After nearly a 3-hour delay for lightning, the Lady Raiders finished off a very good Owensboro Catholic squad to claim this year's top prize. Absolutely fantastic ball games (OCath won the first game 4-2) with Kirsten Allen leading the Raiders to the championship 5-2. Kirsten Allen as a sophomore proved to be the best pitcher in KY. Congrats to the Lady Raiders on an awesome season. The game ended about 1:15 a.m.

Congratulations to Ryle! A well deserved championship.

Congrats

Nicely done, Lady Raiders!

 

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Congratulations Ryle! Maybe this will spur your fellow NoKy schools to get out of the stone age and start playing fastpitch.

Way to go Lady Raiders:dancingpa

Awesome job Raiders.

 

I've heard UCLA has been taking a look at the Allen girl.

Congrats Lady Raiders!!!

Congrats Lady Raiders. This may be the 1st of several for this Northern Kentucky school!:thumb:

Congratulations Ryle! Maybe this will spur your fellow NoKy schools to get out of the stone age and start playing fastpitch.

Only a handful of Northern Kentucky schools have failed to make the move. Most have had it figured out for some time now.:thumb:

Congrats Lady Raiders. This may be the 1st of several for this Northern Kentucky school!:thumb:

 

Several? Or "two more"?

Congrats to the Ryle girls. I am a Owensboro Catholic fan, and you gals got us this year. The whole Ryle team was a classy group and very good sports as well. You fought hard against the Aces and the better team won this year, but the ACES will be back ( i hope ). Good luck to all the Ryle fans as well as the team and again congrats on a state title.

Thanks for your nice comments. I was very impressed with the aggressive style of the Aces. Their leadoff hitter is an outstanding offensive weapon with her speed and hitting ability. The difference in the game was Kirsten Allen. Ryle loses two starters and they had a number of sophomores starting so they will be very tough again the next two years. Repeating is not easy but the Lady Raiders have what it takes to accomplish that task.

From the Courier-Journal:

 

Ryle dedicates softball title to fallen principal

From the Herald-Leader:

 

Raiders rule in middle of night