Maddie Fernimen of Coeur dAlene eyes the pitch as does on-deck hitter Alexis Blankenship during the Vikings first-round game vs. Highland of Pocatello at the state 5A softball tournament Friday morning at Post Falls High. Catching for Highland is Taelor Boyer.
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May 18, 2019
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Soggy start
POST FALLS — It had been three years since the Coeur d’Alene Vikings last qualified for state in softball — an eternity for a program which has won five state titles and been runner-up eight times since Idaho switched to fastpitch in 1995.