Northside - Pinetown Panthers (Pinetown, NC) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad run past the visiting Manteo Redskins (Manteo, NC), 9-0 in a non-league challenge.

The Panthers now own a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they host North Pitt for a non-league challenge on Friday, March 1. Northside - Pinetown will face a Panthers squad coming off a 11-5 non-league loss to Holmes (Edenton, NC). The Panthers record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Manteo falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Redskins travel to Columbia (Columbia, NC) to face the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Monday, March 4. The Wildcats enter the challenge with a record of 1-0. Columbia won 12-5 in their recent non-league challenge against Bertie (Windsor, NC)