Class 3A’s top-ranked Plainview Lady Bears made a clean 3-0 sweep through the 2018 DeKalb County Varsity Softball Tournament to claim the county championship trophy for a third consecutive year.
The Lady Bears earned a bye through the opening round of the tournament before defeating Ider, Collinsville and Ider once more by a combined score of 40-4 to become county champions again.
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