May 22, 2026, 7:53 AM CT
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River Valley passed the first test of the WIAA softball tournament with a 14-4 (6 inning) win over visiting Pardeeville on Thursday night.
The Blackhawks trailed 1-0 after the Bulldogs plated a run on an error. River Valley then plated 5 runs in the 2nd inning and never trailed the rest of the way. Ella Hillebrand, who is a Senior Captain, was 3 for 4 with a 2 run home run, Bella DeViney was 2 for 4 with a triple, Nahaila Willey was 2 for 4 with 2 rbis ane Ella Prohaska was 2 for 3 with an rbi triple.
Ashlyn Stokes was the wining pitcher while Brooklyn Stokes came on in relief in the 4th inning to help the team improve to 10-16 on the season. Pardeeville’s Taylor Luedtke suffered the pitching loss. Abigail Jacobson and Addyson Neary both had 2 hits for the Bulldogs. The season came to an end for the visitors at River Valley last night.
With the 14-4 win, River Valley advances to round two of the WIAA softball tournament with a game at Lodi on Tuesday.
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 adam.hess@civicmedia.us.
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