Photos: Lincoln East, Grand Island usher in high school softball season
It's softball season! Check out the photos from the Spartans and Islanders on Thursday at Doris Bair Complex.
Lincoln East's Sydney Walz (center) is greeted by teammates after scoring off an error in the fourth inning at Doris Bair Complex on Thursday.
Grand Island's Bridgette Modlin tags out Lincoln East's Delaney Bell as she attempts to make it to second base in the third inning at Doris Bair Complex on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Lincoln.
Lincoln East's Gabby Pace is framed by a tree branch as she bats against Grand Island in the fifth inning at Doris Bair Complex on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Lincoln.
Lincoln East's Madison Adams pitches to the plate against Grand Island in the fifth inning at Doris Bair Complex on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Lincoln.
Lincoln East's Gabby Pace slides safely to second base just ahead of a catch by Grand Island's Bridgette Modlin in the fourth inning at Doris Bair Complex on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Lincoln.
Lincoln East's Kooper Barnes goes airborne after running through first base just ahead of a throw to Grand Island's Mya Gawrych in the fourth inning at Doris Bair Complex on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Lincoln.
Lincoln East's Kooper Barnes catches the ball at first base just ahead of Grand Island's Keira Wolfe in the first inning at Doris Bair Complex on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Lincoln.
Kenneth Ferriera
Photographer
Lincoln East made noise across the softball landscape last fall with power bats. Now, the Class A No. 3 Spartans are even more versatile.