  • Casey-Westfield defeated Hutsonville/Palestine, 15-2.
  • Lawrenceville topped Washington (IN), 10-1.

National Trail Conference Tournament

  • Altamont beat Dieterich, 4-1.
  • St. Anthony shut out Neoga, 10-0.
  • Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg routed St. Elmo/Brownstown, 16-0.
  • South Central handled North Clay, 11-1.

Four more tournament games are scheduled today in Effingham.


Additional Area Scores

  • Mattoon defeated Teutopolis, 11-7.
  • Harrisburg beat Fairfield, 10-2.
  • Carterville shut out Pinckneyville, 3-0.
  • Marion edged Carbondale, 4-2.
  • Southwestern slipped past Pana, 6-5.
  • Centralia took down Mt. Vernon, 3-1.