Four Texarkana-area girls have been selected to the Texas Sports Writers Association All-State Softball teams.

Liberty-Eylau junior Lacey Middlebrooks is a first-team selection on the 3A squad after helping the Lady Leopards reach the 3A championship game, where L-E lost a 1-0 heart-breaker to Huntington.

Middlebrooks finished the season with a 23-3 record and 0.32 earned run average and a school-record 385 strikeouts. She also contributed at the plate with a .380 average that included 5 home runs. Middlebrooks was also a first-teamer on the Coaches All-State Team, and ...