Liberty vs. Western Softball
Western third baseman Hailey Dunker, left, applies the tag to Liberty’s Becky Lucas after Lucas got caught between second and third base during their game Tuesday in Liberty. Western topped the Eagles 4-3. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Western infielder Amber Platt tags out Liberty’s Katy Claus as Claus attempts to steal second base during their game Tuesday in Liberty. Western topped the Eagles 4-3. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Liberty catcher Shelby Wellman, right, reacts with other teammates as they congratulate Shelli Ormond after Ormond’s first-inning home run during their game against Western Tuesday in Liberty. The celebration didn’t last, as Western topped the Eagles 4-3.(H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Payson-Seymour vs New Berlin Softball at QND
Chekka Boewe slams the ball to left-center during the second inning against New Berlin at QND Saturday. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
Payson’s Skylar Brown looks to the umpire as she tags New Berlin’s Leah Wynn as she tries to steal second base during the softball tournament at QND Saturday. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
Payson-Seymour softball Coach Jeff Zanger talks to the team between Games. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
QND vs. Abingdon
Abingdon pitcher Brenna Combs reaches to apply the tag to Quincy Notre Dame’s Kassidy Gengenbacher as Gengenbacher attempted to steal home during their game Saturday at QND. Gengenbacher was tagged out on the play, but not much else went wrong for the Lady Raiders as they won 11-3 in six innings. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
QHS-QND Softball
Quincy High catcher Ericka Mitchell joins the Quincy Notre Dame team as they watch QND’s Aubrey Venvertloh step onto home plate after her solo home run in the first inning gave the Lady Raiders a 2-0 lead during their game Wednesday at Quincy High. QND went on to beat the Blue Devils 17-4. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
QHS-QND Softball
Quincy High’s Hannah Reller slides safely into home ahead of the tag by Quincy Notre Dame catcher Lizzy Niewohner to pull the Blue Devils within a run, 3-2, in fifth-inning action of their game Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at QND. The Lady Raiders defeated QHS 5-4 in nine innings. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Payson vs Liberty Softball, Spring Sport?
Payson’s catcher Juliann Pryor hits the fence as she chases down a foul ball in the softball game against Liberty, at Payson. (H-W photo/Michael Kipley)
Liberty’s Katy Claus slides into second on a steal under the tag of Payson’s Kristen Loos in the first inning at Payson. (H-W photo/Michael Kipley)
(H-W photo/Michael Kipley)
QND vs.Sacred Heart Griffin
Sacred Heart Griffin’s Ashton Dyche slides safely into second as the ball scoots past Quincy Notre Dame’s Ayriel Gengenbacher during their game Friday at the Backyard. QND won 2-0. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Quincy Notre Dame’s Emily Kite is tagged out at second by Sacred Heart Griffin’s Cassie Kuisin during their game Friday at the Backyard. QND won 2-0. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Quincy Notre Dame coach Eric Orne talks with players during the Lady Raiders’ game against Sacred Heart Griffin Friday at the Backyard. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
QND Softball Team Tries to Ready Their Field For Play
QND softball team rolls up the tarp that has been covering the infield as they try to get ready for a Thursday game(H-W photo/Michael Kipley)
AND A SNOWBALL FIGHT BREAKS OUT
Mary Beth Hugenberg, center, laughs after pelting another player with a snowball as the QND softball team tries to get the field ready for a Thursday game. (H-W photo/Michael Kipley)
Palmyra over Elsberry 16-0 in Class 2 Sectionals
Palmyra Sidney Smyser runs down Elsberry’s Tanner Bencomo after she was caught too far off base by Palmyra catcher Alexis Van Nostrand in the bottom of the 4th inning. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
Palmyra’s center fielder, Evie Miles tracks down a fly ball for the last out in the bottom of the 3rd inning. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
Palmyra’s Lexi Losson lays down a bunt in the top of the 3rd inning. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
Palmyra vs. Clark County Softball
Palmyra’s Lindsay Van Tress slides safely into home ahead of Clark County catcher Hannah Trump Saturday afternoon at Flower City Park in Palmyra. The panthers beat Clark County 11-2. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Palmyra’s Evie Miles lays down a sacrifice bunt during the Panthers’ game against Clark County Saturday afternoon at Flower City Park in Palmyra, Mo. The Panthers topped Clark County 11-2. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
9th Annual Illinois vs. Missouri Senior Softball Salute
Illinois’s Cheyanne Bowman ties strike out record of 16 strike outs over 7 innings, with Taylor Baxter from Missouri. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
Missouri’s Katie Serbin tags out Illinois’s Laken Frese as she tries to steal second.(H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
Missouri’s Kindra Henze grabs one of several grounders back to the pitcher, and throws to first for the out. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
Missouri’s Elizabeth Duzan slides safely into second under Illinois’s Tori Kuhn, on a steel.(H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
Payson Seymour Plays in the Class 1A State Championship Game in Peoria
Third baseman Kristen Loos dives for a foul ball as catcher Juliann Pryor closes in from behind the plate.(H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
Payson’s Shortstop Jackie Koetters takes a throw from catcher Juliann Pryor to tag out Goreville’s Brittney Pritchett as she tries to steal second.(H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
Payson’s Kristen Loos calls off Shortstop Jackie Koetters for an infield pop for the second out in the top of the 5th inning.(H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
With the score 6-0 in the final minutes of the Class 1A Girls softball state championship game, realization sets in among the Payson players who never gave up. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
Payson Beats Tuscola in Class 1A Softball Semi-finals in Peoria
Payson Pitcher Cheyann Bowman. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
Payson Catcher Juliann leaps for a pop-up from Tuscola’s Samantha Ledbetter in the top of the sixth inning. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
Payson’s left fielder, Sarah White makes the first of two monster catchers in the top of the sixth inning. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
Payson’s left fielder, Sarah White gets high five from Kelsie Huber after she makes the second of two monster catchers in the top of the sixth inning. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
Payson’s Megan Boone gets mobbed at the plate after hitting a walk-off home run in the seventh inning of the Class 1A Softball Semi-final in Peoria Friday.(H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
Class 4A Softball Regional
Quincy High’s Laken Frese hauls in a pop fly ball ahead of teammate Jenna Todd during a Class 4A Regional Championship game against Edwardsville Friday at QHS. Edwardsville won the contest 13-0 in five innings. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Edwardsville’s Olivia Nicholls throws to first to complete a double play after forcing out Quincy High runner Johnna Goudschaal at second base during their Class 4A Regional Championship game Friday at QHS. Edwardsville won the contest 13-0 in five innings. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
QND vs West Hancock in Girls Class AA Regional Final
QND’s Jenny Polak, left, and Bailey Gengenbacker celebrate after West Hancock’s last out in the seventh inning to win the Girls Class AA Softball Regional 4-1, at Camp Point Saturday. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
QND’s second baseman, Jenny Polak, fields a grounder, tags West Hancock’s Alexis Dooley and fires to first to complete a double play in the first inning. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
(H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
QND vs. Alton Marquette Softball
Quincy Notre Dame’s Mary Beth Hugenberg celebrates with teammates after she scored to give the Lady Raiders a 1-0 lead over Alton-Marquette Saturday afternoon at The Backyard. QND won the game 2-0. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
(H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
(H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
QND/Payson Softball
Quincy Notre Dame’s Jamie Ehrhart makes it past Payson’s catcher Chekkah Boewe to score a run during Thursday’s softball action at Payson.
(H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)
Illini West vs West Hancock, Girls Softball
Illini West’s Shortstop Holly McDowell tags out West Hancock’s Allison Dewald in a rundown after getting caught too far off third base in the first inning. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
West Hancock’s Jacey Hartweg miss-handles the throw as Illini West’s Holly McDowell steals second safely. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
West Hancock’s Jacey Hartweg slips on the infield but manages to still get the ball to second for the force out. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
QHS Softball
Rock Island Alleman’s #4, Katie Polit is forced out at home with bases loaded in the top of the 3rd inning, and the ball hit to first, the first baseman threw to home to Brittany Landwehr to force out the Polit (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
QND vs. Harvard Softball
Quincy Notre Dame’s Kassidy Gengenbacher, right, celebrates with teammates after hitting a home run in the third inning of the Lady Raiders’ game against Harvard Friday, March 23, 2012, at QND. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Highland Softball
Highland High School’s Julie Schultz reacts after she and her team looses the Missouri state quarter final game to Penny High School Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Highland High School in Ewing.
(H-W Photo/Steve Bohnstedt)
Palmyra vs. Elsberry Mo. District 6 Softball
Palmyra second baseman Katie Hinkle applies the tag to Elsberry’s Rebecca Almus as Almus was picked off at first base during the Class 2 District 6 Girls Softball Tournament Saturday in Monroe City, Mo. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
Palmyra’s Alexis Van Nostrand advances to third base as she scoots behind Elsberry shortstop Sabrina Pruitt during their game in the Class 2 District 6 Girls Softball Tournament Saturday in Monroe City, Mo. (H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
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(H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
(H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
(H-W Photo/Phil Carlson)
8th Annual Senior Softball Salute
Illinois’s shortstop Griggsville-Perry’s Lexi DeSpain is upended by Missouri’s Sally Brookshire from Van Far for the final out in the top of the fifth inning in the first game of a double-header at Harry Phillips Field during the 8th Annual Illinois vs. Missouri Senior Softball Salute Sunday. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
Liberty vs Brown Co. Regional
Liberty pitcher Mackenzie Buyck tries for an infield pop by Brown Co.’s Caitlin Kunkel as she races to first. Buyck can’t get to the ball in time as it goes outside the lines and Kunkel is safe at first. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
Brown County’s Payton McKinnon waits for the ball as Liberty’s Grace Sanders steals second base in the first inning of Wednesday’s Class 1A regional semifinal in Payson. (H-W Photo/Michael Kipley)
