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PHOTO GALLERY: Photographic highlights of BEA softball’s state runner-up run

TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area senior Sierra Albright pitches during the team's District 6 Class AAA quarterfinal matchup against Penns Valley on Monday, May 19, 2025. Albright pitched nine straight scoreless innings to start amidst an all-out defensive duel, striking out 16.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area senior Kailey Eckert reaches first during the team's District 6 Class AAA quarterfinal matchup against Penns Valley on Thursday, May 19, 2025, at BEA. With three hits against the Rams, she broke the program record for career hits. She surpassed the previous mark of 132 and closed things out with 146.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area senior Alexa Baney makes contact on an eventual game-tying RBI single in the tenth inning during the team's District 6 Class AAA quarterfinal matchup against Penns Valley on Monday, May 19, 2025. With the RBI, the score was knotted at 1-1 heading into the 11th.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area senior Taylor Habovick rounds the bases on an eventual game-tying run in the tenth inning during the team's District 6 Class AAA quarterfinal matchup against Penns Valley on Monday, May 19, 2025. She'd go on to notch the game-winning RBI on her next at-bat. With the run, the score was knotted at 1-1 heading into the 11th.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area junior Addisyn Burns stands at second in the 11th inning during the team's District 6 Class AAA quarterfinal matchup against Penns Valley on Monday, May 19, 2025. Burns would go on to score the team's second game-tying run on a fielder's choice from Raelee Repasky. That run would make it 2-2.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area seniors Taylor Habovick, middle, and Sydney Thompson, left, hug after Habovick batted Thompson in for a game-running run during the team's District 6 Class AAA quarterfinal matchup against Penns Valley on Monday, May 19, 2025, at BEA. The run granted the Eagles the win by a score of 3-2.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area softball celebrates after its 3-2 win over Penns Valley in the District 6 Class AAA quarterfinals. The win pitted the Eagles against Marion Center in district semis.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area pitcher Sierra Albright high fives her teammates during the team's District 6 Class AAA semifinal matchup against Marion Center on Saturday, May 22, 2025, at BEA. For the second straight game, Albright didn't allow a single run through regulation, with that shutout reaching finality.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area pitcher Sierra Albright pitches during the team's District 6 Class AAA semifinal matchup against Marion Center on Saturday, May 22, 2025, at BEA. Albright finished the game with 12 strikeouts and posted a no-hitter.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area sophomore Kendall Gavlock makes contact on an eventual walk-off homer during the team's District 6 Class AAA semifinal matchup against Marion Center on Saturday, May 22, 2025, at BEA. The seventh-inning homer scored the first run of the game for either side, as the Eagles won 1-0.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area sophomore Kendall Gavlock is greeted by her teammates after hitting a walk-off homer during the team's District 6 Class AAA semifinal matchup against Marion Center on Saturday, May 22, 2025, at BEA. The seventh-inning homer scored the first run of the game for either side, as the Eagles won 1-0. The win clinched the team's state bid and matched it up against Philipsburg-Osceola in the district final.
HENRY HUBER/For the Express The Bald Eagle Area softball team poses with its District 6 Class AAA championship trophy after defeating Philipsburg-Osceola, 8-0, on Thursday, May 29, 2025. The title was the team's fourth in a row and slated it for a PIAA first round matchup against Avonworth, which it won 8-2.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area senior Sydney Thompson makes contact on an eventual one-shot homer that gave the team an initial lead during its PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal matchup against St. Mary's, on Monday, June 2, 2025, at Heidl Field.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area senior Sydney Thompson celebrates while rounding the bases after hitting a one-shot homer that gave the team an initial lead during the team's PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal matchup against St. Mary's, on Monday, June 2, 2025, at Heidl Field.
TIM WEIGHT/For the ExpressBald Eagle Area senior Kailey Eckert gets to first on a bunt in the fifth inning during the team's PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal matchup against St. Mary's, on Monday, June 2, 2025, at Heidl Field. That hit put the Eagles in position to capitalize, placing two BEA runners on base with a 2-1 lead and zero outs in the fifth.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area senior Alexa Baney makes contact on an eventual two-RBI single that gave the team a three-run lead in the fifth inning during the team's PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal matchup against St. Mary's, on Monday, June 2, 2025, at Heidl Field. That score would hold through the final out.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area's Gabbie Perry, left, and Kailey Eckert, right, get home on Alexa Baney's fifth-inning single during the team's PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal matchup against St. Mary's, on Monday, June 2, 2025, at Heidl Field. Those runs gave the team a 4-1 lead it would never relinquish.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area senior Taylor Habovick reaches out for a tough catch late during the team's PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal matchup against St. Mary's, on Monday, June 2, 2025, at Heidl Field. It was one of the many track downs Habovick made in center field throughout the run.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express With the tying run on the plate, Bald Eagle Area junior Addisyn Burns catches the game-sealing out during the team's PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal matchup against St. Mary's, on Monday, June 2, 2025, at Heidl Field. The Eagles won 4-1, slating themselves into a semifinal matchup against undefeated Susquenita.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express The celebration commences following Addisyn Burns's game-sealing out during the team's PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal matchup against St. Mary's, on Monday, June 2, 2025, at Heidl Field. The Eagles won 4-1, slating themselves into a semifinal matchup against undefeated Susquenita.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area senior Kailey Eckert gets to her feet after sliding home for a run during the team's PIAA Class AAA semifinal matchup against Susquehanna on Monday, June 9, 2025, in Bloomsburg. That gave the Eagles a 1-0 lead in the first.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area sophomore Raelee Repasky runs for home on an eventual RBI single from teammate Taylor Habovick during the team's PIAA Class AAA semifinal matchup against Susquehanna on Monday, June 9, 2025, in Bloomsburg. That run gave the Eagles a 2-0 lead in the second.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area junior Addisyn Burns smiles as she rounds the bases after hitting a one-shot homer during the team's PIAA Class AAA semifinal matchup against Susquehanna on Monday, June 9, 2025, in Bloomsburg. The homer gave the Eagles a 3-0 lead in the third.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area junior Addisyn Burns is greeted by her teammates after hitting a one-shot homer during the team's PIAA Class AAA semifinal matchup against Susquehanna on Monday, June 9, 2025, in Bloomsburg. The homer gave the Eagles a 3-0 lead in the third.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area senior Sierra Albright pitches during the team's PIAA Class AAA semifinal matchup against Susquehanna on Monday, June 9, 2025, in Bloomsburg. She surpassed 1,000 career strikeouts through the outing, striking out 12 through a one-hit shutout from the mound. She finished with 1,014.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area senior Kailey Eckert rounds the bases on an eventual seventh-inning double during the team's PIAA Class AAA semifinal matchup against Susquehanna on Monday, June 9, 2025, in Bloomsburg. That batted Gabbie Perry home to put the Eagles up 4-0 and marked her second double of the day. She'd go on to score her second run soon after to put the Eagles up 5-0.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area sophomore Kendall Gavlock catches the game-sealing ground-out throw from third baseman Raelee Repasky during the team's PIAA Class AAA semifinal matchup against Susquehanna on Monday, June 9, 2025, in Bloomsburg. The Eagles won 5-0, booking their second state title ticket in three years.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express The celebration commences following the team's PIAA Class AAA semifinal matchup against Susquehanna on Monday, June 9, 2025, in Bloomsburg. The Eagles won 5-0, clinching the team's second state championship appearance in three years and pitting them up against Pine Grove.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express The Bald Eagle Area softball team walks on the field ahead of its PIAA Class AAA championship matchup against Pine Grove on Friday, June 13, 2025, at Beard Field.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area senior Kailey Eckert makes contact on an eventual double during the team's PIAA Class AAA championship matchup against Pine Grove on Friday, June 13, 2025, at Beard Field. That hit gave the Eagles up two runners in scoring position in the third.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area junior Addisyn Burns makes contact on an eventual two-RBI double during the team's PIAA Class AAA championship matchup against Pine Grove on Friday, June 13, 2025, at Beard Field. That hit put the Eagles up 2-0 in the third.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area shortstop Addisyn Burns catches an out during the team's PIAA Class AAA championship matchup against Pine Grove on Friday, June 13, 2025, at Beard Field. Burns turned a double play to help the Eagles get out of the fourth and was responsible for a plethora of putouts.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area senior Albright prepares to swing at a pitch during the team's PIAA Class AAA championship matchup against Pine Grove on Friday, June 13, 2025, at Beard Field. Albright would later kick off a rally in the seventh that helped the team tie it at 3-3, ultimately extending their chance at a title by six innings.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express Bald Eagle Area sophomore Raelee Repasky throws the ball to a teammate during the team's PIAA Class AAA championship matchup against Pine Grove on Friday, June 13, 2025, at Beard Field. Repasky turned a double play to close the sixth and caught a critical lineout in the ninth.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express The Bald Eagle Area softball team poses with its PIAA Class AAA runner-up trophy following the team's state championship matchup against Pine Grove on Friday, June 13, 2025, at Beard Field. The Eagles fell 4-3.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Express The Bald Eagle Area softball team's seniors hold their PIAA Class AAA runner-up trophy following the team's state championship matchup against Pine Grove on Friday, June 13, 2025, at Beard Field. The seniors finished their BEA careers as two-time state runners-up, four time state semifinalists and four-time District 6 champs.

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