Mar 27, 2026, 12:50 AM CT
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The Richland Center high school softball team opened the season with a 10-0 (5 inning) win over visiting Wauzeka-Steuben on Thursday.
It was a rainy cool day for the first game of the season. The story of the game was Richland Center sophomore Kyree Fischer who started the season with a perfect 5 innings pitched. She struck out 13 of the 15 batters she faced and did not allow a hit or a base runner.
The Hornets made a run to the sectional final game last year and are hoping that confidence and experience that was gained will roll over to this year. Jaycee Gander was 3 for 3 at the plate with a double and 5 rbi. Raegon Schoepp was 2 for 4 with 2 scored. Ella Clements, Ella Cairns, Fischer, Tatum Reyzek, and Ava Martin all had hits in the 10 hit attack. Morgan Kleppe had a rbi and Martin had 2 rbi for the Hornets.Wauzeka-Steuben returns all state players Isabella Bunders and Brianna Ray from a season ago.
Ray pitched 3 innings and struck out 6 and walked 1 while giving up 6 hits. Alayna Krachey pitched the 4th inning for the visiting Hornets.
Following the 10-0 win, Richland Center will prepare for a non-conference game at home Tuesday against Royall during spring break for the district next week. Wauzeka-Steuben will play its home opener next Thursday against Belmont.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at [email protected].
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