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Auburn bats erupt to punch Trojans' first ticket to softball state semifinals
DECATUR, Ill. — Immediately, Auburn got a jump on the momentum and never let go of it. In the top of the first, left-handed freshman third baseman Addison Jones grabbed a pop up and threw to first base for a double play. One batter later, it was Taylor Patterson throwing behind a runner to get the inning-ending out at first.
Maroa-Forsyth baseball thrashes Litchfield early for 2A state berth
Maroa-Forsyth's Tate Brandenburg and Zayn Giles quickly ushered back-to-back RBI triples in the first inning and the duo combined for nine RBIs en route to a 10-4 victory over Litchfield in the Class 2A Lincoln Land Community College Supersectional on Monday. "It feels amazing," Brandenburg said. "This team chemistry is...
College golfer suffers brutal break on final hole for NCAA championship
Golf can be a cruel sport at times. Auburn freshman Jackson Koivun felt the sport’s wrath on Monday. Koivun was among the finalists competing for the NCAA men’s golf individual title at Omni La Costa in Carlsbad, Calif. Koivun needed a birdie on the par-4 final hole to tie Georgia Tech sophomore Hiroshi Tai atop... The post College golfer suffers brutal break on final hole for NCAA championship appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
Auburn's Taylor lets bat, as well as her arm, do the talking for Trojans' first sectional title
WILLIAMSVILLE — Meena Taylor did everything she could for the Auburn softball team with her pitching arm. It was time for her bat to do some damage. With one on and one out in the top of the ninth inning, the junior hammered the first pitch of her at-bat over the fence in right field to give the Trojans a two-run lead. In the bottom of the same inning, with the tying run at third and the winning run at first base, Taylor polished off the Class 2A Williamsville Sectional championship win by striking out Stanford Olympia's Emma Books.
Triple gold: SHG's Jamarion Bardwell, Litchfield's Keenan Powell land in history books
CHARLESTON — Sacred Heart-Griffin's Jamarion Bardwell and Litchfield’s Keenan Powell each generated gold medals in the triple jump at the boys track and field state finals at O’Brien Field on Saturday. Both summoned their best attempts on the final day. Bardwell traveled a personal best 46 feet,...
Hand of fate: Glenwood's Law capitalizes on penalty in double OT to lift Titans past Plains
Editor's note: A previous version of this article incorrectly referenced Pleasant Plains' Class 1A third-place finish at the 2023 state tournament. We apologize for this error. PLEASANT PLAINS — It was a game that took 100 full minutes, including regulation and two overtimes. Right before penalty kicks would have had to decide the outcome of the Class 2A Pleasant Plains Sectional girls soccer championship game between defending state champion Chatham Glenwood and Pleasant Plains, a penalty kick...
Auburn, North Boone secure first postseason softball titles in program history, and want more
Led by senior pitcher Ally Lowery, Auburn won its first regional title in softball on Saturday, pounding out an 8-4 win over Hampshire. And the Knights danced on the diamond when it was all done. More area softball: Cami Carter and North Boone stroll into softball program's first sectional championship ...
How these state medalists became staples on the Litchfield boys track team
Keenan Powell’s dad talked him into it. “It was in middle school and he said, ‘Keenan, you’re going to do track,’” the Litchfield senior recalled. “At first I was like, ‘Uh, I don’t know,’ because I had never done track. It never crossed my mind, so I was not happy about it. But I’m glad he pushed me to track.” ...
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