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2 days ago
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Dakota's softball team clinches trip to the IHSA State Tournament
STERLING, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — The Dakota Indians have only one senior on their roster, but that hasn't stopped them from advancing to the IHSA 1A State Softball Tournament. Monday afternoon the Indians edged Henry-Senachwine 2-0 to win the Sterling Super-Sectional. Sophomore Hailey Kerchner had a pair of doubles. One in the top of the first inning gave Dakota the only two runs of the pitcher AJ Howarth took care of the rest. She pitched a shutout allowing only four hits to the advances to the state's Final Four for the first time in school history. The Indians will play in the 1A semifinals Friday in Peoria at 12:30 against LeRoy. For highlights of Dakota's Super-Sectional win and postgame reaction, watch the media player Boone's softball team is headed to the 2A State Tournament for the second straight year. The Vikings won the Lisle 2A Super-Sectional Monday afternoon by edging IC Catholic 7-6. North Boone will play a state semifinal game Friday in Peoria at 3 p.m. against We were unable to get to both Sterling and Lisle Monday, so we don't have highlights of North Boone's win. We will have both teams covered on Friday at State. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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28-05-2025
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AJ Howarth's 18 strikeouts lead Dakota to sectional semifinal win against Galena
DAKOTA, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Sophomore pitcher AJ Howarth struck out 18 batters, and the Dakota Indians blanked the Galena Pirates 2-0 Tuesday evening in a semifinal game at the 1A Dakota allowed only four Galena batters to reach base, two on hits and two on walks. Freshman second baseman Natalie Bartha drove in both Dakota runs. In the second inning with runners on second and third, Bartha laid down a sacrifice bunt that scored Hailey Kerchner. In the bottom of the fourth, Bartha looped a single over shortstop to drive in Tatumn Autumn Kinney had a pair of hits for improves its record to 22-5, impressive for a team that has only one senior on its roster. The Indians will play for the 1A sectional championship at Dakota Friday at 4:30 against Pearl City. Pearl City defeated Orangeville 5-1 highlights of the Dakota-Galena game, watch the media player above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
