On May 10, Newton beat Maize 11-1 and 14-4 to close out the regular season and clinch the title. That included a 14-0 victory against a 17-win McPherson club. The Railers reeled off 12 straight victories to complete the regular season. “We were like, ‘OK, we can be down in games and still come back and win, so that’s when I felt like we could have a title on our hands.” “That was definitely a turning point,” Livesay said. The Railers had not won the ACVTL Division I championship in more than 15 seasons.

Livesay drove in three runs, worked three innings and struck out six.Īfterward, both Park and Livesay believed an achievement was possible for Newton. This season, Newton scored three in the fifth, two in the sixth and one in the seventh. Veteran coach Danny Park believed past Railer teams would not have come back. In the 9-7 game, Newton trailed 5-0 after two and 7-3 after four. Newton pounded out 15 hits, including three from Sandoval against Maize South’s solid pitchers. In the 10-run victory, Livesay had three hits, six RBIs, worked 5.2 innings and struck out 14. This time, the Railers earned 16-6 and 9-7 victories. Newton had split with Maize South in 2021 with a 14-4 loss and 6-3 win. Livesay started to play with the Stewarts entering her sophomore year. A Maize graduate, Kelsey is one of the most famous softball players in the world with two national titles at Florida and a member of the US Olympic team. The 5-foot-11 Livesay had shown big improvements through the Blitz organization headed by the Stewart family: Kelsey and her parents Chris and Lori. Three of the four have signed to play a college sport – Kennah to NOC-Enid softball in Oklahoma, Sandoval for Hutchinson Community College softball, Rains signed with Fort Hays volleyball. Newton returned multiple key seniors who had played since their freshman year, including half-sisters Kennah and Kenzie Cusick, Olivia Sandoval and Gracie Rains. Tegan Livesay earned first team all-conference pitcher honors. After COVID cancelled 2020, Newton improved to 11-11. The Railers had ended a 35-game losing streak in 2019. Newton entered its April 8 doubleheader against league rival Maize South with a 6-2 record. She has led Newton on a huge turnaround this year. Observer Media Group, Inc.Newton’s Tegan Livesay has a strong case for Kansas’ best player. Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, FL The Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Springs, COįort Collins Coloradoan, Fort Collins, COĬitrus County Chronicle, Crystal River, FLĭaytona Beach News-Journal, Daytona Beach, FL San Francisco Examiner, San Fransicso, CA Ridgecrest Daily Independent, Ridgecrest, CA San Pedro Valley News (County Edition), Sierra, AZ Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Fayetteville, ARįort Smith Southwest Times Record, Fort Smith, ARĪrkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock, ARĬommunity Shopper - Miscellaneous, Shopper, AR The Alexander City Outlook, Alexander City, AL To find out more, including available days and rates, contact our ad agency: Simply select a publication date and America’s Newspapers and our partners take care of the work of placing the ads across the entire network. The easiest, most efficient way to reach customersįor advertisers, this is an exceptional opportunity to reach more than 6 million dedicated readers who are engaged with their local newspaper and respond to advertising. The Daily Reflector, Greenville | New Bern Sun Journal | Washington Newsmedia Johnson City Press | Kingsport Times-News The Times, Shreveport | Texarkana GazetteĬedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City & Dubuque The Colorado Springs Gazette | Pueblo Chieftain Press-Gazette, Green Bay | The Post-Crescent, Appleton Providence Journal | New Bedford Standard-Times High Point Enterprise | Archdale Trinity News Greenville News | Spartanburg Herald | Citizen-Times, Asheville Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson The Palm Beach Post | Treasure Coast Newspapers (Vero/Ft.

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