When the Clear Fork Colts went into the top of the seventh inning trailing by a run with their backs against the wall, they refused to change up their style. They just kept playing baseball.

Makaree Chapman tossed a one-hit shutout and slugged a home run to lead Lexington to a Division IV district softball championship on Friday night.

It isn't often the first inning of a baseball game decides the outcome. But in the case of Clear Fork's 8-4 Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference win over the Ontario Warriors, the first inning told the story.

Shelby junior Katie Taylor has been described as the perfect teammate by Whippet softball coach Samantha Martin.