Pittsfield baseball team has 20/20 vision after nine-run inning secures victory over Triopia

Pittsfield's Tim Hull collected three hits in Friday's 14-3 victory over Triopia. | MRS file photo by Shane Hulsey

CONCORD, Ill. — The Pittsfield baseball team wasn’t going to be denied its 20th victory. Trailing Triopia 2-1 entering the fourth inning, the Saukees took the lead with a four-run frame and then cemented their 14-3 victory with a nine-run outburst in the fifth inning. The victory improved the Saukees to 20-10, marking their fourth…

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Mustangs keep good vibes rolling, oust Trojans with strong finish to both sets in regional title tilt

The Unity volleyball team won the Class 1A Payson Regional championship Thursday night, beating Triopia 25-17, 25-16. | Photo courtesy Unity High School

PAYSON, Ill. — The best may be yet to come for the Unity volleyball team. Or so Hayden Frankel thinks. “I honestly don’t think we’ve played our best yet,” said Frankel, a senior setter. Frankel’s assessment came shortly after Unity’s relatively easy 25-17, 25-16 elimination of Triopia on Thursday evening in the Class 1A regional…

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Saturday Rewind: Hornets display toughness in last-second defensive stand

Brown County's Brody Woodward, left, and Ethan Lehne, right, tie up Triopia's Caden Moore during Friday night's game in Mount Sterling, Ill. Photo courtesy Scott Bemis

MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Brown County football coach Tom Little and his staff learned Friday night the Hornets have a little extra toughness in the toughest of situations. That took before the final defensive stand. “There were times we’re starting to see somebody cramp up or they’d taken a good shot and we’re sending someone…

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