The Wilmington girls varsity team is 14-3 so far this season and has one the county title again for the third year in a row.
    On March 31 the Lady Canes beat Little Miami 4-1.
    Junior Stephanie Byrne struck out 18 Lady Panthers in that game. Last season she had 19 strikeouts during the game against Clermont Northeastern, which was the most she had in a single game that season. 
    "[I want] to break my old records and to understand how to deal with different situations," Byrne said of her goals for this season. 
    Byrne has indeed broken her record, pitching a perfect game on Wed. April 20 against Walnut Hills. She now leads the FAVC with 174 strike-outs.
    Working through the off season is very important to pitchers.
    "Yes, I work all through the winter and summer. I go to a pitching coach one day a week and I pitch two other days a week on my own," Byrne said. 
    Byrne is a key player on the varsity team and many others are as well, varsity coach Willie McClure said.
    "We have ten players returning this season," McClure said. "We’ll start with our pitcher Stephanie Byrne and our seniors Tori Crowe [who] plays short stop while Emily Green is our 3^rd baseman [and] Kelli Hartman is our catcher."
    The team also has one goal in mind and it’s a big one.
    "Our main goals are to win the FAVC Cardinal Division, to win the Clinton County tournament [and] to do very well in the State tournament," McClure said."At the same time my goal is always to have our girls play good softball and to compete against the best, to become a team."
    So far the season has went well for the varsity Lady Canes with only a few losses.    
    "I expect our season to be really successful… we have the talent and the experience to have one of the best seasons that we’ve ever had here at Wilmington," McClure said.
    Sophomore Samantha Newkirk plays for the JV softball team and said she has one goal for the season.
    "To better myself and the team," Newkirk said. Newkirk plays 3rd and centerfield and has played for six years. 
    "Don’t be afraid to step up and always work hard," she said.
    The JV team is 10-1 so far this year.