Continuing their outstanding displays of prowess, the MHS baseball and softball teams came to the end of the regular season in great position, and hope to come home with the state titles in short order.

The boys team defeated Declo and Wendell to claim the District 3A tournament win, and will host the 3A Play-In series Southern Qualifying tournament that starts at the end of the week.  The first game is against Parma on Friday, May 9, followed by games against Grangeville or Parma again on May 10.  The double elimination tournament will determine who will move on to the state tournament.

In addition to ending their regular season with an almost perfect record, the Lady Dragons started the district tournament on Monday against Soda Springs on the newly opened ballfield across from the High school.

Members of the team cut the ribbon to make the field officially ready for play, and the first pitch on the new field was thrown out by Oneida School District #351 Superintendent Jon Abrams.  

Malad’s team is heavily favored, and if they make their way past Declo on Tuesday they should also find themselves state-bound.  

The new field has so far been a huge hit with both players and spectators alike, featuring a state of the art and comfortable environment for competitive play, and giving Malad the opportunity to effectively host events of the size and scale of the districts.  For specific information on Malad’s baseball and softball teams, see the sports section on pages 11 and 12 of this paper.