Parkway Katlyn Smith slides in safely during the third inning of Thursday's sectional game with Paulding at Elida. Parkway scored five times in the inning.

ELIDA - Perseverance. It was the word of the day for the Parkway softball team. After leading 5-0 after three innings, the wheels fell off a bit for Parkway as Paulding scored four times in the fourth, then plated three runs . . .