Softball season is here and it appears the Hoosier Heritage Conference will once again be loaded with powerful squads on the diamond. Four of the schools are ranked in the preseason poll of Indiana’s best. That includes New Palestine claiming the top spot in the 3A poll. The Dragons edged Mishawaka Marian for the top honors. Two other HHC teams are ranked in 3A. Shelbyville is 18th and Yorktown is 24th.
Meanwhile, the annual gorilla in the league, Pendleton Heights, begins the season ranked eighth in 4A. Here is a look at the complete polls in each class.
CLASS 4A
1. McCutcheon (9) 135
2. Franklin Central 123
3. East Central 107
4. Center Grove 69
5. Avon 61
6. LaPorte 60
7. Castle 59
8. Pendleton Heights 57
9. Munster 47
10. Penn 46
10. Mishawaka 46
12. Homestead 44
13. Carmel 38
14. Lake Central 29
14. Martinsville 29
16. South Bend Adams 22
17. Northridge 20
18. Hamilton Southeastern 17
19. Elkhart Memorial 11
20. Lowell 10
21. Huntington North 8
21. Portage 8
23. Floyd Central 7
23. Fort Wayne Snider 7
25. Noblesville 6
26. Crown Point 1
CLASS 3A
1. New Palestine (9) 135
2. Mishawaka Marian 124
3. Jasper 106
4. Bellmont 96
5. Mississinewa 84
6. Crawfordsville 69
7. Blackford 64
8. Heritage Hills 56
9. Edgewood 55
10. Benton Central 45
11. Corydon 44
12. Boonville 40
13. Andrean 25
14. Gibson Southern 22
14. Griffith 22
16. Twin Lakes 20
17. North Harrison 15
18. Shelbyville 12
19. Batesville 11
19. South Bend St. Joseph’s 11
21. Greensburg 8
22. Columbia City 4
22. Roncalli 4
24. Yorktown 1
CLASS 2A
1. Indianapolis Scecina (2) 102
2. Madison-Grant (2) 100
3. Cass (4) 97
4. Bremen (1) 95
5. Fairfield 70
6. Boone Grove 62
7. South Spencer 59
8. Hanover Central 58
9. South Putnam 57
10. Jimtown 56
11. Eastern (Greentown) 49
11. Fort Wayne Luers 49
13. Wheeler 48
14. Union County 44
15. Delphi 43
16. Bloomfield 23
17. Garrett 20
18. Alexandria 16
19. Southwestern (Hanover) 12
20. Brownstown 4
21. Bluffton 3
22. Eastern (Pekin) 1
CLASS A
1. Whiting (5) 118
2. Indianapolis Lutheran (1) 117
3. Tecumseh (3) 111
4. Frontier 100
5. Lakewood Park Christian 93
6. Henryville 84
7. North Daviess 80
8. Lafayette Central Catholic 75
9. North Central (Farmersburg) 64
10. Clay City 49
11. Lanesville 48
12. Triton 20
13. Wes-Del 19
14. Springs Valley 18
15. Morgan Township 17
16. Jac-Cen-Del 14
17. Clinton Prairie 10
18. Northeast Dubois 9
19. Shakamak 7
20. Attica 4
21. Pioneer 2
21. Southern Wells 2
21. Tri-Central 2
24. Monroe Central 1
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