UPDATE: Sun Prairie's rally just short of title in 4-3 loss - WKOW 27: Madison, WI Breaking News, Weather and Sports

MADISON (WKOW) -- The Sun Prairie softball team's rally in the top of the 7th inning of the Division I championship game came up just short, as the team fell 4-3 to Chippewa Falls. Sun Prairie was down to its final two outs of the game, when Cheyenne Holmes scored on a Jenna Dammen single and then Ellie Plonsky and Heidi Morrical brought their team within a single run, crossing the plate on a Chippewa falls throwing error. Chippewa Falls then recorded the final two outs, winning the championship. Sun Prairie ends its season state runners up, the best finish in program history.

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MADISON (WKOW) -- In a game that ended well after midnight, Sun Prairie advanced to its first ever state championship game with its 6-3 win over Germantown Saturday morning. Cardinals' Kristen Hoppman hit a 2 run homerun in the top of the first inning to give Sun Prairie the lead, one that they never surrended. Hoppman also pitched 7 innings, allowing just one earned run. Sun Prairie will play for the Division 1 state title Saturday evening at 5:30 pm. The Sun Prairie baseball team won the state baseball title on Thursday.