Hartselle teams win district titles
By By Todd Thompson, Hartselle Enquirer
Two Hartselle youth softball teams earned state tournament berths after winning district titles Monday night.
The Hartselle Ponytails defeated Underwood 9-8 in seven innings in the district final, finishing the district tournament with a 3-1 record.
Hartselle beat Underwood in the district opener 3-1 and added a 19-0 win over Colbert Heights. After suffering a 4-2 loss to Underwood, the Hartselle team came back to win the championship.
Hartselle Darlings went undefeated in their district tournament after outscoring opponents 39-12 in three games.
Hartselle beat Rogersville 13-8 in the championship game Monday to earn a spot in the state tournament in Scottsboro begininng July 17.
Hartselle beat Brooks 14-2 and Rogersville 12-2 to reach the championship game.
Rogersville came out of the loser’s bracket to earn a second shot at Hartselle. But the Hartselle Darlings scored 13 runs in the final to wrap up the tournament.