Championship Team Honored
October 02, 2025

The 2005 Highland Lady Cougars softball team won the Class 2 Missouri State Softball Championship with an undefeated season. Highland hosted a triangular cluster softball tournament on September 27 and honored the twenty-year anniversary of the state championship win during the event. Pictured top left is the 2005 team and the current 2025 Highland softball team. Top right: Stephanie (Schultz) Broadhurst throwing the first pitch at the Cluster. Stephanie pitched the entire season during 05. Also pictured is the 2005 team, front row: Jodie Schultz, Amber Anders, Stephanie Schultz, Amanda Lewis. Those unable to attend. Coach Brad Dance, Ashlan Knoche, Samantha Murfin and Marikia Abbey. Back row: Kelsey Taylor, Billie Washburn, Kalyn Lay, Margo Myers, Abby Gaus, Ashley Stice, Coach Dianne Ten Eyck, Jordan Lay, Alicia Nichols, Stephanie Jones, Jamie Turner. Lower right: The current 2005 softball team lined up to welcome the 2005 Champions as they were announced.
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