Hays Heat 12&U team takes title in Dodge City

Front, from left: Brooklyn Staab, Madelyn Waddell, Tasiah Nunnery, Julia Werth, Emily Schulte and Kallynn Petz. Middle, from left, Macee Altman, Lexi Gottschalk, Jaysa Wichers, Hannah Black and Kaitlyn Brown. Back, from left, Joshua Waddell, Ryan Gottschalk, Randy Gottschalk and Les Brown.

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The Hays Heat 12 and Under fast-pitch softball team’s post-season success continued at the 5 State Border Showdown Series in Dodge City. The tournament ran Friday though Sunday.

The Heat went 6-0 on the weekend, including an 11-1 victory over the Oklahoma Lady Travelers (Laverne, Okla.) in the championship finals. The other wins came against teams representing Colorado, Texas and Oklahoma.

They will now take their 11-game winning streak and 21-3 overall record into their final event of the season at the Heartland VIP World Series in Kansas City, Mo., July 24 to 27.