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August 12th - Hall Of Fame Jamboree - PLHS 19 - Lincoln Northeast 1 (4 innings)

All of the players that suited up contributed to a pre-season victory over the visiting Rockets.  The game was a fund raiser for the Nebraska High School Sports Hall Of Fame.  The game included hits by almost every player, including a homerun by Kaylee Pinneo, and excellent outings by 3 pitchers.  The Rockets only run was unearned.  

August 19th - PLHS 17 - Millard North 11

The Monarchs won their season opener with timely hitting, superb plays in the field and the combined efforts of 3 pitchers.  Eight players made their first varsity appearances and several picked up their first hits.  Eden Ford had 3 hits including her first varsity homerun.  Haley Wilwerding also had 3 hits.  Kaylee Pinneo and Alex Stoner had 2 hits each including a double.  Emmie Wills and Emma McGrath also had 2 hits each.  Sofia Hurst and Morgan Byrd also had a hit.  Wilwerding and Ford each scored 3 runs, while Wills, Stoner, Pinneo and McGrath each scored twice.  Hurst and Byrd also scored during the game.  RBI's by Wills (4), Pinneo (3), Ford (2), Stoner, Maddy Delos Reyes and McGrath.  Stolen bases by Ford (4), Wilwerding, Pinneo, Delos Reyes, Hurst, Byrd, McGrath and Sydney Kotz.  Grace Anderson picked up her first varsity win in the circle.  An appearance in the game by Megan Kvetensky made her our first second generation Monarch softball player.  

August 20th - PLHS vs Bennington

Cancelled due to weather

August 20th - PLHS vs Lincoln North Star

Cancelled due to weather

August 21st - PLHS 4- Bennington 10

With the loss in the first game of the Bellevue East tournament, the Monarch's state record consecutive winning streak came to an end at 73 games.  


Alex Stoner hit a homerun and had 3 RBI's.  Emmie Wills had a hit, a stolen base, a run and an RBI.  Haley Wilwerding had a hit and a run.  Morgan Byrd had the Monarchs other hit.  Kamira Botos had a stolen base.  

August 21st - PLHS 12 - Lincoln North Star 2

A complete game 4 hitter in the circle by Carly Bertolini and a balanced offense led the Monarchs to the win.  Emma McGrath, Haley Wilwerding, Kloey Hamblen and Morgan Byrd each had 2 hits, while Emmie Wills, Alex Stoner, Eden Ford and Kamira Botos each added had 1 hit.  Doubles by McGrath, Hamblen, Botos and Byrd.  Wills added 2 runs, 2 walks and a stolen base.  Wilwerding had a triple, 2 runs and 4 RBI's.  Alex Stoner hit her second homerun of the day, and had 2 runs, 2 RBI's and a stolen base.  McGrath scored twice.  Botos and Hamblen each had a run and an RBI.  Ford and Byrd each had an RBI .

August 21st - PLHS 3 - Millard North 9

Emmie Wills and Haley Wilwerding each had a hit and a run.  Kloey Hamblen and Kamira Botos also had hits.  Emma McGrath had a stolen base and score the other run.  Wilwerding had a stolen base and an RBI.  

August 24th - PLHS 1 - Omaha Skutt 14 (3 innings)

Alex Stoner had a double for the Monarchs sole hit and scored on a wild pitch.  Kamira Botos reached base on a walk.    

August 27th - PLHS 0 - Omaha Marian 3

Carly Bertolini pitched a completed game in the loss, giving up no earned runs with 3 strikeouts.  Sofia Hurst and Alex Stoner had the only hits for the Monarchs.  Haley Wilwerding and Alex Stoner each reached base on a walk.  

August 28th - PLHS 14 - Papillion-LaVista South 3

The Monarchs got back in the win column thanks to a balanced attack at the plate, and good pitching in the circle.  Carly Bertolini had 2 strikeouts in 4 innings to earn the win.  Grace Anderson threw the final inning in the first game on a hot day.  Neither pitcher allowed a walk.  Emmie Wills and Kamira Botos each had 3 hits and 3 runs.  Alex Stoner, Sofia Hurst and Kloey Hamblen each had two hits.  Other hits by Haley Wilwerding, Kaylee Pinneo and Kaelyn Hamblen, who  picked up her first varsity hit and RBI.  Kloey Hamblen had a triple, 2 walks, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI's.  Botos had 2 doubles, a triple, a walk and 3 RBI's.   Stoner hit a homerun and had 3 RBI's.  Hurst had a triple, 2 runs  and 2 RBI's.  Other runs were scored by Eden Ford, Emma McGrath, Wilwerding and Stoner.  RBI's by Wills and Morgan Byrd.  

August 28th - PLHS 8 - Millard West 3

Carly Bertolini threw a complete game with 4 strikeouts and 0 walks for the win in the circle.  The Monarch bats stayed hot in another strong game at the plate.  Haley Wilwerding had 3 hits including 2 doubles, 2 runs and 3 RBI's.  Alex Stoner had 2 hits including a double and a triple with a run and 2 RBI's.    Kloey Hamblen had 2 hits including a double, a stolen base and 2 RBI's.  Eden Ford had a hit, a run and a stolen base.  Emmie Wills also had 2 hits including a double with a run scored.  Kaelyn Hamblen hit her first varsity homerun with 2 RBI's.  Sydney Kotz added a stolen base.  

August 30th - PLHS 10 - Omaha Central 0 (4 innings)

Grace Anderson threw a 1 hit shutout with 7 strikeouts to earn the win in the circle, and added a double at the plate as the Monarchs won their third straight game.  Haley Wilwerding had two hits, a stolen base, a run and an RBI to pace the Monarch hitters.  Kaelyn Hamblen hit a homerun for the second consecutive game and had 2 RBI's.  Emmie Wills had a triple and a walk with 2 runs, a stolen base and an RBI.  Emma Mcgrath had a hit with 3 stolen bases and 3 runs scored.  Kaylee Pinneo had a double, a walk and an RBI.  Sydney Kotz had a hit and a run scored.  Morgan Byrd had a hit and a walk.  Morgan Stock had a stolen base and a run and Brooklynn Sargent had 2 stolen bases and a run scored in their  first varsity appearances.  Alex Stoner had the Monarchs other hit.  

August 31st - PLHS vs Papillion-LaVista South

Game postponed due to rain and rescheduled for September 23rd

September 2nd - PLHS vs Omaha Westside

Game postponed due to rain and rescheduled for September 15th

September 3rd - PLHS 2 - Lincoln Southwest 3

Carly Bertolini threw a complete game, giving up 2 earned and had 2 strikeouts in the circle.  The Silver Hawks scored the winning run in the bottom of the 7th inning to take the win over the Monarchs.  Hits by Emmie Wills, Alex Stoner, Kloey Hamblen, Kaelyn Hamblen, Morgan Byrd and Emma McGrath.  Stoner had a double and an RBI.  Wills added a stolen base and a run.  Maddy Delos Reyes had a stolen base.  McGrath and Peyton Hoelscher each reached base on walks.  Byrd had the other RBI and Eden Ford the other run.  

September 4th - PLHS 10 -Papillion-LaVista South 1

Kamira Botos  was 3 for 3 with 2 doubles, a run, 2 RBI's and a stolen base.  Alex Stoner was 3 for 4 with a homerun and 2 runs scored.  Emmie Wills added a 3 run homerun and also reached base on a walk.  Kloey Hamblen had 2 hits including a triple with a run scored.  Morgan Byrd had 2 hits and two RBI's.  Eden Ford had a hit, a run and an RBI.  Sofia Hurst had the team's other hit.  Sydney Kotz had a stolen base and runs scored.  Carly Bertolini threw a complete game with 2 strikeouts.  

September 7th - PLHS 5 - Elkhorn South 6

Kamira Botos, Morgan Byrd and Haley Wilwerding each had 2 hits in the loss.  Base hits for Kloey Hamblen, Kaelyn Hamblen, Eden Ford, Emmie Wills and Alex Stoner.  Wilwerding hit her first homerun of the season and Stoner hit a double.  RBI's by Wilwerding, Wills, Botos, Kloey Hamblen and Stoner.  Runs scored by Wilwerding, Botos, Stoner, Maddy Delos Reyes and Sydney Kotz.  Carly Bertolini threw a complete game giving up only 4 earned runs with 7 strikeouts.  

September 9th - PLHS 12 - Bellevue West 0 (3 innings)

Grace Anderson pitched a shutout with 4 strikeouts for the was the win in the circle.  Alex Stoner and Haley Wilwerding each hit homeruns to lead the Monarch hitters.  Wilwerding had 3 hits in all including a double, with 2 stolen bases, 3 runs and 2 RBI's.  Stoner also hit a double and a walk with 3 runs and 4 RBI's.  Emmie Wills had 2 hits including a triple with a walk and 3 runs scored.  Kamira Botos had 2 hits including a triple, a stolen base, , a run and 2 RBI's.  Other hits by Morgan Byrd, Kaylee Pinneo, Kloey Hamblen, Kaelyn Hamblen and Maddy Delos Reyes.  Emma McGrath and Eden Ford each reached base on a walk.  Other runs were scored by Pinneo and Mcgrath.  Other RBI's by Kloey Hamblen and Delos Reyes.  

September 10th - PLHS 6 - Millard West 3

All of the starters got a hit, led by Emmie Wills, who had two hits, two stolen bases, a run and an RBI to pace the Monarchs in the win.  Kamira Botos, Kaelyn Hamblen and Emma McGrath had doubles.  Other hits by Haley Wilwerding, Alex Stoner, Kloey Hamblen, Morgan Byrd and Eden Ford.  Runs were scored by Wills, Botos, Ford, Kaelyn Hamblen, McGrath and Sydney Kotz.  Kaelyn Hamblen had 2 RBI's with the other RBI's by Wills, Wilwerding, Byrd and McGrath.  Stoner, Kloey hamblen and Ford also had stolen bases.  Carly Bertolini pitched 5 strong innings giving up 1 earned run and had 1 strikeout.  

September 13th - PLHS 2 - Omaha Marian 0

Carly Bertolini threw a complete game shutout with 6 strikeouts.  The Monarchs picked up only two hits off the Crusaders pitcher, with the final one being a 2 run double in the bottom of the 7th inning by Kaelyn Hamblen, scoring pinch runners Sydney Kotz and Maddy Delos Reyes for the win.  Kotz and Delos Reyes were running for Haley Wilwerding and Morgan Byrd who had both reach base on walks.  Emmie Wills had the Monarchs other hit.  Alex Stoner reach base twice on walks earlier in the game.  

September 13th - PLHS 0 - Gretna 7

The Monarchs managed only 3 hits in the loss, but finished as the runner up in the annual Metro Conference Tournament.  Alex Stoner and Haley Wilwerding each had hits, with the other by Kyla Warden who picked up her first varsity hit.  Emmie Wills reached base on a walk.  Grace Anderson pitched a complete game and had 7 strikeouts in the loss in the circle.  

September 15th - PLHS 9 - Omaha Westside 8

After hitting a pinch hit 2 run homerun in the 5th inning, Kyla Warden hit a game winning single in the bottom of the 7th inning as the Monarchs came behind for the win.  The Monarchs came back from a 5 run deficit to tie the game in the 5th inning and a 1 run deficit in the 7th inning.  The homerun was Warden's first on the varsity.  Warden had 3 RBI's in the game.  Kaelyn Hamblen led the Monarch hitters with 3 hits including a double and a run scored, while Kloey Hamblen also had 2 hits, including a double, 2 runs and 2 RBI's.  Kloey also made two great defensive plays by throwing out two runners at the plate from center field.  Maddy Delos Reyes had a timely base hit bunt single in the 7th inning.  Emma McGrath, Alex Stoner and Haley Wilwerding also had hits.  Stoner also scored twice and had an RBI.  Morgan Byrd had an RBI.  Eden Ford and pinch runner Morgan Stock each scored a run with Stock's being the game winner.  Grace Anderson started in the circle striking out 9 in 3 1/3 innings.  Carly Bertolini picked up the win in relief with 4 strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.  

September 16th - PLHS 1 - Omaha Marian 2

Alex Stoner hit a first inning homerun to account for the Monarchs only run.  Grace Anderson pitched 7 strong innings giving up only 6 hits with 8 strikeouts.  Morgan Byrd had two hits with the other hits being by Kamira Botos and Eden Ford.  Sydney Kotz had a stolen base as a courtesy runner.  

September 17th - PLHS 7 - Lincoln Southeast 2

Eden Ford and Emma McGrath each had two hits to lead the Monarch hitters.  Other hits by Alex Stoner, Kaelyn Hamblen and Kloey Hamblen.  Stoner had three stolen bases, a walk, 2 runs scored and an RBI.  Kloey Hamblen had a double, a stolen base, 2 RBI's and a run.  Ford had a double, a stolen base and 2 runs.  McGrath added a run and an RBI.  Morgan Byrd had a walker and an RBI.  Haley Wilwerding had the other RBI.  Sydney Kotz picked up 2 stolen bases and a run.  Carly Bertolini, who had 1 strikeout, and Grace Anderson both pitched  with Anderson picking up the win in relief.  

September 17th - PLHS 2 - Millard South 5

Alex Stoner hit a leadoff homerun in the bottom of the first inning.  Kamira Botos had 3 hits including 2 doubles and an RBI.  Haley Wilwerding had a hit and a stolen base.  Sydney Kotz scored the other run.  Morgan Byrd reached base on a walk.  Grace Anderson and Carly Bertolini split the pitching duties.  Anderson struck out 4 and Bertolini 1.  

September 18th - PLHS 6 - Millard West 7

Alex Stoner hit a 3 run home run and Haley Wilwerding had 3 hits to lead the Monarch hitters.  Kamira Botos had 2 hits and an RBI, while Morgan Byrd also picked up 2 hits.  Other hits by Sofia Hurst, who also reached base on a walk, and Kloey Hamblen, who hit a double.  Kaylee Pinneo had an RBI on a sacrifice fly.  Emma McGrath had a stolen base and 2 runs scored.  Grace Anderson and Carly Bertolini split time in the circle with Bertolini recording 3 strikeouts.  

September 21st - PLHS 12 - Bellevue East 2 (4 innings)

The Monarchs scored 8 runs in the 3rd inning to pull away from the Chieftans.  The Monarchs were led by Emmie Wills, Alex Stoner,  Haley Wilwerding, Morgan Byrd and Emmie McGrath with 2 hits each,  while Kloey Hamblen, Maddy Delos Reyes and Eden Ford each had 1 hit.  Byrd and Stoner each had a double.  McGrath had a triple.  Delos Reyes and Ford also reach based on walks.  Wills, Stoner, Wilwerding and Sydney Kotz each scored 2 runs,  with the other runs by Delos Reyes, Hamblen, Ford and McGrath.  Wilwerding, Delos Reyes, Ford and McGrath each had 2 RBI's, with the others by Wills, Stoner, Byrd and Hamblen.  Kotz added 2 stolen bases, with Wills, Stoner, Delos Reyes and Ford each getting 1.  Carly Bertolini picked up the victory in the circle with 3 strikeouts.  

September 23rd - PLHS 10 - Papillion-LaVista South 0 (4 innings)

Grace Anderson threw a 3 hit shutout with 3 strikeouts for the win in the circle.  Kloey Hamblen, Emma McGrath and Maddy Delos Reyes each had two hits, with Emmie Wills, Alex Stoner, Haley Wilwerding, Morgan Byrd, Kaelyn Hamblen and Sofia Hurst each had 1 hit.  Hurst's hit was a 2 run game ending double in the bottom of the 4th.  Stoner and Wilwerding also had doubles.  8 different players scored in the game.  Wilwerding also had 2 RBI's while 4 others also drive in runs.  

September 25th - PLHS 13 - Millard West 4 (5 innings) / Cancer Fund Raiser / Alumni Day

The Monarchs crushed 5 homeruns, every starter got at least 1 hit, and had a 7 run 3rd inning and a 4 run 5th inning to come out on top against our friends from Millard West in our annual cancer fund raiser game.   Dana Geising took time from her fight against cancer to throw out the first pitch.  The homerun parade was led by Emmie Wills with 2, Haley Wilwerding, Alex Stoner and Eden Ford.  Wills had 3 hits ,2 runs and 4 RBI's during the game with her other hit being a double.  Stoner had two hits and two walks with 2 runs and 2 RBI's.  Wilwerding scored twice and had 3 RBI's.  Kloey Hamblen had 2 doubles , a runs and an RBI.  Kaleyn Hamblen had a hit and 2 RBI's.  Eden Ford had 2 RBI's.  Other hits by Maddy Delos Reyes and Emma McGrath.  Other runes were scored by Brooklynn Sargent, Sofia Hurst, Sydney Kotz and McGrath.  

September 27th - PLHS 13 - Lincoln North Star 0 (3 innings)/ SENIOR NIGHT

The Monarchs began the evening honoring seniors Grace Anderson, Maddy Delos Reyes, Emma Eberhart, Eden Ford, Kaelyn Hamblen, Sofia Hurst, Sydney Kotz and Alex Stoner.  Hamblen sang the national anthem prior to the game.  Anderson then threw a no -hitter giving up only 1 walk and also picked up her first two varsity hits.  Stoner and Hurst both hit homeruns, with Stoner's being a 2-run game ender.  Hurst's was 3 run shot.  Stoner added a walk and a run.  Delos Reyes had a hit, 2 runs and 2 RBI's.  Ford hit a double, with 2 runs and an RBI.  Hamblen also had an RBI and a run scored.  Haley Wilwerding had 2 hits, 2 runs, a stolen base and an RBI.  Emmie Wills had a double, a stolen base and a run scored.    Emma McGrath had a stolen base.  Brooklynn Sargent and Peyton Hoelscher also scored runs.

September 28th - PLHS 13 - Omaha South

Kloey Hamblen pitched a 1 hitter with 7 strikeouts to earn the win in the circle.  Sydney Kotz and Grace Anderson each had 2 hits to lead the Monarchs.  Kotz hit a homerun with 3 runs and 2 RBI's and also reached on a walk while  Anderson had a triple with 3 RBI's.  Kaylee Pinneo had a double with a run and an RBI.  Kyla Warden had a triple.  Other hits by Emma McGrath, Kaelyn Hamblen, Morgan Byrd, Maddy Delos Reyes and Brooklynn Sargent.  Emmie Wills, Presley Ivener and Alex Stoner each walked and scored.  Other runs were scored by Haley Wilwerding, Sofia Hurst Morgan Stock and Peyton Hoelscher.  Sargent, Hurst, Kotz and Kaelyn Hamblen each had 2 stolen bases, with Hoelscher and Stoner having 1 each.  The other RBI's were by Delos Reyes, McGrath, Pinneo and Wilwerding.  

September 30th - PLHS 13 - Millard South 1 (3 innings)

The Monarchs scored 10 runs in the first inning enroute to a victory over the Patriots.  The final runs of the inning came as the result of a grand slam homerun by Haley Wilwerding, who also had 5 RBI's, 2 runs and a stolen base.  Emmie Wills had 2 hits, 2 runs and 3 RBI's and ended the game with a 2 run homerun in the bottom of the third inning.  Kloey Hamblen and Maddy Delos Reyes each had a hit, an RBI and 2 runs scored.  Delos Reyes also reach base on a hit by pitch and Hamblen reached on a walk.  Other hits  by Kaelyn Hamblen, Emma McGrath and Morgan Byrd.  Alex Stoner walked and scored twice.  Other runs were scored by Sydney Kotz and Sofia Hurst.  Carly Bertolini earned the win in the circle and struck out 4 hitters.  

October 4th - PLHS 18 - Lincoln Southeast 10 (6 innings)

Maddy Delos Reyes had 3 hits with a walk, 2 runs, 2 RBI's and 2 stolen bases to lead the Monarch hitters.  Kloey Hamblen had 2 hits, including her first varsity homerun, and 4 RBI's.  Emmie Wills had 2 hits including a triple with a run and an RBI.  Haley Wilwerding had 2 hits including a double, a stolen base and 3 runs scored.  Morgan Byrd also had 2 hits.  Kamira Botos had a hit and a walk, 3 runs and an RBI.  Emma McGrath had a walk, 2 stolen bases and 2 runs scored.  Kaelyn Hamblen had 1 hit and 2 RBI's.  Eden Ford had a hit and 2 runs scored.  Sofia Hurst also walked and scored a run.  Sydney Kotz had a walk, 2 stolen bases and 2 runs scored.  Carly Bertolini picked up the win in the circle in relief of Amanda Gibilsco with save going to Grace Anderson.  Gibilisco had a strikeout and Bertolini had 2.  

October 6th - PLHS 5 - Lincoln North Star 1

Carly Bertolini threw a complete game 7 hitter with 5 strikeouts leading the Monarchs to the win in game 1 of the District 7 tournament.  The Navigators put up a couple of late inning threats but were stopped by two excellent defensive plays in center field by Emmie Wills and another in right field by Emma McGrath.  Alex Stoner and Morgan Byrd each had 2 hits and an RBI to pace the Monarch hitters.  Haley Wilwerding and Kamira Botos each hit a double and scored with Botos picking up an RBI.  Kloey Hamblen had a 2 RBI triple.  Other hits by Kaelyn Hamblen and McGrath.  Wills added a stolen base and a run scored.  Stoner also scored.  Sydney Kotz stole two bases as a courtesy runner.  

October 6th - PLHS 13 - Kearney 1 (3 innings)

Kamira Botos had 2 hits and 4 RBI's including a game ending 3 run homerun in the 3rd inning.  Emmie Wills and Kloey Hamblen each had 2 hits, 2 runs and 2 RBI's.  One of Wills's hits was a triple.  Hamblen had a double and stolen base.  Alex Stoner had a triple, a stolen base, a run and an RBI.  Haley Wilwerding had a stolen base and a run.  Emma McGrath added a hit, two stolen bases and a run scored.     Eden Ford had a hit, a stolen base and a run scored .  Maddy Delos Reyes reach on a walk and scored a run.  Sydney Kotz had 2 runs scored.  Morgan Byrd reached twice on walks.  Grace Anderson earned the win in the circle with a 1 hitter, striking out 4 in 3 innings.  

October 7th - PLHS 12 - North Platte 3 (5 innings)

Haley Wilwerding hit a game ending two run homerun as the Monarchs scored 8 runs in the 5th inning  and won the District A-7 tournament, sending the Monarchs to the Nebraska State Tournament for a state record 29th consecutive year.  Wilwerding had 3 hits, 2 runs and 3 RBI's on the day.  Emmie Wills also had 3 hits, including 2 doubles , 2 runs and 3 RBI's.  Kamira Botos had 2 hits, a stolen base, a run and an RBI.  Sofia Hurst had a pinch hit 2 RBI single.  Alex Stoner had a hit and an RBI.  Other hits by Morgan Byrd, Emma McGrath and Maddy Delos Reyes.  Sydney Kotz had a stolen base and a run scored.  Eden Ford reach base on a hit by pitch and scored.  Kloey Hamblen reach on a walk and scored.  Delos Reyes added a stolen base and 2 runs scored.  The other runs were scored by McGrath and Peyton Hoelscher.  Carly Bertolini earned the win in the circle striking out 3 in 4 innings.   Grace Anderson earned the save in relief and had 1 strikeout.  

Nebraska State Tournament - Game #1: PLHS 14 - Lincoln East 4

After being down by 4 runs after 2 innings, the Monarch bats came to life scoring 3 runs in the 3rd inning, 8 runs in the 5th inning and another 3 runs in the 7th inning.  The girls hit 5 homeruns and 3 doubles among their 16 hits.  Alex Stoner and Haley Wilwerding each hit 2 homeruns.  Eden Ford hit the other one.  Emmie Wills had 4 hits, 3 runs, 3 RBI's and a stolen base.  Stoner had 5 RBI's and also reached base on a walk.  Wilwerding also singled and had 3 RBI's.  Ford also hit a single and walked, had 3 runs, a stolen base and and 3 RBI's.  Kamira Botos had 2 hits, a stolen base and a run scored.  Emma McGrath and Maddy Delos Reyes each doubled.  Kloey Hamblen had a single.  Delos Reyes and Hamblen also scored.  Carly Bertolini, who had 4 strikeouts, picked up the win in the circle in relief of Grace Anderson, who had 3 strikeouts.  

Nebraska State Tournament - Game #2: October 13th - PLHS 4 - Gretna 5

The Monarchs came up short in a rematch with the Dragons.  Emmie Wills picked up 3 hits, giving her 7 on the day.  Alex Stoner and Hayley Wilwerding each had 2 hits.  Other hits by Kamira Botos, Kloey Hamblen, Emma McGrath and Maddy Delos Reyes.  Hamblen and Eden Ford each walked twice.  Wills, Stoner, Wilwerding and Delos Reyes scored the runs.  Wilwerding, Botos and Ford had RBI's.  Carly Bertolini and Grace Anderson Shared the pitching duties, with Bertolini going 7 innings and had 7 strikeouts in the loss.  

Nebraska State Tournament - Game #3: October 14th - PLHS 6 - Millard South 2

Grace Anderson pitched a 4 hitter giving up only 2 runs with 2 strikeouts to earn the win in the circle.  She was helped by great defensive plays in the field by Haley Wilwerding and Emma McGrath and herself.  Emmie Wills picked up three hits and a run.  Alex Stoner had 2 hits and a run.  McGrath also had 2 hits.  Wilwerding had a hit a run and an RBI.  Morgan Byrd had a hit, a walk and an RBI.  Eden Ford had a hit and 2 RBI's.  Maddy Delos Reyes had a hit and an RBI.  Kloey Hamblen walked twice and scored a run.  Sydney Kotz had a stolen base and two runs scored as a courtesy runner.  Kamira Botos had an RBI.  

Nebraska State Tournament - Game #4: October 14th - PLHS 4 - Lincoln East 5

The Monarchs season came to and end with a 4 place finish in the tournament.  Emmie Wills had 2 two more hits giving her 12 in the 4 games.  Alex Stoner had 2 hits, including her third homerun of the tournament, a walk, 2 runs and 2 RBI's.  Emma McGrath also had 2 hits, a stolen base and a run.   Haley Wilwerding had a hit and an RBI.  Maddy Delos Reyes also had a hit.  Eden Ford had a bases loaded walk for an RBI.  Morgan Byrd also walked.  Carly Bertolini, Grace Anderson and Amanda Gibilisco shared the pitching duties, totaling 7 strikeouts.