High school softball: Grantsville dynasty marches on with another dominant 3A state championship

Grantsville players prepare to dogpile one another after they defeated North Sanpete 12-0 in five innings during the 3A softball state championship game, held at Gail Miller Field in Provo on Thursday, May 14, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News Grantsville’s Eden Ressel was thrilled to be playing at BYU’s Gail Miller Field on Thursday afternoon, and not just for the joy of playing on a college field. In Grantsville’s three previous 3A state tournament wins at Spanish Fork Park, the senior leadoff hitter had gone a combined 0 for 9.

It wasn’t really a slump as she was hitting the ball hard, she just couldn’t get on base. Ressel picked the perfect game to find the games in the 3A championship game at BYU on Thursday. Ressel doubled in her first at-bat and was the perfect table setter all game for No.

1 seed Grantsville in a dominant 12-0 victory in five innings over No. 2 seed North Sanpete to claim its fourth straight state championship. Ressel is one of seven Grantsville seniors who’ve been on the squad for all four state titles, and one of five who’ve been starters since their sophomore year.

Thursday’s championship felt a bit different. “It definitely feels more sentimental because we’ve played together pretty much since our freshman year and we’ve all played varsity since our sophomore year. The state tournament wasn’t anything different, but just our last games playing together, I think we just played with more heart and trusted each other more and I think it all just worked out well,” said Ressel, who went 3 for 3 with two doubles and two RBIs in the win.