STEVENS POINT - It has been 41 years since Almond-Bancroft softball has had the opportunity to appear in the WIAA state softball tournament. But after downing Three Lakes/Phelps 5-0 in the sectional final on June 5, the Eagles are finally state-bound.

“We finally got all the way home,” Almond-Bancroft softball coach Randy Yonke said. “These girls have put a lot of time and effort into the season playing 12 months a year, and it shows. It's great for the community. We have a great fan base that really showed out yesterday, and I know we're going to have a great group down in Madison.”

It has been a bumpy, but promising road to state for the Eagles who fell to eventual Division 5 champions Pacelli in the sectional final last season. This season has brought its challenges too, but the Eagle

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