Columbia (23-8) has won eight in a row and will face Olney Richland County (19-8) in the semifinal round of the Nashville Sectional at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.聽
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"It's kind of funny to watch, but it makes them happy," Eagles coach Bri Weilbacher said of Columbia's strikeout dance.
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These are box scores from recent high school softball games.
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Barring a major upset, the schools will share the league crown for the fifth successive season.
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"We like where we're at, but we don't want to stay where we're at," Waterloo coach Matt Mason said.
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Red Bud (14-7), with Ohlau leading way, has developed into a serious state contender.
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"Starting last year, this became a goal of mine," Sam Juelfs said.
"Just being out here, healthy and having fun, that's the best part," Sutton聽Freimuth said.
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"There's talent all over the field," Aidan Dintelman said of the 11-0 Bulldogs.
鈥淲e beat a solid team today,鈥 Mascoutah coach Brooke Kloess said. 鈥淲e are playing good ball."
Edwardsville senior pitcher聽Riley Nelson is the All-Metro spring softball player of the year.
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The Tigers (26-8) have won seven of their last eight and will face Bradley-Bourbonnais (21-12) in the sectional final at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Normal West.
TROY, Ill.聽鈥 Waterloo High softball coach Matt Mason saw his team sting the ball over the yard Tuesday afternoon.
鈥淭here鈥檚 no shame in going toe to toe with the best pitcher in Illinois and keeping it close,鈥 Brian聽Boeving聽said.
"She's not going to let anything get in her way when she's got her mind set on making a catch," Belleville East softball coach Natalie Peters said.
Mascoutah rode Jaila Moore's home run to 10th win in the last 14 games.
BELLEVILLE聽鈥 Olivia Hemmerle insists there is no correlation between her two favorite athletic endeavors.
"I love taking the opportunity to show them not to try and do that again," Tigers catcher Remi Werden said.
Paige Webb said: "The situation I was in, it was kind of do or die. So I just started fighting."
The Bulldogs (6-1) used a pair of big innings to capture their fourth win in a row.聽
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Green recorded a breakout season last year by hitting .398 with a team-best 34 RBI.
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Mia Miller finished atop Waterloo's all-time strikeouts (790) and wins (51) leaderboards, and she guided the Bulldogs to their top finish in team history this season.聽
Jacey Schuler struck out 13 to lead Antioch to a 2-0 win over Waterloo in the final four softball contest at Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in western Peoria.
"Every time we turn around, it seems like she's getting three or four RBIs a game," Waterloo coach Matt Mason said.
"The girls believed all along and it comes down to attitude,"聽Waterloo coach Matt Mason said.
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