Warriors fall to Goreville in sectional championship

<span style="font-weight: 400;">EDITOR'S NOTE: See the special congratulatory section inside this issue.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">GOREVILLE -- Just when Steeleville needed them the most, the Warriors' strengths during their postseason run - pitching and defense - struggled mightily on Saturday.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Connor Johnson, Braden Webb and Brant Glidewell hit home runs, and Goreville took control of the game with a five-run second inning en route to a 10-2 win over Steeleville in the championship game of the Blackcats' own Class 1A sectional.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">With the victory, Goreville (25-7) advanced to play Effingham St. Anthony at the SIU-Carbondale Super-sectional at Abe Martin Field on Monday. Steeleville's season ended at 16-8.</span>

Read more coverage of the game in the June 2 edition of the Herald Tribune and Steeleville Ledger.