Whitchester senior Hayley Mears scoots in to take the throwdown on a steal by Proctor's Sydney Wood. Whitchester defeated Proctor 8-7 in walk-off fashion to capture the Division IV softball championship in Castleton on Saturday evening. The Mountaineers victory was bittersweet as it was their last game before Rochester closes and Whitcomb merges with South Royalton next school year. (Herald / Ben DeFlorio)