Blue Valley Northwest Huskies (Overland Park, KS) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad run past the host St. James Academy Thunder (Lenexa, KS), 16-8 in a non-league challenge.

The Huskies now own a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they host Blue Valley Southwest for a Eastern Kansas challenge on Tuesday, April 4. Blue Valley Northwest will battle a Timberwolves squad coming off a 14-2 non-league loss to Aquinas (Overland Park, KS). The Timberwolves record now stands at 0-3.

With the loss, St. James Academy falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Thunder travel to Bishop Ward (Kansas City, KS) to battle the Cyclones in a non-league challenge on Monday, April 3. The Cyclones enter the challenge with a record of 2-1. Bishop Ward won 16-6 in their recent non-league challenge against Sumner Academy (Kansas City, KS)