Behind Emmaline Humphreys, Holy Family softball takes the 4A state crown

Holy Family beats Windsor for Class 4A softball title behind Stanford commit Emmaline Humphreys

AURORA — Ten minutes into the Class 4A softball title game on Saturday at Aurora Sports Park, Holy Family already found itself down 3-0. Enter Emmaline Humphreys, the Tigers’ right-handed ace, to save the day. Humphreys had just thrown an eight-inning masterpiece in Holy Family’s extra-frame win over Palmer Ridge in the semifinals, and coach Moriah Nguyen was hoping to get the Stanford commit at least an inning of rest to start the championship.…

Behind Emmaline Humphreys, Holy Family softball takes the 4A state crown

AURORA — To win a tournament as difficult as state softball, a team needs to find perfection in all of the little moments that got it there. There was no shortage of those in Holy Family’s ride to the 4A state championship at Aurora Sports Park on Saturday. In the end, the third-seeded Tigers came from behind to take down No. 1 Windsor, 7-4, to claim its third crown since 2020. Senior ace Emmaline Humphreys was a major catalyst in their 25-4 jou…

Holy Family rallies to beat Windsor and capture 4A softball title

AURORA – There was a moment right after the Holy Family Tigers clinched their first Class 4A state title berth since 2022 by beating Palmer Ridge in extra innings that head coach Moriah Nguyen sat in quiet contemplation with her star pitcher Emmaline Humphreys in the outfield grass. To put it simply, the Stanford-bound senior was gassed both physically and emotionally.’ Nguyen had a decision to make. “We’ve talked about it all season, that Em ca…