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Softball
B’town 11/12 All Star Softball wins opener
An exciting opening round win by the Beardstown 11/12-Year-Old All Star Softball team over Pike County on Monday, June 24, sent them to the winner’s bracket. They were set to face off against host Rushville at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25.
All Star Softball Tourney dates announced
The dates and locations for the District 17 Little League 9/10-year-old and 11/12-year-old All-Star softball tournaments have been announced. The 9/10-year-olds will play a five-team double elimination tournament while the 11/12-year-old tourney will be a four-team double elimination affair.
Lady Tiger Soccer and Softball award winners
The Beardstown Lady Tigers concluded their soccer season with the spring sports banquet last week.
According to assistant coach Eduardo Rios, “in soccer, individual awards recognize exceptional performances within the team context. They highlight standout players’ contributions to their team’s success. The student-athletes who receive these awards showed dedication, hard work, and positive attitudes throughout the season.”
Ducks stun Lady Trojans
It looked like the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia softball team had Havana right where they wanted them and would get sweet revenge for a post season loss to the Ducks last year. Unfortunately, a five-run seventh inning by the Ducks stunned the Trojans and gave Havana a 5 to 2 Regional Championship victory last Friday night.
Olympia stops Lady Bluejays
The Stanford Olympia Spartans beat PORTA-AC Central in the second round of regional play 10 to 0 to end the Bluejay’s softball season at 12-11. PORTA-AC did get revenge on arch-rival Athens for a 13 to 1 April loss by knocking the Warriors off in round one of the regional by a score of 10 to 8.
Walk off loss ends Lady Tiger season
A tough season for a young Beardstown Softball team ended with another heartbreaking walk off loss.
The Lady Tigers fell to Macomb in the opening game of the regional as the Bombers scored in the bottom of the seventh to win 4 to 3. It was the third straight time the girls lost in walk off fashion and the sixth time on the year. Beardstown finished 8-21 on the year but won four of their last six and with any kind of luck in close games could have won several more.
Winning streak for Lady Tigers
It was a busy and productive last week of the season for the Beardstown softball team as they matched their total wins from the rest of the year by winning four straight games. Improved defense was the key as the Tigers committed just twelve errors in five games, a number they have come close to matching in single games several times this year. They would drop their final game of the week last Saturday to finish the regular season at 8-20. The Lady Tigers were scheduled to begin regional play on Monday, May 13 at Macomb.
Lady Trojan Softball WIVC Tourney Action
A young Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia softball team played their way into the WIVC Tournament this year, falling just short of a trip to the championship game. The Lady Trojans beat Greenfield-Northwestern 12 to 6 in the opening round then lost to Carrollton 5 to 1 in the semifinals. The big blue wrapped up their regular season with a 13-8 record after losing to Payson in their finale.
Lady Trojans shut out Rebels
The Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia Lady Trojan softball team took full advantage of their only game last week, shutting out the South Fulton Lady Rebels 12 to 0. The Lady Trojans are now 12-6 on the season.