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Holding out for a hero: Lautemann's timely glove, bat send Jacksonville Routt to state
The only time the screaming cicadas were truly drowned out at Lincoln Land Community College’s Claude Kracik Field Monday afternoon came in the top of the eighth inning. That happened after Jacksonville Routt’s Jace Lautemann’s two-run double gave the Rockets a two-run lead over the Father McGivney Griffins and an eventual 4-1 win in a Class 1A Springfield Supersectional game. The Routt crowd that made the drive from Jacksonville went wild, and why not? The victory sends...
Jacksonville, Chatham Glenwood baseball advance to sectional semifinals: 3A roundup
Here are the high school softball and baseball regional final results around Springfield for Class 3A: Rochester's regional thriller: Samantha Gleckler, Rochester softball show their mettle in 3A regional title win 1A/2A roundup: Jacksonville Routt baseball sets school record with sectional title 1A Cinderella: Litchfield magically keeps record-setting season alive with win over SHG Meena magic: Auburn's Taylor lets bat, as well as her arm, do the talking for Trojans' first sectional title Family legacy: How this Erickson adds to...
Jacksonville advances to regional title game, plus other 3A softball/baseball regional results
Here are the Class 3A baseball and softball regional results around Springfield from Tuesday and Wednesday: Rockets surge: Here's what made this softball season stand out above the rest for these Rochester seniors Softball and baseball brackets: 2024 IHSA baseball and softball brackets: Springfield-area playoff schedules Williamsville's comeback thriller: Williamsville girls soccer stuns Bloomington Central Catholic for elusive sectional title No regrets: SHG's Jake Kepler wreaks just as much havoc in baseball as does in football Undisputed champions: Lincoln's Heitzig,...
Dobrinich, Saathoff lead Litchfield over Plains and other 1A/2A sectional baseball/softball results
Here are the Class 1A and 2A softball and baseball sectional semifinals results around Springfield for Tuesday and Wednesday: Rockets surge: Here's what made this softball season stand out above the rest for these Rochester seniors Softball and baseball brackets: 2024 IHSA baseball and softball brackets: Springfield-area playoff schedules Williamsville's comeback thriller: Williamsville girls soccer stuns Bloomington Central Catholic for elusive sectional title No regrets: SHG's Jake Kepler wreaks just as much havoc in baseball as does in football Undisputed champions:...
Litchfield magically keeps record-setting season alive with win over SHG
PLEASANT PLAINS — The baseball pinged loudly off the aluminum bat and seemed surely ticketed for center field. With it, a tie game — if not the lead — would be forthcoming for the Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones. Fate, however, would favor the Litchfield Purple Panthers, who used a freak double-play as part of a Houdini-esque 2-1 victory over SHG to win the Class 2A Pleasant Plains Regional title game Saturday.
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...
Lady Vols shut out Virginia to win Knoxville Regional
No. 3 overall seed Tennessee (43-10, 19-5 SEC) defeated Virginia (34-20, 15-9 ACC), 6-0, to win the NCAA Tournament Knoxville Regional on Sunday at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. The victory over the Cavaliers clinched the Lady Vols’ 13th appearance in the NCAA Tournament Super Regional. The Lady Vols will...
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