The Jackson Parish 7-8 girls all-star softball team participated in the Sterlington Tournament this past weekend winning three of the five games played and finishing as runner up.

Under the tutelage of head coach Kyle Allen and assistants James Conn, Donovan Shultz and Justin Dodson, JP7-8 opened play by romping past the Rayville Darlings 8U by a 16-6 score. Ruston National 8U then dropped the locals 15-3 in Saturday’s final game setting up a three game, back-to-back-to-back stretch on Sunday.

Jackson Parish found their offense again in the first game that led to a 17-2 victory over Ruston American 8U. This was followed by a thrilling  11-10 win over tourney host Sterlington 8U All-Stars, setting up a rematch against Ruston National for the tourney title. The locals did better this time around but fell short by a 14-9 margin. 

“I was very pleased with the way we played,” said Allen. “The effort the girls showed was amazing. The temperature on the turf showed 115 degrees on Sunday and despite having to play three straight games they never took their foot off the gas till the final out.” 

The Little League District “Coach Pitch” tournament is scheduled to be played June 21-25 in Bossier City with the state tournament that will be played in Broussard slated to begin play July 12th.