NORTH MANKATO — As expected, the Mankato East and Mankato West softball teams advanced through the opening two rounds of the Section 2AAA tournament Thursday at Caswell Park, setting up a showdown Saturday at noon…
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PREP BASEBALL: Covington cruises past North Vermillion
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Covington baseball team broke a 2-1 game with five runs each in the fifth and sixth innings to get a 12-2 win over North Vermillion in an IHSAA Class 1A sectional….
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Central Catholic holds Commencement Exercises
LAWRENCE — Central Catholic High School held its 85th commencement exercises Thursday with 276 students walking the stage. The commencement began with Central Catholic’s President Christopher Sullivan addressing the crowd. Co-valedictorians Allyson Lightburn and Ranjana…
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Loyola parents, neighbors question treatment center plan for Good Counsel
More than 200 parents of Loyola students and neighbors near Good Counsel Hill largely opposed plans by Adult & Teen Challenge to open a drug and alcohol treatment center in part of the former School…
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Baseball Roundup: Niagara Falls stunned on walk-off, Roy-Hart returns to sectional final
LANCASTER — In a blink of an eye, Niagara Falls experienced the ecstasy and the inexplicable of playoff baseball. After building up a 3-1 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh, the No. 3…
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Altamont softball sees season end to Casey-Westfield; St. Anthony baseball dominates Casey in sectional semifinals
KINMUNDY — The ball just didn’t fall Altamont’s way on Wednesday. The Lady Indians saw their season end with a 15-0, five-inning loss to Casey-Westfield in the Class 1A South Central Semifinals at Webster Park…
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Girls lacrosse roundup: Defending Class C champs Grand Island ousted, Niagara Falls stunned in OT
GRAND ISLAND — A season-ending loss is usually a somber occasion. The coach’s tone is consoling and reflective as they search for one last lesson to teach. When Grand Island coach Jen Chowske faced her…
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Kirkby sends Cooperstown to sectional semifinals with walk-off hit
The Cooperstown softball team walked off against Thousand Islands 5-4 in nine innings thanks to the heroics of Savannah Kirkby in Thursday’s Section III Class C Quarterfinal. Kirkby went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI…
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Local Roundup: Pentucket softball plays ‘best game of season’ to beat Newburyport
At this point, there’s nothing more that can be drilled in at practice or executed on the softball field that hasn’t already been talked about at length. Quite simply, Pentucket is as ready as it’ll…
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EXTRA INNINGS: Rockport baseball drops season finale at Essex Tech in nine-inning nail-biter
The Rockport baseball team did not go down without a fight in Thursday’s season finale at Essex Tech. The Vikings were looking to play spoiler as the host Hawks entered the game needing a win…
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