Ridgeline’s status as Utah softball power confirmed with second title in three years | Sports
In the wake of the COVID-19 shortened spring season, Ridgeline softball stood at a crossroads though no one quite yet knew. An elite program would soon be born in Millville. Four years into the program’s existence, the Riverhawks were by no means in dire straits. They owned a 57-36 overall record with a 16-7 mark in region games with a top three finish in the region standings every year (except 2020 which didn’t have region games due to being shortened). Ridgeline was a good team. But good teams don’t do what the Riverhawks accomplished last month — complete a 30-1 season by appearing in a third straight title game and winning the 4A state championship for a second time in those three years. Getting to the top in Utah softball is no short or simple task, with a host of great teams standing between getting to a single championship series, let alone three straight. But the Riverhawks are on the cusp of becoming the next dynasty of 4A softball. Oddly enough, though, arguably Ridgeline’s biggest rival to becoming a softball powerhouse, Bear River, also served as the model for success. For decades, the Bears have been ascendant in Utah softball,
