Dixon’s Abby Hicks tags out Sterling’s Mya Lira at third base Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (Alex T. Paschal)
Photojournalist/columnist for Sauk Valley Media
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/6DMZDSMUDVD5XG4T2NCAYDF4NM.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/G2PPQPFCBFFYFE2ITCCCETBRVA.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/5TGSTAGZUVGTBETAMLDBAALAII.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/6WXSHJV67JEBBMK5QAY2523R64.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/GSOXZPHXTNEPHE44HLAJNUHLDY.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/P7DX5VBWUFBI5DZWUBS5ZSSSCQ.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/X2ZG2D3SNZFARMKRHQDCJM5DLY.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/USQOJTMDA5EHXBUJPU2LIFYJDE.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/ILRORK7BHNEZNN7TQUEXCG3Q2I.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/RKK7TN3XA5A7NFTQXSMBAVWBEM.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/X4SIHNKTYJEGVFMEURGSF3C45I.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/7ORS2HQHOBGNRIRKNJNIN6UR3A.jpg)
:quality(70)/s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/shawmedia/aa6e85e3-e3af-407b-882d-3a189585d2d2.png)