"I just remember being excited going to practice every day," Peterson said of her playing career at South Salem. "In the travel softball world, sometimes high school softball gets a bad rep ...

LEFT: Nick Durham (2) drives to the rim against a salem defender in the tiger’s 61-56 win over the seminoles on tuesday. RIGHT: Janae Hutcherson goes up for the layup against the lady seminoles ...

The Tigers have opened the season as a top 10 team for the sixth time under Head Coach Beth Torina in the USA Softball Preseason Top 25 Poll and for the fifth time in the NFCA Preseason Top 25 Poll.

Staff photo / Joel Whetzel Salem’s Carson Rhodes fires a pitch towards home plate during the Quakers’ 4-0 win over Howland Friday evening at home. SALEM — Timely hitting made all the difference.