Avery Dunbar didn’t need much run support Monday afternoon, but her Blue Springs South teammates provided her with two home runs en route to a district championship. Those two bombs over the tall outfield fence at Blue Springs High School were all the Jaguars needed to win their first district title since 2023. Dunbar and the Jaguars shut out previously unbeaten Grain Valley in the Class 5 District 7 title game, winning 2-0. “It’s amazing. It’a awesome,” Blue Springs South c

On Thursday, the Pleasant Hill softball team knocked off the defending Class 2 state champions, the Holden Eagles. The Chicks won 14-4, mercy-ruling Holden in five innings. They jumped out to an 8-0 through two innings. Pleasant Hill also defeated Excelsior Springs, 6-1, the night before. Pleasant Hill improved to 5-2 on the season with both wins last week. Here are a handful of photos from the win over Holden.