Elmore County’s softball team clinched a spot in the regional tournament next week after it finished in second place behind Beauregard in the AHSAA Class 5A Area 6 tournament.Â
The Panthers traveled to Beauregard for the area tournament Friday and Monday and set out to face the Valley Rams as well as the Hornets to see which team would move on. Elmore County played a total of five games in the tournament, winning three out of the five.Â
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