Ooltewah has defended its national ranking by winning the Class AAA softball tournament with a 6-1 win in the final over Beech.
GPS another local power house softball team also won the state championship in its classification Division II, Class AA.
The Ooltewah win gives Chattanooga area schools 4 consecutive state titles in Class AAA. According to the Times Free Press, this is an historic event. The shortest time that three schools from the same district have won state championships in Class AAA. The article does not say this, but it must be one of the few times a single district has won 4 straight state titles.
Red Bank High School where my daughter played.
Soddy Daisy High School , 2 consecutive state titles.
Ooltewah High School, this year's state champs.
GPS won its tournament final game with a 15-0 win over St. Benedict.
There are video highlights for both team on the links to the Chattanooga Times Free Press articles below. Be careful, the videos will bring tears. The videos are below the written articles, and well worth the watch.
Go Ooltewah Lady Owls and GPS Bruisers, and Chattanooga girls softball!
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