Walk-off hit lifts Westmoreland’s Special Olympics softball team to state title
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August 31, 2026

Walk-off hit lifts Westmoreland’s Special Olympics softball team to state title

By By JOSH RIZZO TribLive 

Cole Vay slapped home plate and screamed while his Wolverines 1 softball teammates mobbed Kris Cunningham against the fence behind home plate.

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