🥎: #757Teamz Top 1⃣5⃣‼️ #8 Western Branch 9, #1 Hickory 6 The No. 8 Bruins upset the top-ranked Hawks. Ashley Matthews went 3 for 4 and Maddie Lemasters went 2 for 3. Lilly Creef went 2 for 3 with a three-run home run and four RBIs. Marissa Bernheimer added a solo home run.

🥎: #757Teamz Top 1⃣5⃣ #5 Western Branch 8, York 5 Lilly Creef, Kaileigh Taylor, Lorelai Jenkins and Gracie Stone each recorded two hits for the Bruins.

🥎#5 Western Branch 18, Nansemond River 3. Kaileigh Taylor was 4 for 4 with five RBIs, Ashley Matthews added three hits and two RBIs and Haylee Bandura picked up the win with nine 9 strikeouts.

🥎: #757Teamz Top 1⃣5⃣ #5 Western Branch 26, Oscar Smith 2 Maddie Lemasters hit a three-run home run for the Bruins and Marissa Bernheimer hit a grand slam. Lemasters and Bernheimer combined for 11 RBIs.

🥎: #757Teamz Top 1⃣5⃣ #5 Western Branch 6, Deep Creek 2 Ashley Matthews went 3 for 4 while Lilly Creef, Marissa Bernheimer and Kendall Edmondson each added two hits. Haylee Bandura earned the win for the Bruins.

🥎: #757Teamz Top 1⃣5⃣ #5 Western Branch 20, King's Fork 0 Maddie Lemasters went 5 for 5 with a single, two doubles, a triple and a three-run home run. Marissa Bernheimer and Kaileigh Taylor also hit three-run home runs for the Bruins. Ava Giacometti threw a one–hitter.

🥎: Class 6 Region A quarterfinals No. 1 Western Branch 5, No. 8 Landstown 0 Tied at zero in the 5th, Marissa Bernheimer & Maddie Lemasters scored two runs each w/ a double & a home run, respectively. Haylee Bandura totaled 10 strikeouts for the Bruins & only gave up three hits.

🥎: Class 6 Region A semifinals No. 1 Western Branch 4, No. 4 Cosby 0 WP: Haylee Bandura Marissa Bernheimer went 2 for 2 with three RBIs for the top-seeded Bruins. Bandura struck out eight and only allowed two hits in seven innings.

🥎: Class 6 Region A championship 🏆 No. 1 Western Branch 2, No. 3 Glen Allen 0 The top-seeded Bruins swept the Jaguars to win the region title. Haylee Bandura struck out 9 in 7 innings. Kaileigh Taylor and Maddie Lemasters each tallied an RBI with 1 and 3 hits, respectively.

Congrats to our Varsity softball team for winning the 6A Regional championship

🥎: Class 6 quarterfinals Western Branch 7, C.D. Hylton 0 WP: Haylee Bandura Maddie Lemasters blasted a 3-run home run in the 1st inning. Marissa Bernheimer, Anna Kerns & Gracie Stone also finished with 2 hits. Bandura pitched a complete-game shutout, striking out 6.

🥎Western Branch 2, Madison 0. End 3. Class 6 semifinals. Lilly Creef RBI double, Marissa Bernheimer RBI single for the Bruins.

🥎Western Branch 2, Madison 0. FINAL. Class 6 semifinals. Bruins will play in first state championship game Saturday.

🥎 Western Branch pitcher Haylee Bandura tosses a gem as the Bruins advance to the Class 6 state championship game, Jami Frankenberry reports. pilotonline.com/2025/06/13/wes…

🥎 Despite a strong start, Western Branch ultimately fell to Glen Allen in the Class 6 softball state final. Read more in the linked article by Marty O'Brien. pilotonline.com/2025/06/14/wes…

💛Couldn’t be more proud to have so many from our Western Branch community honored for Class 6 All-State💙 #IronSharpensIron Congrats to Sarah Wright for leading the charge!

Very excited to be among the 10 finalists for VA Softball player of the year! Harry Lichtman High School On SI Vote: Who Should Be the Virginia High School Softball Player of the Year? si.com/high-school/vi…

🥎 Read the VHSL all-state softball teams for all classifications in the attached article. pilotonline.com/2025/07/02/vhs…

🥎 Meet the 2025 All-Tidewater softball teams by Marty O'Brien: pilotonline.com/2025/07/04/202…

🥎 Read about the All-Tidewater Softball Player of the Year, Western Branch’s Maddie Lemasters, in the linked article by Marty O'Brien. pilotonline.com/2025/07/08/all…