High school softball: Southington leads list of programs with most state championships

Southington won't be without competition, however. Salem won its 19th title in 2021 to tie Crescent for the top spot. The Blue Devils have won 11 state championships since 1998 including six in a row from 1998 to 2002.


National powerhouse Papillion-LaVista (Papillion, Neb.), which plays in the fall, also can't be counted out. Winners of 10 straight championships between 1995 and 2004, the Monarchs posted back-to-back 36-0 seasons in 2019 and 2020 to raise their total to 17.

Crescent was the early leader out of the gate with 11 straight championships from 1987 to 1997. The Tigers last won a state title in 203.

Sources for the list include the National Federation of High Schools record book and state association record books. Additions or corrections? Email kevinaskeland65@gmail.com. Most softball state championships

Nos. 1-10
20 — Southington (Conn.)
19 — Loving (N.M.)
19 — Salem (N.H.)
19 — Crescent (Iva, S.C.)
18 — Carlsbad (N.M.)
17 — Papillion-LaVista (Papillion, Neb.)
16 — Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
15 — Needles (Calif.)
14 — Bishop Carroll (Wichita, Kan.)
14 — Vandebilt Catholic (Houma, La.)



11-24
13 — Ankeny (Iowa)
13 — Bishop Kelly (Boise, Idaho)
13 — Ezell-Harding Christian (Antioch, Tenn.)
13 — Silver (Silver City, N.M.)
13 — Silver Lake (Kan.)
12 — Buford (Ga.)
12 — Erie (Colo.)
12 — Immaculate Heart Academy (Washington Township, N.J.)
12 — John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.)
12 — Northern (Owings, Md.)
12 — Pocola (Okla.)
12 — Seton Catholic (Chandler, Ariz.)
12 — Seymour (Conn.)
12 — Wheeling Central Catholic (Wheeling, W.Va.)

11 state titles
Adna (Wash.)
Bear River (Garland, Utah)
Brattleboro (Vt.)
Broken Arrow (Okla.)
Cobre (Bayard, N.M.)
Coginchaug Regional (Durham, Conn.)
Davenport (Okla.)
Frenchtown/Alberton (Frenchtown, Mont.)
Gordon Lee (Chickamauga, Ga.)
Florence-Carlton (Florence, Mont.)
Manti (Utah)
Montesano (Wash.)
Oxbow (Bradford, Vt.)
Peoples Academy (Morrisville, Vt.)
Tuttle (Okla.)

10 state titles
Arlington Memorial (Arlington, Vt.)
Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans, Vt.)
Caravel (Bear, Del.)
Churchill (Eugene, Ore.)
Gibbs (Corryton, Tenn.)
Kailua (Hawaii)
Lyndon Institute (Lyndon Center, Vt.)
Minersville (Pa.)
Naples (Fla.)
Pisgah (Ala.)
Tooele (Utah)
Turners Falls (Montague, Mass.)
West Fargo (N.D.)

Nine state titles
Alabama Christian Academy (Montgomery, Ala.)
Bartow (Fla.)
Billings Senior (Mont.)
Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)
Buckfield (Maine)
Canyon del Oro (Tucson, Ariz.)
Champion (Warren, Ohio)
Clear Creek-Amana (Tiffin, Iowa)
Hopkinton (Contoocook, N.H.)
Immaculate Conception (Lodi, N.J.)
Indian Land (Fort Mill, S.C.)
Juneau-Douglas (Juneau, Alaska)
Madison (Maine)
Masuk (Monroe, Conn.)
Northeast (Pasadena, Md.)
Pahranagat Valley (Alamo, Nev.)
Piedra Vista (Farmington, N.M.)
Reed (Sparks, Nev.)
Royal (Royal City, Wash.)
Russell (Great Falls, Mont.)
San Manuel (San Manuel, Ariz.)
Springfield (Akron, Ohio)
Spanish Fort (Ala.)
Stevens Point (Wis.)
Taylor (Ark.)
Unionville-Sebewaing (Sebewaing, Mich.)
Washington (Okla.)