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Hot Bats and a Golden Arm

The Wellington baseball team used extra innings in Game 1 and a no-hitter in Game 2 to sweep Augusta last week. With the pair of wins over the Orioles, the Dukes have won three of their last four games after splitting with the number two team in 4A West Region, Mulvane.

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A Special Baseball Surprise 

Following the senior recognition ceremony, the spotlight lingered on the field at Hibbs-Hooten as the senior players stayed behind to help their first base coach, Dakota Rodd, with what appeared to be one last photo op. But as Coach Rodd dropped to one knee, the signs the players were holding suddenly flipped over to reveal a surprise message: “WILL YOU MARRY ME?” Isabella “Izzy” Metzen, completely unsuspecting, had been lured onto the field under the pretense of snapping a picture of the players.

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