Bearcats’ first section crown since 2011

By Mon Valley Independent

By ADAM BREWER

MVI Sports

Expectations were raised for the Bentworth softball squad at the start of the 2024 season.

With a young core returning and a stud, freshman pitcher coming into the fold, the skies were the limit for this Bearcat squad that has no seniors.

Sometimes experience is over-rated.

Bentworth continued its dominance this spring with an emphatic 12-1 victory over second-place Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Monday evening at Youthtowne Filed, as the Bearcats increase their winning streak...

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