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Piasa Birds come back strong after flatten the curve (w/ 11 photos)
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Southwestern’s Megan Bailey (left) smiles at first base coach Amanda Edwards after Bailey’s RBI single gave the Piasa Birds a 1-0 lead over Edwardsville in a May 12 game in Piasa.Greg Shashack / The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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Southwestern catcher Abby McDonald (left) throws to first for an out while third baseman Bri Roloff backs up the play during a May 12 game against Edwardsville in Piasa.Greg Shashack / The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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Southwestern’s Bri Roloff and Edwardsville third baseman Brooke Tolle (left) look to the umpire a call on Roloff’s triple during a May 12 game against Edwardsville in Piasa.Greg Shashack / The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
Senior-led Miners eye run at SCC, regional titles (w/ 11 photos)
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Gillespie center fielder Keaton Link ranges into the gap to catch a flyball against Highland last week in Gillespie. Link is one of six seniors back after starting as sophomores for the Miners, who start the week with a 13-5 record.Greg Shashack / The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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Gillespie junior Chloe Segarra swings at a pitch against Highland last week in Gillespie.Greg Shashack / The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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Gillespie senior Sydney Bires delivers a pitch against Highland last Tuesday in Gillespie. Bires starts the week with a 9-3 record and 2.05 ERA while leading the team in hitting at .541.Greg Shashack / The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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WINNER AND A MOVIE: Birds run table in SCC, produce video tribute to coach (w/ 28 photos)
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PIASA – The Southwestern Piasa Birds girls basketball team had a nice viewing party planned for the school’s cafeteria Saturday night.
Movie night’s pre-party went according to plan – perhaps even better than planned – with the Birds’ 45-22 victory over the Hillsboro Hiltoppers to clinch the South Central Conference championship.
Southwestern, which had not won the SCC since completing the third of three successive 9-0 seasons in the league in 2016, handed the Toppers their first conference defeat. Hillsboro is 12-3 and 7-1 in the SCC. The Birds improved to 11-1 and close 9-0 in the SCC.
Piasa Birds farewell tour eyes SCC title - Alton Telegraph thetelegraph.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thetelegraph.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.