The crowd at Thursday's non-league match between the College Place Hawks (College Place, WA) and the host Nooksack Valley Pioneers (Everson, WA), saw College Place's softball squad nip Nooksack Valley by a count of 25-20.

The Hawks now sport a 3-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Kiona-Benton for a 1A SCAC - East match on Saturday, April 29. College Place will face a Bears squad coming off a 18-1 league win over Wahluke (Mattawa, WA). The Bears record now stands at 4-2.

With the loss, Nooksack Valley falls to 1-5 on the campaign. The Pioneers travel to Kittitas (Kittitas, WA) to face the Coyotes in a non-league match on Friday, April 21. The Coyotes enter the match with a record of 1-5. Kittitas lost 14-13 in their recent non-league match against Cle Elum-Roslyn (Cle Elum, WA)