Spectators at Thursday's non-league match between the Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars (Shawnee Mission, KS) and the visiting Olathe East Hawks (Olathe, KS), witnessed Shawnee Mission Northwest's softball squad tip Olathe East by a count of 12-8.

The Cougars now sport a 3-5 record. They play next when they host Olathe Northwest for a Sunflower match on Tuesday, April 25. Shawnee Mission Northwest will meet a Ravens squad coming off a 10-0 non-league win over Shawnee Mission East (Shawnee Mission, KS). The Ravens record now stands at 10-1.

With the loss, Olathe East moves to 2-6 on the season. The Hawks host Blue Valley (Stilwell, KS) to meet the Tigers in a non-league match on Friday, April 21. The Tigers go into the match with a record of 7-2. Blue Valley won 14-1 in their recent non-league match against Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park, KS)