Summer-Concluding Tournaments for Softball Travel Teams: PGF National Championships and Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series
Several local softball players have made their mark at the Premier Girls Fastpitch (PGF) National Championships and The Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series, showcasing their skills in the high-stakes tournaments.
Notable Performances
Peyton Kingery, a committing player for Valley Christian High and the University of North Texas, showcased her talent in the 18-Under Premier Division. During pool play, Kingery went 2 for 4, scoring a run, and hitting a double. However, in the double elimination bracket, she went hitless in three at-bats, as her team, the BSC Bengals-Briggs, lost 8-2 to Cookeville TN Mojo Ramsey/Fisher.
Isabella Gonzalez from Gahr High pitched a near-perfect game, taking a no-hitter into the bottom of the seventh inning before allowing a home run to future Boise State University athlete Kaitlyn Galasso. Despite this, Gonzalez still managed a 5-1 victory.
Malaia Huskey, another Gahr High alumna, picked up her only hit in pool play action against the RI Thunder National.
Team Highlights
The BSC Bengals-Briggs, after their loss to Cookeville TN Mojo Ramsey/Fisher, dropped to the losers bracket. Other notable teams included the Bellevue-based Washington A’s Premier 18U squad, who won local league titles with contributions from Mount Si grads. Allied players such as Ally Hetzel (recent Mount Si High grad) had a three-double, two-run game in a 7-3 win, while others like Kolbi Schmer and Elle Sexton contributed homers and doubles respectively in competitive matches.
The Seeley/Haney squad faced challenges, losing two games including a walkoff loss 7-6 to Iowa Premier National. Individual highlights came from Bothell’s Kolbi Schmer and Skyline’s Elle Sexton despite the losses.
Ongoing Tournaments
As of late July 2025, nearly 20 area travel players were competing in both tournaments, with 14 still active by Wednesday night before the finals on Friday and Saturday. However, detailed final bracket outcomes and comprehensive player stats for the championship game results were not explicitly provided in the available sources.
In conclusion, while specific final championship winners and full statistical summaries for the area travel players at the PGF National Championships and Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series finals are not fully detailed, multiple area players and teams remained competitive deep into the tournaments, with individual hitting and defensive highlights documented up through late July 2025 as finals approached. Further details on championship outcomes would require updates beyond the current search results.
Local sports and community news continue to highlight the impressive performances of young softball players in high-stakes tournaments. Peyton Kingery, a committing player for Valley Christian High and the University of North Texas, showcased her skills at the 18-Under Premier Division, while Isabella Gonzalez from Gahr High pitched a near-perfect game in another tournament event. Meanwhile, events such as the BSC Bengals-Briggs' drop to the losers bracket and the competitive performances of the Bellevue-based Washington A’s Premier 18U squad, among others, are causing a buzz in local sports, with multiple area players still actively competing in ongoing tournaments like the PGF National Championships and Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series as they approach their finals.
