Following a weekend of softball, the Laurel 14U girls took the State Championship on Sunday in games played in Hastings.
In the first game on Saturday morning, Laurel took on Cozad: and earned a 13-0 victory.
Saturday afternoon's game saw Laurel pick up a 12-11 win over Creighton.
Moving into Sunday morning, Laurel went up against Battle Creek, a team that was also undefeated.
Laurel lost 2-3, putting them into the losers bracket
The team then played McCook beating them 12-6.
This led to the team having to battle undefeated Battle Creek again. The final saw Laurel winning 10-4.
That resulted in a rematch with Battle Creek for the Championship. This time Laurel defeated Battle Creek by a score of 10-5.
The Laurel team was crowned the 14U Class D State Champions for 2024.
The team is coached by Brian Gould and Ali Kvols.
According to records, the last time this happened was in 2006.
