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Look: Best photos from Nooksack Valley's 1A state softball championship win over Lakeside of Nine Mile Falls

After trailing all game, the Pioneers completed a sixth-inning comeback to beat Lakeside of Nine Mile Falls

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

Look: Best photos from Nooksack Valley's 1A state softball championship win over Lakeside of Nine Mile Falls
Look: Best photos from Nooksack Valley's 1A state softball championship win over Lakeside of Nine Mile Falls /

RICHLAND, Wash. — Nooksack Valley junior Jayden Loreen drove in a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth inning to lift the Pioneers to the Class 1A state championship in come-from-behind fashion.

The 4-3 win over Lakeside of Nine Mile Falls was secured thanks to a big outing from senior pitcher Jordyn Relethford. The right-hander went the complete game with six strikeouts, five hits, three earned runs and no walks. 

In the third place game, Eatonville beat Mount Baker 13-6.

Here are photos from the 1A fastpitch state championship and third place game at the Columbia Playfields in Richland:

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THIRD PLACE GAME

Eatonville 13, Mount Baker 6 (final)

--Andy Buhler; @AndyBuhler.

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Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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