AGWSR ace throws no-hitter for team’s third straight state berth

PARKERSBURG – Ask either coach involved, better yet, ask AGWSR pitcher Ashley Sicard if she could imagine throwing a no-hitter to earn a state berth against a good North Butler softball team and the answer would be no.
But Sicard did just that and belted a two-run homer in the opening inning to boot as the Cougar softball team advanced to the state softball tournament for the third consecutive season with a 7-0 win over the Bearcats on Monday, July 13 at Parkersburg.
“No, no, no,” AGWSR co-coach Scott O’Brien said. “I’ll admit I felt good the first three innings. Ashley has struggled at times with her control and not hitting the spots we want. She did an excellent job with that tonight...."
More on this story will be found in the July 15 print and online editions of the Hampton Chronicle.