BY JAMES YODICE / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
During New Mexico’s 2021-22 high school sports calendar, there was only major team sport in which the metro area didn’t have at least one school in a state championship game: softball.
It may take something special to change that in 2023.
CLASS 4A: In District 6, both Albuquerque Academy and Bernalillo expect to battle the other for supremacy.
The Chargers’ Sarah Post, a senior shortstop/pitcher, swings one of 4A’s heaviest bats. Seniors Emily Valdez (CF) and Clara Stroh-Willinghurst (LF) will also be crucial for the Academy. Sophomores Melissa Purcella and Bella Swanson are sharing duties in the circle.