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Illini Caravan visits suburbs, Daily Herald subscribers May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
University of Illinois men's basketball coach John Groce, women's basketball coach Matt Bollant, men's gymnastics coach Justin Spring and women's soccer coach Janet Rayfield stopped in Rolling Meadows on Wednesday to meet with fans and Daily Herald subscribers. They're taking part in the annual Illini Caravan.
Judson takes 3rd at NCCAA tournament May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
The Judson University softball team lost to Shorter University of Rome, Ga., 5-0 Saturday and finished in third place in the NCCAA National Tournament at Boutetort, Va.
Judson falls into losers bracket May 10, 2013 12:00 AM
The Judson University softball team has secured no worse than a third-place finish at the National Christian College Athletic Association national tournament, but the Eagles will have to win three straight Saturday if they are to bring home the program's first national championship. No. 4 seed Judson used another strong pitching performance from McHenry graduate Sarah Boyer to beat top-seeded Shorter University of Rome, Ga., Friday 1-0 but then lost to No. 6 seed Union College of Jackson, Tenn., 2-0 to drop into the loser's bracket.
Crystal Lake S. grad Mahoney excels at Dominican May 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Former Crystal Lake South softball standout Emily Mahoney's college career didn't end quite like she would have imagined. Mahoney took a tough loss in the circle in River Forest-based Dominican University's 7-4 loss in 9 innings to Concordia University Wisconsin in the Northern Athletics Conference tournament. Concordia scored 3 unearned runs in the top of the ninth inning to pull away and overshadow some clutch pitching from Mahoney in the latter stages of the contest.
Judson opens NCCAA tourney with win May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
It took nine innings, but the Judson University softball team came away a winner Thursday in the opening round of the National Christian College Athletic Association's national tournament in Botetourt, Va. Bri DiGiola doubled, was sacrificed to third by Allison Catlett and scored on a single by Amber Mysliwiec in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Eagles defeated Indiana Wesleyan 1-0.
Elimination forces COD softball to think about next year May 7, 2013 12:00 AM
The summer started early for the College of DuPage softball team this year.
Harper track teams take aim at talented national field May 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Consistency has always been the hallmark of coach Renee Zellner's track and field teams at Harper College. And her Hawks teams aren't afraid to aim high, either. "We are going to try our hardest to take that No. 1 spot," said Zellner of the test awaiting Harper on Thursday through Saturday in the NJCAA nationals at Howard Community College in Columbia, Md. Having the home track could be a positive for the top-ranked Dragons men's team. Harper is ranked second nationally and is the defending champ, having won five of the last six national titles.
Judson eliminated from CCAC tournament May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
Just a day before, the Judson University softball team beat No. 6 seed St. Francis 2-0 to kick off the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Softball Tournament at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbannais. On Friday, the No. 3 Eagles (37-17) were at it again with St. Francis, and held a 1-run lead heading into the bottom of the seventh. But 2 errors allowed 2 runs to cross, the last on a sacrifice bunt as Judson lost a heartbreaker to St. Francis 3-2 at Tiger Field, which eliminated the Eagles from the conference tournament.
Loyola slugger Andresen ready for a new chapter May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
Loyola University softball slugger Brooke Andresen, a Downers Grove South grad who is leaving her name all over the school record books, talks with Patricia Babcock McGraw about her collegiate career in this week's Women's Watch column.
Could O’Bannon bring down the NCAA? May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
The storm that's slowly rolling toward Indianapolis quietly gained strength this week with the filing of several devastating documents in a federal court in California. If it stays on course, it's going to hit with biblical force, reducing the National Collegiate Athletic Association to a heap of rubble, which is just fine with Bloomberg columnist Jonathan Mahler.
Judson splits at CCAC tournament May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Elgin grad Perryman sets UMSL strikeout record May 1, 2013 12:00 AM
Hannah Perryman had a memorable softball career at Elgin High School. And the hard-throwing left-handed pitcher is wasting zero time creating plenty of additional memories at the next level. Perryman, a freshman pitcher at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and the honorary captain of the Daily Herald's 2012 Fox Valley All-Area team, has already broken the program single-season record for strikeouts. She recently had 20 strikeouts in a doubleheader sweep of Rockhurst that gave the team its second Great Lakes Valley Conference title in the last three years.
MATC, Harper meet in softball regional play-in game Apr 29, 2013 12:00 AM
Judson softball makes it 35 wins Apr 27, 2013 12:00 AM
Judson sweeps Cardinal Stritch Apr 24, 2013 12:00 AM
Amanda Hart hit a 3-run walk off home run and Brianna Tennyson had 26 strikeouts as Judson completed a sweep of Cardinal Stritch with an 11-inning 5-2 win in Game 2. The Eagles won the opener 8-0.
Judson splits at Ashford tournament Apr 20, 2013 12:00 AM
Ashford 6, Judson 4: Deanna DeBoscherre was 2-for-3 with a double, and Brianna Tennyson and Maddie Smith each had 2 hits and an RBI for Judson at the Ashford Tournament in Morrison, Ill.
Judson wins 2 in tournament Apr 19, 2013 12:00 AM
Hoops scene abuzz with arrivals of Swoopes, Delle Donne Apr 19, 2013 12:00 AM
Women's Watch on a big week in Chicago for women's sports as both Sheryl Swoopes and Elena Delle Donne will now calle Chicago home.
Loyola joins Missouri Valley Conference Apr 19, 2013 12:00 AM
As expected, Loyola University officially accepted an invitation to join the Missouri Valley Conference, school officials announced Friday.
Swoopes eager for her dream job — coaching Apr 15, 2013 12:00 AM
While it has been about a year since Sheryl Swoopes played competitive basketball, the Olympic gold medalist and former WNBA great is about to dust off her high-tops, and her best moves. Now 42, the 6-foot-1 Swoopes figures one of the best ways to break the ice at her new job is to play a little 1-on-1 with the people she'll be working closely with each day — the players she's inheriting as the new head women's basketball coach at Loyola University.