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Lancers rally in bottom of the seventh for wild win over Panthers

It was a wild game with more twists and turns than an amusement park ride, and the final swerve went in favor of the Belleville East Lancers.

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PREP SOFTBALL

Tigers claim SWC crown thanks to sophomore's first homer

With one swing of her bat, sophomore Torrie Kruse enabled the Edwardsville Tigers to win the Southwestern Conference championship outright in softball.
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New Athens eliminates Lebanon

Abby Marlow's two-run home run in the first inning proved to be the difference as the New Athens Yellow Jackets defeated the Lebanon Greyhounds 3-1 Wednesday in the Class 1A New Athens Regional.
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Rockets' defense comes up big in win over Meteors

Okawville pitcher Janel Lake trusts that her defense will make the plays behind her at critical times.
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Class 1A-2A high school softball playoff outlook
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Repeating as state champs will a difficult task for Hornettes

The path to repeating as Class 2A state softball champions will be a hard, uphill climb for the Nashville Hornettes.
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Panthers hold off late rally by Maroons

Two days after experiencing a seventh-inning meltdown against Alton, the O'Fallon Panthers were again faced with trying to fend off a last-inning rally by their opponent.
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East's Mitts tosses two-hit shutout against West

When Belleville East pitcher Alison Mitts takes the mound against cross-town rival Belleville West, she has the mindset that the Maroons are the same as any other team.
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Hodge's homers power East to city championship in softball

Hitting a home run over the fence at the Belleville East softball diamond has been one of senior Brittany Hodge's goals since her freshman season.
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Tigers' Toenyes wriggles out of early trouble to shut out Panthers

After getting out of a couple of early jams unscathed, Edwadsville senior pitcher Amber Toenyes settled in against the O'Fallon Panthers.
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Red hot Musketeers earn win over Eagles

Mackenzie Dilley hit a three-run homer in the first inning and added a run-scoring infield single in the sixth inning as the Red Bud Musketeers beat the Columbia Eagles 6-2 in a Cahokia Conference game.

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