As the Twin Cedars Softball Squad gets ready for its first State Tournament game since 1978, many of the players on the squad have played with each other since their days in Little League. The Sabers clinched their spot at the class 1A State Tournament on Monday defeating Sigourney 7-6 on a walk-off double by Ali Mockenhaupt. Senior player Chloe Durian, who hit a two run homer in that game, tells KNIA/KRLS Sports every player was able to contribute in their own way to this season.

Durian: “All of us girls have been playing together for a very long time, and we know how we all work. I know we’ve been looking for this for a long time and it just feels really great even for the girls that don’t get to play a lot.”

The Sabers will take on Lisbon Tuesday night in the first round of the class 1A State Tournament. You can hear that game live on 92.1 KRLS at 7:30.