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  Speaker 1: News Tribune softball regional preview written by Kevin Schlum. This
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  article is being read by an automated voice brought to
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  you by Everlett. A look at the softball regionals involving
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  News Tribune area teams. Three is Sterling. Regional schedule Tuesday
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  number four La sal Peru twenty fourteen versus Number five
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  Sterling seventeen fifteen, four to thirty pm. Friday title game
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  number one Sycamore twenty three four versus LP slash Sterling, winner,
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  four to thirty PM. Worth noting all three teams in
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  the regional are familiar with each other. LP beat Sterling
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  three to one on Saturday. Without ace pitcher Taylor Vescagni
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  in the circle. The Cavaliers lost both Interstate eight conference
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  games against Sycamore, losing three to two in eight innings
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  and seven zero. Sycamore defeated Sterling eleven to four on
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  March thirtieth. It definitely helps LP coach Randy Hubey said
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  about being familiar with the Calves opponents, but other than
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  playing each other on Saturday, we really haven't seen much
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  of Sterling. Sycamore, on the other hand, both teams pretty
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  much know what to expect, but we aren't going to
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  look past Sterling. They're an awfully good team. Hube expects
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  a close game against Sycamore if the Calves advance to
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  the final. The Calves are seven to three in their
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  last ten games. We are definitely a much better team
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  now than three weeks ago, Yobey said. The girls have
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  been working extremely hard to improve on what is needed.
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  We're not quite where we need to be, but I
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  expect that we will be by the time we step
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  on that field Tuesday. All three teams in the regional
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  are no strangers to postseason success. Sycamore and Sterling have
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  each won sixteen regional titles. The Spartans, who won the
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  twenty nineteen state title, have won regionals in five of
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  the last six seasons, while Golden Warriors won twelve straight
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  regionals from twenty twelve to twenty four and won three
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  d state trophies during that stretch. LP has five regional
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  titles and a state runner up finish in twenty eleven,
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  but the Calves haven't won a regional since twenty thirteen.
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  Next winner advances to the lasal Peru Sectional to play
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  the winner of the Street or regional at six pm Tuesday,
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  May twenty sixth to a Prairie Central regional schedule. Monday
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  Number nine l Passogridley three twenty at Number eight Paxton
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  Buckley Loda four four to thirty pm Tuesday, Number one
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  Saint Bede twenty eight four versus pbl EPG Winner four
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  thirty pm Wednesday, Number four Prairie Central twelve eleven versus
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  Number six Bismarck Henning Rossville, Alvin thirteen seventeen, four thirty
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  pm Saturday, Title Game eleven. Am Worth, noting the Bruins
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  will travel more than one hundred and forty miles in
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  about two and a half hours round trip for the
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  regional it is what it is, Saint Bede coach Rob
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  Ruperts said, we'll get on the bus early, take a
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  ride down there, and we'll do what we do. We'll
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  be ready. Saint bead which has won four straight regional
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  titles the last two and two a, hasn't played any
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  of the teams in the field. We're going to see
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  some different teams, Ruppert said. We've seen l Paso in
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  the past, all the rest of the teams we haven't seen.
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  Will go in make adjustments at the plate and play
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  our game. Saint Bede has won thirteen games in a row.
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  The Bruins' losses have come to Illinois Coaches Association Class
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  to A number three Seneca twice to A number seven
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  Stillman Valley, and Class four A Hampshire twenty six. We're
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  hitting the heck out of the ball and Macy Strauch
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  is throwing well, Ruppert said, hopefully we can continue that.
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  The Bruins would be without lead off hitter shortstop Lily
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  Bosnich if they reach the title game, as she competes
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  at the state Track and Field meet next. The winner
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  moves on to the Pontiac Sectional to play the winner
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  of the Seneca Regional at four thirty pm Tuesday, May
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  twenty sixth to a Lexington Regional schedule Tuesday Number two
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  Princeton twenty eight versus Number seven ten twenty one, four
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  to thirty pm. Number three Pontiac sixteen twelve versus Number
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  five Lexington thirteen to six, six to fifteen pm. Friday,
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  Title Game four thirty pm. Worth noting Princeton will travel
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  one hundred and seventy four miles and three hours and
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  Hall will travel one hundred and thirty eight miles and
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  two and a half hours to play. In the semi final,
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  the Tigrises and Red Devils split their three Rivers Conference
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  East Division games. Princeton won the first game fifteen zero
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  in four innings, and Hall won the second game the
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  next day eight four. Princeton is looking to win the
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  second regional title in program history, the first game in
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  twenty nineteen. Hall's last regional title came in twenty fifteen,
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  when coach Elli Herman was a senior for the Red Devils.
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  Pontiac won the Class three A state title in twenty
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  twenty four and won a three A sectional last season,
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  but has dropped back to two to A, where the
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  Indians placed fourth in twenty twenty two and won a
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  regional in twenty twenty three. Next the winner advances to
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  play the winner of the Mantino Regional in the Pontiac
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  Sectional at four thirty pm Wednesday, May twenty seventh, to
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  a Byron regional schedule Monday, Number nine Boylan Catholic eight
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  fourteen at Number eight Byron seven nineteen four to thirty
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  pm Wednesday, Number one Stillman Valley twenty six five versus
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  Boylan Byron winner four pm, Number four Sandwich seventeen thirteen
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  versus Number five Mendota eleven eighteen six pm Friday Title
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  Game five thirty pm. Worth noting Mendota played Sandwich on
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  May thirteenth, losing seven to six. The only other team
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  the Trojans that played in the field is Byron, which
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  Mendota beat ten to eight on April twenty fifth. Mendota
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  is looking for its first regional title since winning back
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  to back plaques in twenty eighteen and twenty nineteen. Stillman
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  Valley is rank note seven in the Illinois Coaches Association
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  Class I A poll. The Cardinals won a regional title
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  last spring. Next winner advance chances to the Marengo Sectional
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  to play the winner of the Marions Central Catholic Regional
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  at four thirty pm Tuesday, May twenty sixth one A
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  Henry Senequine Regional Schedule Monday, Number ten Field Cress zero
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  sixteen at number seven, Putnam County ten seventeen, Number eleven
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  Woodland one fifteen at number six Amboy ten ten, four
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  thirty pm Tuesday, Number two Henry Senequine thirteen ten versus
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  PC Fieldcress winner, five pm Wednesday, Num three Midland fifteen
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  fourteen versus Amboy Studland winner five pm. Friday Title game
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  five pm. Worth noting the Mallards begin their quest for
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  a third consecutive regional championship at home. Henry won a
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  sectional title last spring. The Mallards are familiar with much
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  of the field, having swept Putnam County thirteen two sixty four,
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  Midland nine one ten four, and Woodland twenty two six
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  twenty one to one in Tri County Conference play. The
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  Panthers last won a regional in twenty eighteen. Fieldcress has
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  lost its last thirty seven games. Next winner moves on
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  to Williamsfield Sectional to face the winner of the West
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  Central Regional at four thirty pm Tuesday, May twenty sixth
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  one Anawon Weathersfield Regional Schedule Monday Number nine Low Point,
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  Washburn slash Ronoke Benson three nineteen at Number eight Princeville
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  seven twenty four four to thirty pm Tuesday, Number one
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  Stark County seventeen nine versus LW slash RB slash Princeville winner,
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  four pm Wednesday. Number four Anawon Weathersfield eleven fifteen versus
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  Number five Bureau Valley eight eighteen four pm Friday title
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  game four pm, worth noting Bureau Valley enters the postseason
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  on a five game losing streak. The Storm's last win
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  was a seven to four victory over anawon Weathersfield on
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  May ninth. B V also lost four to three to
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  aw that day. As part of a Lincoln Trail Conference doubleheader,
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  the Storm was swept by Stark County fifteen three eleven
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  to two and swept Princeville nine four in Siltstits scene play.
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  Bureau Valley last won a regional in twenty twenty four.
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  Next winner moves on to the Williamsfield Regional to face
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  the winner of the Elwood Regional at four thirty pm Wednesday,
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  May twenty seventh, one oh Walter Christian Regional Schedule Monday
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  Number nine Walter Christian four to fifteen at Number seven, Harvest,
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  Westminster Christian three to eight, Number eleven Our Lady of
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  Tepeyak zero five at number six Indian Creek four to
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  twenty one. Four to thirty pm Tuesday, Number two Earlville
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  thirteen ten at Walter Christian Harves Westminster winner four thirty
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  pm Slash Number three Newark ten fourteen versus Topek Indian
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  Creek winner six thirty pm Saturday title game ten am
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  Worth noting Earlville won its last three games entering the
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  post season. The Red Raiders swept Newark five to three
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  thirteen nine and Indian Creek three two, five to four
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  in Little Ten Conference play. Earlville has played in and
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  lost ten regional finals since its last regional championship in
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  two thousand and six. Last spring, Earlvieville beat Indian Creek
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  five to three in a regional semifinal before losing seventeen
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  zero to Newark in the title game. Newark has won
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  nine consecutive regional titles. Indian Creek last won a regional
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  in twenty seventeen. Next winner advances to the Indian Creek
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  Sectional to play the winner of the Serena Regional at
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  five pm Wednesday, May twenty seven,