Bearcats’ first section crown since 2011
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May 7, 2024

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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