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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.
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