King City High School softball storms back from 7 runs down to defeat Stanberry and win the Class 1 District 7 Championship

KING CITY, Mo. (KQTV) - It seemed bleak for a long time for 1 seed King City High School softball, as the team fell down 7-0 after 5 innings to 3 seed Stanberry in the Class 1 District 7 Championship. But the Lady Wildkats went on a vicious comeback and scored 8 unanswered runs in the 6th and 7th inning to come back and win 8-7 to win the district title.

King City sophomore Kinley Potter had a game tying 2-run home run in the bottom of the 7th inning to knot the game at 7-7. Then with a runner on third, Lady Wildkats freshman Ella Price had the walk-off single in the incredible comeback victory.

Price finished 2-for-4 with 1 RBI, Potter was 1-for-3 with 2 RBI on a 2-run home run, freshman Blakely Bogart was 2-for-3 with 1 RBI, freshman Piper Jundy was 1-for-4 with 2 RBI and freshman Tenley Parker was 1-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Parker and Bogart combined to throw 15 strikeouts for King City.

For Stanberry, sophomore Harper Heyde was 2-for-3 at the plate with 3 RBI and a 2-run home run and junior Tasha Stoll was 2-for-4 with 1 RBI.

It's King City's first District Championship since 2022. The Lady Wildkats get to 14-5 on the season and next play at Princeton in the Class 1 State Quarterfinals on Saturday, October 24th, time TBD.

Stanberry finishes the season with an 11-5 record.