Hornet Softball secured a the SWC title for the first time since 1996 with Thursday victory
May 15, 2026, 8:22 AM CT
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The Richland Center softball team defeated Prairie du Chien 1-0 on Thursday night at home.
With the win, the Hornets secured a the SWC title for the first time since 1996. Kyree Fischer pitched a 1 hitter. Abagail Williams stepped up with another big at bat as she stroked an inside the park home run for the games only score.
The Hornets managed just 3 hits in the victory.
The team is now 7-2 with one more conference game tonight at Platteville. The WIAA seeding meeting for softball teams will be Sunday with the tournament set to begin for a few teams as early as Thursday May 21st.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at [email protected].
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