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Photos: Marquette defeats Freeburg to claim third in Class 2A State baseball
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Baseball - Class 2A State third place: Marquette vs. Freeburg Marquette's Griffin Dobberstein, center, celebrates hitting a two-run homer in the first inning with teammates Alec Novotney, left, and Anthony Couch during the Crusaders' 4-1 victory over Freeburg in the IHSA Class 2A State third-place game on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at the University of Illinois in Champaign. (Tiffany Blanchette)
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Tiffany Blanchette
Tiffany Blanchette has been a photojournalist with the Daily Journal since 2014 and Photo Editor since 2018. She has won awards for her work from the Illinois Press Association and the National Press Photographers Association. She enjoys covering everything from news to sports in the very community she grew up in.
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Tiffany Blanchette
Tiffany Blanchette has been a photojournalist with the Daily Journal since 2014 and Photo Editor since 2018. She has won awards for her work from the Illinois Press Association and the National Press Photographers Association. She enjoys covering everything from news to sports in the very community she grew up in.
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Tiffany Blanchette
Tiffany Blanchette has been a photojournalist with the Daily Journal since 2014 and Photo Editor since 2018. She has won awards for her work from the Illinois Press Association and the National Press Photographers Association. She enjoys covering everything from news to sports in the very community she grew up in.
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Tiffany Blanchette
Tiffany Blanchette has been a photojournalist with the Daily Journal since 2014 and Photo Editor since 2018. She has won awards for her work from the Illinois Press Association and the National Press Photographers Association. She enjoys covering everything from news to sports in the very community she grew up in.