1) Jags get new softball coach (The Shelby County Reporter)HOOVER ? Spain Park High School continues to move forward in the athletic community with the hiring of Clay-Chalkville softball coach CJ Hawkins. Hawkins comes to the Jaguars after posting a 479-143 record and numerous post season appearances at Clay-Chalkville.

2) Softball Coach of the Year: John Rebstock (Contra Costa Times)John Rebstock spent countless hours teaching fundamentals to the Heritage High School softball team. Things like how to swing the bat, how to catch and throw the ball and how to run the bases.

3) Muskies back in softball race with sweep (Muscatine Journal)BURLINGTON ? The Muscatine High School softball team had one thing on its mind heading into Monday night?s Mississippi Athletic Conference doubleheader against long-time rival Burlington ? sweep the Grayhounds and get back into the conference race.

4) BUCCANEER SOFTBALL CAMP COVERS ALL BASES (Palladium Times)OSWEGO ? The ?circle of softball? is represented at the 17th annual Lady Buccaneer Softball Mini-Camp, which continues through Wednesday at the Oswego High School fields.

5) Coach Derbidge leads softball honors (Santa Maria Times)In her first year as a softball coach, Amber Derbidge said she wanted to use the motivational techniques she learned as an English teacher at Arroyo Grande High School to motivate her players on the field.

6) Softball Player of the Year: Val Arioto (Contra Costa Times)Her first varsity start in the circle for the Foothill High School softball team was a one-hit, 13-strikeout performance in a 2-1 win over Antioch in the first round of the Queen of the Mountain tournament.

7) Bean steps down from LC-M softball post (Orange Leader)LITTLE CYPRESS ? Something will be missing from the Lady Bear Softball Field next season at Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School. For the past two years, a spunky young coach got the very best out of the Lady Bear softball teams.