Chargers Stopped In Semi’s

For the second straight year the Orion Chargers had their baseball season stopped in the sectional semi-finals as they fell to Brimfield-Elmwood 3-2 Wednesday at Farmington. Orion trailed 3-0 entering their final at bat but they rallied with two runs and had the tying run in scoring position but could not push the run across. The Indians used a solo homer in the third and a two run shot in the sixth for their scoring. Seth West took the loss despite striking out nine. In the other semi-final, Eureka downed Knoxville 6-2.

In Class 1A Sectional play at Bloomington, Ridgewood was no-hit falling to LeRoy 3-0.

In softball at the Class 1A Williamsfield Sectional, Lewistown downed Rowva-Williamsfield 10-2 and Illini Bluffs beat Princeville 7-1.