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Washington Shocked by Central Lee in Softball Region Semis
The Washington Demons had their softball season end in a 5-4 loss to Central Lee Saturday night in the Class 3A Region 8 semifinals. Central Lee broke a scoreless tie with a run in the top of the fourth inning, but Washington got back-to-back base hits with two outs from senior Rylee Libe and junior Lauren Hinrichsen to take the lead in the bottom half.
Hounds end year with loss at Mt. Pleasant
MT. PLEASANT – The Fort Madison Bloodhound baseball team outhit Mt. Pleasant in Class 3A Substate 5 bracket 9-7, but the final score didn’t reflect the offense as the Panthers ended the Hounds’ season with a 4-2 win Friday night in Mt. Pleasant. The Hounds got on...
Lady Wolves Bested in Quarters Extras
The Winfield-Mt. Union softball team wrapped up their season in the regional quarterfinal round of the Class 1A tournament last week, falling victim to a comeback by Holy Trinity Catholic, 10-9, in nine innings. The Crusaders started the game with a run in the first. The Lady Wolves took their first lead with a five run third. HTC chipped away with two in the fifth and regained the advantage with a four run sixth to go up 7-5. Down to the final three outs of their season, it was WMU’s turn to rally, scoring twice in the top of the seventh to force extra innings. After a scoreless eighth for both sides, the Lady Wolves posted a pair of runs in the ninth. The Wolves couldn’t close out the postseason win in the bottom half, as the Crusaders rallied with their backs against the wall, scoring three times to walk-off the Wolves.
Lady Hawks rally to regional championship
WASHINGTON – The education of softball came into sharp focus as the Central Lee girls staged a wild comeback to advance in Class 3A Region 8 softball action Saturday at No. 12 Washington. A critical Demon base running error in the bottom of the seventh helped the Lady Hawks...
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