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Yahoo
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- Yahoo
Centerville set for first final four appearance
CENTERVILLE, Ohio (WDTN) – Centerville softball will make history on Saturday. For the first time, the Elks will be playing in the state Final Four. Centerville defeated conference rival Fairmont in the Division I Regional Final to advance to its first state semifinal appearance in school history. The Elks (17-13) face Massillon Jackson (21-7-1) on Saturday for a chance to go to the state championship. 'The goal was to win a state championship, and I think that is something that we're going to continue to work towards, and it could just as much be us as it could be anybody else,' head coach Wendell Hutchinson said. The Elks have embraced an underdog mentality as they head to Akron. After a bumpy start to the season and a fourth-place regular season finish in the G-WOC, the team feels as though it may be overlooked this weekend at state. 'A lot of people will look at that record and see the number of losses that we've had and think that we're maybe the lesser team in the Final Four,' Hutchinson said. 'But we don't look at it that way. We played as good a schedule as anybody in the state of Ohio.' 'We always kept our faith, and we always showed up,' senior outfielder Olivia Castle said. 'I think being an underdog is pretty cool and having that mentality is pretty cool… It's felt amazing to fight through the adversity and fight through all the losses and come back to be where we are now.' First pitch between Centerville and Massillon Jackson is Saturday, June 7 at 3 p.m. The winner will face the winner of Lancaster/Lebanon for the Div. I state championship on Sunday at 4 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
22-03-2025
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- USA Today
Who is Katelyn Young? Injury update, points total for Murray State star in March Madness
Who is Katelyn Young? Injury update, points total for Murray State star in March Madness Show Caption Hide Caption Oregon Ducks players, coach talk after Women's March Madness win Oregon Ducks players Nani Falatea and Deja Kelly and coach Kelly Graves talk after their Women's March Madness win against Vanderbilt Murray State's Katelyn Young may be one of the most prolific scores you've never heard about. In the first half of the NCAA tournament first-round matchup against No. 6 Iowa, Young passed Tennesse's Chamique Holdsclaw to move to No. 13 on the NCAA women's Div. I all-time scoring list (3,025 points). Minutes into the second half against the Hawkeyes, Young injured her left ankle and went down on the floor. The senior had the ankle wrapped and tried to walk on it but returned back to the tunnel in crutches. She would not return to the game and finished her career with 3,029 points. Young led the Racers to a 25-7 record and her 34 points on 72% shooting lifted the team into a 83-62 victory over Belmont in the Missouri Valley Conference championship game. Here is what you need to know about Young. How old is Katelyn Young? Young is 22 years old. She's a senior at Murray State returning for her fifth and final year of eligibility. Is Kaetlyn Young eligible for the WNBA draft? Yes, Young qualifies for the WNBA Draft because the league requires domestic draft entrants to be at least 22 years old during the year in which the draft takes place and to have no remaining college eligibility which she meets. Has Katelyn Young been in the NCAA Tournament before? No, this is Young's first NCAA tournament appearance and Murray State's first appearance since 2008. Where is Katelyn Young from? Young was a three-sport athlete (basketball, track and field, softball) and four-time AP Class 2A All-State selection at Oakwood High School in Illinois. What are Katelyn Young's scoring numbers? Young is the program's all-time leading scorer with 3,023 career points. Her scoring averages by season are as follows: 14.1 points in 2020, 20.1 in 2021, 21.0 in 2022, 19.5 in 2023, and 22.7 in 2024. What was Katelyn Young's recruit ranking? Young was not ranked according to any recruiting sources.
