The Hornets finished 19-5, falling to Loudoun County in the region quarterfinals, but the team made an impression on Ryder, the 2008 All-Central Virginia softball coach of the year.

After a one-game playoff between Monticello and Orange County was needed to decide the Jefferson District’s regular-season softball champion, it’s anybody’s guess who will capture the tournament title.

The Hornets finally got the upper hand, as they scratched across two runs in the eighth inning off of botched plays by the Lions’ infield to prevail 3-2.