Jackson High School’s Kyle Peacocke hands the 2023 WIAA Class 4A softball championship trophy to the team after their win in Richland, Wash., on May 27 2023. (TJ Mullinax / for The Herald) ...

Defending state champions. Top-notch lineups. Strong pitchers. The Jackson High School softball team has seen it all during its run to the OHSAA state semifinals at 5:30 p.m. June 7 in Akron.

Jackson vs. Centerville softball state semifinal set to start soon Jackson's game, scheduled for a 3 p.m. start, will begin around 3:20. Jackson is the visiting team and will bat first.

The Elks certainly didn’t believe Jackson could stop them, taking control with a four-run third inning to lead 4-0. Following a bases-loaded walk to Chayse Adkins, Belcher’s first hit, a ...