MITCHELL — After years of anticipation, the Mitchell High School softball team kicked off its spring season on Tuesday as a sanctioned sport with the South Dakota High School Activities Association.
Here's a look at the action from Tuesday at the Cadwell Sports Complex:
1/Members of the Aberdeen Central and Mitchell softball teams line up on their respective base lines prior to both teams' inaugural games as South Dakota High School Activities Association-sanctioned teams on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Cadwell Sports Complex in Mitchell.
2/Mitchell's Delaney Degen prepares to break from first base during a high school softball game on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Cadwell Sports Complex in Mitchell.
3/Mitchell's Mallory Miedema slides into second base in front of Aberdeen Central's Ayrlie Waldo during a high school softball game on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Cadwell Sports Complex in Mitchell.
4/Aberdeen Central pitcher Kaylee Kiesow delivers a pitch during a high school softball game on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Cadwell Sports Complex in Mitchell.
5/The Mitchell High School softball team lines up during introductions prior to its inaugural game against Aberdeen Central on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Cadwell Sports Complex in Mitchell.
6/Mitchell's Rylee Jennings delivers a pitch to home plate during a high school softball game on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Cadwell Sports Complex in Mitchell.
7/Mitchell's Rylee Jennings, center, reacts with her teammates following throwing a no-hitter in a high school softball game on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Cadwell Sports Complex in Mitchell.
8/Aberdeen Central pitcher Kaylee Kiesow flips the ball to first base as Mitchell's Kenna Magee runs down the base line during a high school softball game on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Cadwell Sports Complex in Mitchell. Magee was out on the play.
9/Mitchell's Ruby Ferreira connects with a pitch as teammate Mallory Miedema (22) gets a lead off first base during a high school softball game on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Cadwell Sports Complex in Mitchell.
10/Mitchell's Rylee Jennings delivers a pitch to home plate during a high school softball game on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Cadwell Sports Complex in Mitchell.
11/Mitchell's Rylee Jennings, center, celebrates a strikeout with teammates Kenna Soulek (8) and Paige Vander Heiden (2) during a high school softball game on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Cadwell Sports Complex in Mitchell.
12/Mitchell's Delaney Degen slides home safely after a passed ball during a high school softball game on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Cadwell Sports Complex in Mitchell.
13/The Mitchell High School softball team listens to coach Kent Van Overschelde between innings during a high school softball game on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Cadwell Sports Complex in Mitchell.
14/Mitchell's Alyssa Magee steps on home plate and scores after an errant Aberdeen Central throw during a high school softball game on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Cadwell Sports Complex in Mitchell.
15/Mitchell's Emma Hegg connects with a pitch during a high school softball game on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Cadwell Sports Complex in Mitchell.
16/Mitchell's Mallory Miedema takes a swing at a pitch during a high school softball game on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Cadwell Sports Complex in Mitchell.
17/Mitchell's Rylee Jennings delivers a pitch to home plate during a high school softball game on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Cadwell Sports Complex in Mitchell.
18/Mitchell's Mady Thompson takes a swing at a pitch during a high school softball game on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the Cadwell Sports Complex in Mitchell.
After years of anticipation, the Mitchell High School softball team was ready to play on Tuesday afternoon.
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