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By Sandy Anderberg

The 2025 Lady Broncos made history on the diamond last weekend when they defeated Bangs in two games for the Regional Semi-Final Championship.

The ladies narrowly won the first game 7-6 thanks to a hitting clinic in the bottom of the fourth where all seven of their runs were scored to lead Bangs 7-2. They were able to defeat the Lady Dragons in two games with a 6-3 win in the closing game.

Overall, the Lady Broncos are supporting an impressive 27-5-1 season record for the 2025 season.

The win was the first time in school history that the softball team has achieved this goal of winning the Class 2A Division 1 Region 1 semifinal game to stay alive in post-season play.

The Lady Bronco softball program began in 2001 when CHS made the decision to add another girls’ sport. There have been many playoff appearances in the 24 years since its beginning, but no team has conquered the regional semifinal game like the 2025 Lady Broncos. Their dominance in the field and on both sides of the plate has been outstanding. Led by a group of seniors and joined by several talented underclassmen, the Lady Broncos are very determined to finish their season with a state title.

In getting the game underway, the Lady Dragons earned the first score in the second inning and added another run in the third to go up by two runs. But after one more scoreless inning, the Lady Broncos turned up the heat in the fourth and kept their fire lit for the remainder. With two outs, Shelby Christopher gave her all and hit a huge homerun adding three runs on her line drive to right field to lead by two.

Before the Lady Broncos’ magical inning came to a close, Kennadie Cummins found enough mojo to hit a bomb to center field to score Cambree Smith who slammed a double to set up the two-run homer for Cummins. Stolen bases did not come easy for the ladies as they grabbed only two in the entire game. However, Hayden Elam earned a gigantic home plate steal from third base in the fourth after driving a triple to right field for the final Lady Bronco run of the game. The ladies held the lead and stopped a comeback attempt from Bangs to get the win.

K. Cummins was on the mound and went toe-to-toe with a good Lady Dragon pitcher but gained the upper hand for the Lady Broncos. Cummins threw 78 of 121 pitches and struck out one of the 32 batters she faced.

Game two was a dream come true for the Lady Broncos as they blasted their way to the winner’s circle. With the Dynamic Duo sharing duty on the mound, the better team fought to the 6-3 win. T. Cummins took the first four innings and twin sister K. Cummins stepped in to close it out. Tandie faced 22 batters and allowed seven hits, three runs and one walk while striking out two in her time at the helm. Kennadie took over in the fifth and allowed zero hits, runs, and walks and struck out two of the nine batters she went up against.

Offensively, the Lady Broncos were crazy strong. They got their bats working quickly and sent a message to the Lady Dragons that they meant business. Right out of the gate, K. Cummins took it to center field and got to run the bases for the first score. After an H. Elam, single, T. Cummins stepped up for a double to score Elam who had landed on second because of a steal and went to third on an error.

After taking advantage of errors in the field by the Lady Dragons, Clarendon was able to put players on the bases in the fourth and bring in two more runs to take a commanding lead. A big shot to right by T. Cummins resulted in a triple that scored Elam for the last run and the win. Bangs was helpless to get anything going in their last at bat.

The Lady Broncos will try to continue their winning streak in Canyon at the Canyon High School Softball Field against Floydada on Friday at 11:00 a.m. and Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Game three, if needed, will begin 30 minutes after game number two.

By Sandy Anderberg

The Lady Broncos are determined, focused and on fire as they add another golden glove to their 2025 softball post season. They were able to knock off a solid Hale Center team by big numbers to advance to the next round which will be played against Bangs at the end of the week. They took the first game 11-0 and won the second 12-1.

The Lady Broncos will be ready to play the Bangs Lady Dragons for the Regional Semi-Final championship. Game one will be Thursday at 4 p.m. in Holiday, and game two will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday with game three to follow if necessary.

Senior Kennadie Cummins has not weakened all year and turned in a great performance last week from the hill in game one. Cummins pitched a no-hitter striking out eight of the 17 batters she faced in the five innings. Forty-seven of her 68 pitches hit the sweet spot and she gave up zero walks. Cummins’ pitching along with a great in field and out filed behind her added up to an unstoppable defense and just as impressive was the clinic they put on at the plate in both games.

Cambree Smith came through like a freight train for the Lady Broncos hitting a grand slam to center field in the last inning of the game and a double in the previous inning to drive in one run to add five runs to the scoreboard.

Tandie Cummins swung the bat ‘Cummins style’ and slammed a homerun in the bottom of the fourth that went straight to the fence in center field. Elliot Frausto got the scoring started in the first inning on a ground out that scored Hayden Elam.

The Lady Broncos took off in the fourth and fifth innings to score 10 big runs. Riley Jantz, Maloree Wann, Cummins, and Elam all posted one single and Smith, Jantz, and Shelby Christopher added a double each in the game. Overall, the Lady Broncos had nine hits, 11 RBI and 11 runs and two stolen bases in the win.

On Friday, the Lady Broncos never let up or backed down and earned the 10-run win with T. Cummins on the mound for the duration. Cummins threw 36 of 54 strikes allowing only one run and one walk and struck out two. The 26-5-1 Lady Broncos had seven hits, 11 RBI, and seven stolen bases in the game. Shelbi Coles was on fire on the diamond and accounted for two of their overall free bases.

A Lady Bronco quick start in the first inning sent a message to the Lady Owls that they were ready to win and were not going to let up. K. Cummins got ahold of the fourth pitch of the game and sent a message to the outfield that the ladies meant business.

With two outs in the opening inning, Jantz took first base when she was hit by a pitch that allowed Elam to score with Frausto and Wann advancing one base with Frausto in scoring position. Christopher walked and Frausto snuck home before the inning was up. Frausto was also credited with a triple in the third that scored Smith, Elam, and T. Cummins.

By Sandy Anderberg

The ladies are moving on after claiming the Bi-District Championship over Sanford-Fritch last week. The 24-5-1 Lady Broncos won the first game 8-3 and took the second game 17-6.

The Cummins twins have been dominant on the mound all season racking up great pitching stats. Kennadie Cummins earned the seven-inning win over the Lady Eagles allowing seven hits and three runs. Cummins struck out 12 batters with no walks. She threw 83 strikes out of 109 pitches and faced 33 batters. SF struggled to find the sweet spot to go deep.

However; the Lady Eagles were able to score first with one run in the first and one in the second before the Lady Broncos were able to find their sweet spot and add five runs in the fifth inning. K. Cummins and Elliot Frausto burned a homerun each in the game. Frausto got hers in the fifth to left field and Cummins knocked one down in the seventh to center field. Both hitters scored two with their big shot.

Overall, the Lady Broncos had 11 hits with seven singles, one double, and one triple in addition to the two homeruns.

Almost all of the Lady Broncos made good hits in the game and contributed to the win.

Game two went in favor of the Lady Broncos to give them the opportunity to continue post-season play. More big hits were made in the second game with Tandie Cummins and Shelby Christopher leading the way with three home runs that scored seven runs collectively. T. Cummins hit a grand slam in the second inning to score half of the Lady Broncos’ runs for the entire inning. Clarendon scored all their 17 runs at the end of the fourth. Sanford-Fritch had another chance to put runs on the board, but the Lady Broncos shut them down after six runs.

Overall, the ladies racked up 10 singles, three doubles, and three homers in the game. As a team they ran the bases well and stole four with Hayden Elam, Coles, Riley Jantz, and Frausto claiming one each.

T. Cummins was on the mound and went the distance with four strike-outs in the game. She threw 58 strikes out of 86 pitches and allowed only one walk in the game.

The Lady Broncos will take on Hale Center May 1 and 2nd at 5:00 p.m. in Floydada for games one and two. Game 3 will be played immediately following game two if needed.