Newport softball out after player injury

NEWPORT — Following the injury of a star player, the Newport High School softball team was eliminated from the 2026 District 6 2B Fastpitch Softball Tournament last week.

Later named Co-Offensive Player of the Year in the Northeast 2B North league, Bella Boyd sustained an injury during Newport’s pre-tournament game against Freeman, Tuesday, May 5. While a Freeman player was sliding to second base, her softball cleat hit Boyd’s knee, resulting in a hospital visit, three stitches and her absence at the tournament, where Newport was eliminated after two straight losses.