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'We trusted the process.' Edwardsville knocks off Belleville East to reach sectional final

Warren Mayes | Special to the Post-Dispatch
May 26, 2026
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EDWARDSVILLE_02_PB.JPGSTL1050184490 — Marley Fox (27) of Edwardsville raises her arms in celebration as she heads to home plate after a home run against Belleville East at the Class 4A Bourbonnais Sectional semifinal softball game played at Belleville West High School on Tuesday May 26, 2026
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Warren Mayes | Special to the Post-Dispatch

BELLEVILLE — Marley Fox looked pretty stylish wearing a bright blue wig.

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