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'Excited to be a part of it': Portland Cascade draws sellout crowd, delivers first home win

The Portland Cascade women's professional softball team held their first home game Thursday night at Hillsboro Ballpark.

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What happened The Portland Cascade women's professional softball team held their first home game Thursday night at Hillsboro Ballpark.
The headline split KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) frames it as "'Excited to be a part of it': Portland Cascade draws sellout crowd, delivers first home w...". Oregonian frames it as "Portland Cascade make their franchise home opener a winning one before a sellout crowd".
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KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR)News report · Jun 19, 7:15 AM

'Excited to be a part of it': Portland Cascade draws sellout crowd, delivers first home win

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The Portland Cascade women's professional softball team held their first home game Thursday night at Hillsboro Ballpark.

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OregonianNews report · Jun 19, 5:16 AM

Portland Cascade make their franchise home opener a winning one before a sellout crowd

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Behind a sell-out crowd and a complete game, the Portland Cascade walked away with their first home win against the OKC Spark.

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Jun 19, 5:16 AM: Oregonian joined the source map.

Jun 19, 7:15 AM: KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) joined the source map.

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