AUSTIN -- As head coach Jana Nance and the Mineola softball team walked to home plate to collect their state runner-up medals, the crowd of more than 1,000 was still buzzing from what they just witnessed.
AUSTIN -- Lufkin Hudson coach Jimmy Eby put it best.
“The hardest thing to do is to repeat," he said after his team wrapped up their second consecutive Class 3A state championship with a 12-9 win over Mineola on Saturday at Red & Charline McCombs Field.
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Class 3A
State Championship
Mineola Lady Jackets (31-8)
vs.
Lufkin Hudson Lady Hornets (37-7-1)
10 a.m. Saturday (June 1), Red & Charline McCombs Field, Austin
How they got here
Mineola
Bi-District: def. Spring Hill 2-0 in series (W 8-1, W 19-2)
Area: def. Crandal
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AUSTIN -- The Garrison Lady Bulldogs defied the odds by reaching the state tournament for a second consecutive season after a jump up in classification.
Class 3A State Semifinal
Mineola Lady Jackets (30-8)
vs.
La Grange Lady Leopards (38-3)
Noon Thursday (May 30), Red & Charline McCombs Field, Austin
How they got here
Mineola
Bi-District: def. Spring Hill 2-0 in series (W 8-1, W 19-2)
Area: def. Crandal
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