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VOL. 91 • NO. 15
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2025
Warhawks hold off Pecatonica in softball thriller By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT
The Warren-Stockton Warhawks played a couple of nerve-racking games early in the 2025 softball season. After opening the year with a 9-8 win over Jefferson, the Warhawks dropped their next two games by scores of 7-14
and 4-14. Warren-Stockton finally bounced back on March 26 when they found themselves in another thrilling matchup with the Pecatonica Indians. Warren-Stockton came into the matchup with an overall record of 1-2. Pecatonica came in with that ex-
act same record, having the same start to their season. The Indians won their season opener before getting blown out in their next two matchups. Both teams were eager to bounce back into the win column when they faced off last week. The Warhawks had the ad-
vantage of playing on their home field. Pecatonica appeared to be getting off to a quick start when they led off the game with a single up the middle. The Warhawk defense quickly responded by turning a double play in the next at bat, however. Payton Goswick got the
bottom half started with a bang. In a 2-2 count, Goswick crushed a home run to center field. That wound up being the lone run of the inning as a pair of strikeouts followed the long ball. Still, Goswick gave the Warhawks an early 1-0 advantage. It didn’t take long for
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Stockton Elementary students participated in the Kids Heart Challenge (KHC). The fundraiser event supports kids with heart conditions and encourages participants to keep their own body and heart healthy. Students received a KHC t-shirt for raising $50 and a cape for completing hands-only CPR. Thank you to everyone that donated to the Kids Heart Challenge and Ms. Alt for running the program.
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Pecatonica to get that run back. With two outs in the top of the second, a base hit to left would allow the Indians’ first run to score. Madalynn Perry got out of the inning by striking out the next batter, leaving the game tied. Some aggressive baserunning would allow the Warhawks to quickly regain their lead in the second. Sadie Johnson led the inning off with a double to the center field gap. After a wild pitch and a passed ball, Johnson reached home safely, putting the Warhawks up 2-1. A bit of a two-out rally would allow Warren-Stockton to extend their lead in the bottom of the fourth. After a walk and a single by Ireland Mensendike to lead off the inning, the Warhawks followed that up with a strikeout and a fly out. Pitch control would continue to be an issue for Pecatonica. Another passed ball would allow Adrianne Baker to reach home safely, putting Warren-Stockton up 3-1. Pecatonica cut into the lead with a run in the top of the fifth. It seemed like every time the Indians scored, the Warhawks had an answer. As soon as the Indians made it a one-run game in the top half, Warren-Stockton responded by getting that run back in the bottom. It was another defensive mishap as an error by Pecatonica’s pitcher allowed Meridith Hesselbacher to score. Hesselbacher had led the inning off with a double.
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