Nielsen’s Timely Hitting Guides Northwestern to Regional Title

Nielsen’s timely hitting guides Northwestern to regional title

BRULE — A few seconds before Claire Nielsen led off the bottom of the sixth inning, Ellie Peterson walked over and offered some brief words of reassurance. “Ellie told me, ‘You’re the best person who could be in that box, so go get a hit,” Nielsen recalled. “When you hear that from a teammate, that helps me get out of my head. It made me know I can hit, and it gave me the confidence to go do it.” Nielsen stepped into the box moments later and cr…

Annies Play for Regional Title

Annies meet Knights in regional final   Centralia, Triad clash in rematch of regular season game   By RANDY LIST listsentinelsports@gmail.com CENTRALIA — While the Centralia High School softball team is already home, the Triad HS team is looking to get back there. The two will clash Friday at 4 p.m. at Rotary Park when the host Orphan Annies (23-3) take on the Knights (20-10) in the finals of the Centralia Class 3A Regional in a match-up of the …