Members of the Holyoke High School softball team are pictured from left, front row, Alma Alejandre, Alexa Kinoshita, Madi Clapper, manager Isaiah Rueter, Valeria Morales, Gracelyn Bahnsen and Ava Koberstein; second row, Aleida Millan, Destanie Engle, Emma Thompson, Aly Lock, Natalie Julius, Fallon Bamford, Aliyah Engle and Fatima Nuñez; third row, Leslie Carrasco, Elyce Sisseck, assistant coach Chandler Gerk, head coach Kendra Schlachter, volunteer coach Rebecca Owens, Alicia Torres and Samantha Seger; and back row, Hannah Lindholm, Jersie Gipson, Elizabeth Sheppard Hein, Leah Struckmeyer, Hagan Gatton Pollock and Parker Steggs. Not pictured is Lucinda Mares — Photo by Jim Powell
Holyoke to start with Eaton in softball regionals
Holyoke has earned a spot in the Class 3A softball postseason for the fourth time in the past five years.
The Dragons (11-12) are the 29th seed in Class 3A and will take on fourth-seeded Eaton (16-7) in the Region 3 first round. The Reds are ranked third in the 3A final coaches poll.
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On the hunt
Strasburg, the top seed across the eight regionals and first in the coaches poll, is paired with Englewood, Resurrection Christian and Basalt in Region 1.
In Region 2 is Limon, Faith Christian, The Academy and Alamosa.
Lamar, Gunnison, Thomas Jefferson and Meeker make up Region 4, with Brush, the tournament’s 2 seed, Cedaredge, Montezuma-Cortez and Lyons in Region 5.
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