POLL POSITION

SOFTBALL 1. East View 20-0 2. Hays 11-2 3. Austin High 12-3 4. Dripping Springs 16-3 5. Elgin 8-5 6. Stony Point 12-4 7. Pflugerville 11-3 8. Bowie 12-7 9. Vista Ridge 13-5 10. Liberty Hill 13-4 Note: records through March 5. DIAMOND BITS East View opened District 17-4A play by blanking Connally 13-0 this week. Kaley Batchlear’s three hits for the Patriots included a triple, and she finished with three RBIs. Kaleigh Williams recorded her 17th pitching win for East View, which will play at Bastrop on Friday. ... Hays defeated Kerrvile Tivy 12-2 to improve to 2-0 in District 27-4A. ... Austin High raced past District 15-5A rival Lake Travis 11-1 as Mariah Garcia hit two homers and drove in five RBIs. The victory was the 12th in a row for the Maroons. ... Dripping Springs posted a 4-1 record in tournament play at A&M Consolidated. ... Vista Ridge has won seven of its past eight games. ... Pflugerville’s three losses include defeats against Elgin and Hays. GIRLS SOCCER 1. Westlake 16-1-2 2. Veritas 22-0 3. Georgetown 13-2-4 4. Connally 19-1-1 5. Round Rock 11-5-2 6. Hays 13-3 7. Westwood 11-5-1 8. LBJ 11-1-3 9. Hendrickson 12-3-2 10. Vista Ridge 11-2-1 Note: records through March 5. FREE KICKS Veritas Academy defeated Cypress Christian 4-3 Thursday in a TAPPS Division III state semifinal. On Friday, the Defenders will play unbeaten Bullard The Brook Hill in Houston for the Division III title. On Tuesday, freshman Summerlyn Heller notched a hat trick as Veritas topped Dallas Covenant 4-1 in state quarterfinal. ... Westlake, which blanked Del Valle 9-0 this week, has allowed just seven goals this season. ... Westwood topped Hendrickson 3-1 this week in a District 16-5A match as Brooke Ingram scored twice. Westwood and Round Rock share the district lead with 19 points. BOYS SOCCER 1. Del Valle 18-1-2 2. McNeil 13-3-3 3. LBJ 15-0-4 4. East View 15-2-2 5. Connally 13-3-1 6. Westwood 9-3-3 7. Vandegrift 9-4-4 8. Rouse 11-4-1 9. Bowie 10-5-4 10. Round Rock 7-6-1 Note: records through March 5. FREE KICKS Obed Garcia scored three goals in the final 12 minutes as Del Valle rallied to defeat Westlake 3-1 in a District 15-5A match. ... District-leading McNeil topped Pflugerville 4-1 to clinch a playoff berth in 16-5A. Westwood holds down second after going 2-0-1 in its past three matches. ... The East View boys and girls soccer teams have combined for 35 wins this season.