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Kelly’s Madison Yount makes dream come true, signs with Mineral Area College

Surrounded by teammates, friends, family and coaches, Kelly’s Madison Yount signs to play collegiate softball at Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Missouri. (Submitted)

BENTON, Mo. — Kelly’s Madison Yount made her longtime dream of playing college softball come true when she signed to continue her athletic and academic careers at Mineral Area College during a ceremony at KHS on Thursday, Nov. 17.

“I went to a camp [at Mineral Area] my sophomore year of high school and knew I wanted to play there in the back of my mind,” Yount said. “I knew that if I was offered a chance to play here there would be no second-guessing because playing softball at the next level had been a dream of mine since I was a little girl. The feeling of finally getting to write my name and agreeing to go to [Mineral Area] was one of the best feelings ever, especially since I had all of my softball sisters there and my family and friends congratulating me through the whole process.”

Yount was a four-year starter for the Lady Hawks at third base. She finished this past season with a .278 batting average with 27 hits, including three doubles and a home run, 23 runs scored, 17 RBIs and eight stolen bases, and helped led Kelly to its third straight district title. Yount also had a .917 fielding percentage and earned all-district and all-region honors.

“Mineral Area just felt like a home to me,” she said. “When I went for a tour I loved every part of it. I also have many friends that go to school there which made the yes easier.”

Yount plans on majoring in Physical Therapy.

The Mineral Area College softball team is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II, competes in Region XVI and is a member of the Missouri Community College Athletic Conference.

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