The Aquinas Monarchs softball squad (David City, NE), was edged 8-7 in Thursday's non-league contest with the visiting Kearney Catholic Stars (Kearney, NE)

With the triumph, Kearney Catholic improves its record to 6-2 on the year. The Stars host Northwest (Grand Island, NE) to face the Vikings in a non-league contest on Saturday, September 7. The Vikings enter the contest with a record of 9-0. Northwest won 10-2 in their recent non-league contest against Kearney (Kearney, NE)

The Monarchs now hold a 5-5 record. They play next when they travel to Gross Catholic for a non-league contest on Saturday, September 7. Aquinas will face a Cougars squad coming off a 13-0 non-league loss to Blair (Blair, NE). The Cougars record now stands at 3-5.