St. Anthony's defeated Kellenberg in the NSCHSAA softball championship on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

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Valentina Iula #24, St. Anthony's catcher, connects for a two-run single to give the Friars a 2-1 lead over Kellenberg in the bottom of the first inning of the NSCHSAA softball championship at Hofstra University on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

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Lexi Zaremba #10 of Kellenberg plates a run with a single in the top of the first inning of the NSCHSAA softball championship against St. Anthony's at Hofstra University on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

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Sarah Bielski #8 of St. Anthony's connects for a single during the bottom of the first inning of the NSCHSAA softball championship against Kellenberg at Hofstra University on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

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Juli Murillo #23 of St. Anthony's, left, evades the tag of Kellenberg catcher Ariana Corrente #15 to give the Friars a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first inning of the NSCHSAA softball championship at Hofstra on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

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Juli Murillo #23 of St. Anthony's, left, evades the tag of Kellenberg catcher Ariana Corrente #15 to give the Friars a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first inning of the NSCHSAA softball championship at Hofstra University on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

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Valentina Iula #24 of St. Anthony's, right, gives teammate Juli Murillo #23 a congratulatory point after she crossed home plate in the bottom of the fourth inning of the NSCHSAA softball championship against Kellenberg at Hofstra University on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.