Pierce MVP as Indy tops Shady in Section 2 championship

Independence’s Kenzie Pierce had the typical ninth-grade goals at the start of the season. In Friday in the Class AA Region 3, Section 2 championship, the freshman hurler was anything but typical. Exceptional might be more fitting. Or how about MVP? Pierce won for the third straight night in an elimination game and the Patriots plated three runs on homers by Allie Hypes and Emma Lilly in a 4-2 victory over Shady Spring to give Indy the sectional championship for the second straight year and four of the last five. Afterward, Pierce was named tournament MVP. Independence will play Bluefield...