Friday, September 25th, 2009
Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Parkway's Claire Burtch, 6, tips the ball over a pair of Marion Local defenders during their four-game battle on Thursday in Rockford.

Related online story:
ROCKFORD - For three sets on Thursday night, the Parkway Panthers had the top-ranked Marion Local Flyers on the ropes, but the two-time defending state champions dug deep and hung on for a hard-earned Midwest Athletic Conference victory. [More]
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