Liberty-Eylau’s senior softball players were in their comfort zone—no heels, no panty hose, and no stairs.

Graduation ceremonies for nine of L-E’s best athletes will probably not be forgotten soon. Each girl stepped on home plate Tuesday at H.E. Markham Park’s Lady Leopard Field to receive her diploma.

It was an event organized by the school’s administration after the Leopards beat Longview Spring Hill last Friday to earn L-E its first-ever berth in the University Interscholastic League’s Class 3A State Softball tournament. That event begins Thursday, the same day L-E’s...