Cobden heads to state, A-J falls in heartbreaker Illinois High School Association softball tournament super-sectional
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Two games. Two final scores of 1-0.
One Union County team was a winner and heads to the state tournament finals.
For another local team, the final score was a heartbreaking end to a great season.
The Cobden High School softball team scored one run in its Class 1A super-sectional matchup with Cumberland Monday afternoon at Charlotte West Stadium on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
The run was enough for a Cobden victory. With the win, the defending state champions return to the 1A finals, which are scheduled this Friday and Saturday in East Peoria.
The Anna-Jonesboro Lady Wildcats were ever so close to joining Cobden in East Peoria.
But A-J fell just short in a come-from-behind effort and was defeated 1-0 by Piasa Southwestern Monday afternoon in a Class 2A super-sectional championship game.
The 2A game was played at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Cobden continues defense of its Class 1A state championship with a game set for noon Friday against Dupo.
The game will be played at the Eastside Centre in East Peoria.
Other teams in the state finals are Downs Tri-Valley and either Dakota or Alexis United.
Dakota and Alexis United were scheduled to play late Wednesday afternoon for the championship of the Dakota super-sectional.
The Class 1A championship game is set for noon Saturday. The third-place game is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
Cobden's games will be aired on WIBH radio in Anna.
Reception planned
A reception for the Cobden softball team is planned at 8 p.m. Saturday.
The reception will be in the Cobden High School gymnasium and is open to the community.