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7/22/22
The Regina softball team started the postseason ranked #4. Now, the Regals are state champions.
Regina overcame a 1-0 first-inning deficit to beat conference foe Wilton 6-4 in Friday night’s Class 2A championship game in Fort Dodge. The Regals became used to coming from behind in state tournament games this week, as they trailed 4-0 after three innings in a quarterfinal win over #6 Van Meter and were down 2-0 after two innings in a 7-4 semifinal win over top-ranked Central Springs.
Regina and 7th-ranked Wilton split their regular-season games in 2022.
For the Regals on Friday, Jillian Panther had an RBI single in the fourth, Kennedy Conner an RBI single in the fifth and Dani Laughlin an RBI double in the sixth.
Pitcher Emma Nibaur, the team’s only senior, got the win.
The Regals end the season at 24-11. Friday’s championship win is Regina’s fourth state softball title in program history and first since 2017.