Key West HS JV Softball Has Undefeated Season

BY SOPHIA WARDLOW AND EMILY RUSSELL

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After many successful games, the Key West Junior Varsity girls wrapped up their season undefeated, with seven wins overall. Coach Curtis Knowles explains how they accomplished an undefeated season, “The girls worked hard and hustled.”

Breanna Allen, one of the fourteen girls on the team, has been playing softball since she was a child and strives to play harder everyday. “I’ve loved softball since I was little and always will,” Breanna says. She played first base during parts of the season. “I love the action I get at that position,” she continues.

The team is coached by Donny Barrios and Curtis Knowles. Knowles states, “I love seeing the girls work hard at practice and get better.” Commenting on their successful season, he adds, “It just shows what hard work and dedication can do.”

Pitcher and first baseman Emily Bracher has been playing softball since third grade, and she wants to continue playing in college. She notes, “I have been pitching since I was in fourth grade, and it is probably my favorite part of the sport other than hitting. Playing softball has given me the opportunity to make friends and athletically challenge myself.”

Their season started off with a win against Marathon on March 6.  “By going to practice and working as hard as I can, I was able to play the best I could, along with all of my teammates,” Emily states. In addition to a stellar season, the girls have bonded and created many friendships that will carry over into the upcoming season.

Caption: The team stands together after winning both games against American Senior High. Pictured left to right, Hannah Jackson, Jenkavia Harper, Laila Jones, Montunique Van Staden, Cheyenne Carr, Brooke Medina, Hailee Fisher, Emily Bracher, Alonie Valverde, Sophia Wardlow, Amya Boose, Chloe Knowles, Breanna Allen, and Coach Curtis Knowles.

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