The Paige Neal/Christina Freeman Softball Tournament concluded on Saturday at the Joplin Athletic Complex.
Blue Springs was crowned the tourney’s 2021 champion. The Wildcats went 5-0 at the 12-team invite, which is sponsored by the Joplin Sports Authority and Joplin High School.
Staley was the tourney’s runner-up, while Carthage took third place.
Carthage went 3-0 in pool play on Friday and then suffered losses to Blue Springs and Staley on Saturday in Gold bracket play.
Webb City and Neosho both went 3-2 at the event. Joplin went 2-3, Seneca went 1-4 and Carl Junction went 0-5.
PAIGE NEAL/CHRISTINA FREEMAN SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
Saturday’s results
Gold Bracket
Blue Springs 10, Carthage 1
Staley 15, Carthage 7
Blue Springs 5, Staley 2
Silver Bracket
Broken Arrow 6, Kickapoo 2
Broken Arrow 4, Webb City 1
Webb City 7, Kickapoo 6
Bronze Bracket
Joplin 9, Park Hill South 0
Park Hill South 7, Neosho 0
Neosho 17, Joplin 7
Consolation Bracket
Nevada 8, Carl Junction 0
Nevada 10, Seneca 0
Seneca 10, Carl Junction 0
Friday’s results
Pool A
Kickapoo 11, Joplin 1
Joplin 18, Carl Junction 8
Blue Springs 11, Kickapoo 2
Blue Springs 12, Joplin 2
Kickapoo 15, Carl Junction 3
Blue Springs 16, Carl Junction 1
Pool B
Broken Arrow 7, Nevada 2
Park Hill South 13, Nevada 6
Carthage 6, Broken Arrow 1
Carthage 11, Nevada 2
Broken Arrow 10, Park Hill South 1
Carthage 4, Park Hill South 3
Pool C
Webb City 13, Seneca 3
Webb City 13, Neosho 2
Staley 11, Seneca 0
Staley 5, Webb City 2
Neosho 16, Seneca 5
Neosho 5, Staley 3
