Republic Tigers (Republic, WA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Wellpinit Redskins (Wellpinit, WA), 13-12 in a league challenge.

The Tigers now own a 1-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Inchelium for a 1B Northeast challenge on Tuesday, April 19.

With the loss, Wellpinit falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Redskins host Cusick (Cusick, WA) to battle the Panthers in a 1B Northeast challenge on Tuesday, April 12. The Panthers enter the challenge with a record of 0-4. Cusick lost 24-0 in their recent league challenge against Almira-Coulee-Hartline (Coulee City, WA)