The Wakefield 14 and under and 18 and under softball teams are playing a furious schedule on the way to the upcoming district tournaments.
In fact, the 14 and under team heads to O'Neill this weekend for a Class C District tournament.
The Wakefield 18U has been extremely busy, playing tournaments and double headers to get in some games before the season is over.
"We are very fortunate to be able to play games right near Wakefield," Wakefield coach Mike Mogus said. "We're feeling the team work to come together."
Wakefield split a doubleheader with Wausa, 10-4 then lost game two 14-6.
In the first game, Wakefield used a seven-run third inning to put some distance between the teams.
Brianna Bousquet scored along with Maddie Mogus, Kenzie Arenas, Destiny Helzer, Rachael Nuernberger, Natalee Overfelt and Madison Borg.
After Wausa battled back in the third and fourth to make it 8-4. the Wakefield 18 and unders sealed the game in the sixth with runs from Nuernberg and Laken Rahn.
Wakefield jumped out in game two with six runs in the first inning, but the bats stalled from there and Wausa went on to score seven in the first, seven in the second and four in the third to end the game by the eight-run rule.
The 18's also played in a tournament at Wisner where they went 1-2 with a win over Nebraska Venom 7-6 and losses to Tekamah twice, 5-0 and 10-5.
"As we go through the season, we keep getting better," coach Mike Mogus said. "I like where we're heading."
Wakefield also played a pair of games in Crofton against Crofton and Verdigre.
Crofton slipped past the Wakefield 18's 7-6 but Wakefield responded with a 12-5 win over Verdigre.
Nuernberger, Helzer, and Borg scored in the second to establish an advantage then Alex Arenas, Mogus, Kenzie Arenas, Nuernberg, and Helzer scored in the third to widen the gap.
Aishah Valenzuela and Alex Arenas scored again in the fifth to post the final score.
Helzer and Nuernberg went 3-for-3 in the game at the plate while Alex Arenas was 2-for-2 and Valenzuela was 2-for-4.
Valenzuela earned the win in the circle.
A late-game rally spelled doom for the Wakefield 18's against the Oakland Rockets.
Valenzuela and Alex Arenas scored in the first inning while Kenzie Arenas, Helzer and Rahn scored in the fourth.
Oakland scored three in the third and four in the fourth to get away with the 7-5 win.
The 14 and unders lost to Dakota Valley 13-0 and 12-3, Sargeant Bluff 11-9 then beat Sargeant Bluff 6-4.
Wakefield earned runs from Mikkie Mogus and Katie Borg in the first inning of the win over Sargeant Bluff then added runs from Michaela Beaty in the third and Mogus, Bella Andrade and Lily King-Lobo in the fourth to take the win.
The Wakefield 14's split games with Vermillion, 6-10 and 6-1.
They also beat the Oakland Rockets 3-2.
Wakefield's 14's won the Wisner tournament in prime fashion including a resounding win in the finals over Tekamah.
Wakefield defeated Nebraska Edge 7-5 and Wisner 20-2 on its way to the title.
Wakefield defeated Wisner in the opening round for the championship.
The Wakefield 14's scored 18 runs in the opening inning against Wisner and never looked back.
Katie Borg, Sierra Hoffman, Daveigh Munter-McAfee, Bella Andrade, Alli Brown, Ashlyn Riewer, Lilly King-Lobo, Mayte Flores-Garcia, Rachael Bousquet, Montse Avilla, Gracyn Keagle - they all scored and some scored again later in the opening frame.
They went on to dismantle Tekamah 17-2 after scoring 10 runs in the first inning.
Wakefield's 14 and unders will be in the Class C district softball tournament this weekend, June 12 and 13 in O'Neill.
Wakefield will take on Atkinson in the opening round at 9:00 a.m. Saturday with the winner moving on to take on Plainview SFC in the double-elimination tournament.