BARRY, Ill. — Three batters into Friday’s Class 1A regional championship game, the Western softball team owned a one-run lead. Sophie Rennecker didn’t need any more support. The sophomore right-handed hurler limited second-seeded Pawnee to just three hits and struck out 10 in leading the third-seeded Wildcats to a 1-0 victory and the program’s first postseason title. Western (16-10) will face top-seeded Illini Bluffs at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the sem…
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