Articles filed under Prep Girls

• Alt, Schaumburg power into regional final May 24, 2013 12:00 AM
  Schaumburg softball coach Ellen Stoddard had one message for her Saxons when they took the field for their own Class 4A regional semifinal game on Thursday. “We told them to ‘be intense and stayed relaxed’ ” she said. The Saxons took heed and were all on the same page. And the final page of the Schaumburg’s win came off the bat of freshman Paige Alt. Her second home run of her young career — and third 2-run homer of the game by the Saxons — made it 10-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning to end the game by the 10-run rule over No. 9 seed Elk Grove.
  

   

• Thursday’s softball scoreboard May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  High school results from Thursday's varsity girls softballl games, as reported to the Daily Herald.
  

   

• Hedgcock, Downers Grove South defeat Naperville North May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  Caroline Hedgcock remembered well her first time facing Naperville North. “Home run by the leadoff batter,” said the Downers Grove South freshman pitcher, “three-run homer the last inning.” This was a whole different Hedgcock, and a whole lot better Downers Grove South. Hedgcock tripled in a three-run first inning, then threw a two-hitter as the No. 9 seed Mustangs turned the tables on an April loss in Downers Grove by beating No. 8 Naperville North 8-2 in Thursday’s Class 4A Batavia regional semifinal.
  

   

• DeKalb denies Huntley in 7th May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  The enthusiasm and effort was evident. But a victory wasn’t in the offing for third-seeded Huntley. A one-out RBI single by Sabrina Kileen in the seventh inning gave second-seeded DeKalb a hard fought 3-2 win over the upset-minded Red Raiders in semifinal action of the Class 4A Jacobs softball regional Thursday afternoon.
  

   

• St. Edward falls to Regina May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   
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  Stating the case for Rosemont’s Ballpark May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  Several times Andy Nussbaum had driven past Rosemont on I-294. He found out Saturday what he was missing. On a perfect May night, Naperville Central’s softball coach soaked in his first evening at the Ballpark at Rosemont before his Redhawks took the field. Just as much as the softball at the Bandits Jamboree, the structure left an impression. “What a great environment,” Nussbaum remarked Saturday night, and his reiterated that comment later in the week. “Just by sheer venue, I’m much more likely to go to a Bandits game than a Sky basketball game just because it’s such a nice park.” Rosemont’s hopes to lure the Cubs as the crown jewel of its revamped entertainment complex is probably a pipedream. Reeling in the state softball tournament shouldn’t be.
  

   

• Lake Zurich wins in 9 May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  Lake Zurich’s softball team survived a scare in its state tournament opener. The sixth-seeded Bears scored a run in the bottom of the ninth to edge No. 11 Glenbrook North 5-4 in a semifinal of the Class 4A Glenbrook South regional.
  

   

• Pagan, Bartlett make easy work of Addison Trail May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  Bartlett pitcher Holly Pagan wasn’t concerned about a no-hitter or a perfect game she lost in the Hawks’ 9-1 regional semifinal win over No. 12 Addison Trail on Thursday. The junior was just worried about pitching her softball team to the regional championship game.
  

   
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  Dahlman steps down at Elgin May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  After four seasons, Elgin softball coach Chad Dahlman is stepping down, he said Thursday. “I have a 2-year old at home and I feel I can’t put the time in anymore,” said Dahlman, a Larkin graduate who played baseball for the Royals. “It’s not fair to my family or the girls on the team that I can’t put in the time both deserve.”
  

   

• ‘Home’ run suits Elert, Carmel May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  If her line-drive, gone-in-a-second smash had been hit more to center field, the softball might have rolled all the way to her Libertyville house. Amanda Elert’s 3-run homer in the first inning, truth be told, was hit that hard. It was the Carmel Catholic freshman catcher’s 10th home run of the season and propelled the fifth-seeded Corsairs to a 14-4 win in five innings over No. 12 Stevenson in the teams’ Class 4A regional semifinal at Libertyville on Thursday. “She’s just a very polished hitter,” Carmel Catholic coach Jason Raymond said. “Almost every at-bat, she gets great swings on the ball.” Think Elert was excited to play on Libertyville’s diamond? She lives five minutes away, between Carmel and Libertyville high schools. If she wasn’t attending Carmel, she’d be a Libertyville Wildcat.
  

   
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  Rodriguez wins it for South Elgin May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  South Elgin senior Kara Rodriguez did not have much success in her first two at-bats against Elgin junior standout Jennah Perryman Thursday, striking out both times. But with the game on the line, South Elgin's Female Athlete of the Year showed the determination of a champion and won the game for her team. Rodriguez lined a clean single up the middle to score Paige Allen from third base with the game-winning run with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Storm beat the Maroons 4-3 in the semifinals of the Class 4A St. Charles North regional. South Elgin beat St. Charles North 4-1 early in the season.
  

   

• Cinderalla Aurora Central keeps winning May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  After the Aurora Central Catholic softball team prevailed over Walther Lutheran 12-0 on Thursday in the second semifinal of the Class 2A Lisle sectional, Chargers coach Jim Hallahan was reminded that his team was just two wins from reaching state. “We’re taking it one game at a time,” he said happily. And why not? The Chargers (13-14) are having fun this postseason and are typical of many teams this time of year -- they hit their stride at the perfect time.
  

   

• Rosary comes out swinging, crushes Plano May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  Ask any coach and they’ll tell you they want their team playing their best this time of the year. Rosary did just that, starting with what coach John Kazmierczak said was the Royals’ best inning of the season in the bottom of the first Thursday against Plano in the Class 3A Rosary regional semifinals.
  

   
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  Coronado’s 2-homer day, Wagner’s pitching carry Warren May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  An injured index finger, jammed in practice on Wednesday, didn’t seem to bother Warren’s Selaina Coronado all that much. Coronado smacked a pair of home runs and finished with 7 RBI on Thursday afternoon, and Jana Wagner pitched 5 innings of no-hit ball before allowing a hit and a couple of runs as second-seeded Warren outslugged No. 3 seed Grayslake North 15-2 in 6 innings in Class 4A regional semifinal play in Gurnee. The Blue Devils (23-6) next host top-seeded Zion-Benton in the regional final at 3 p.m. Saturday.
  

   
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  Naperville North soocer player nets big honorMay 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  Naperville North soccer player Zoe Swift was one of the athletes whose picture graced the cover of our spring sports preview. On Tuesday she became the recipient of a much greater honor. Swift was named the Gatorade Illinois girls soccer player of the year.
  

   

• Conant earns regional title shot May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
  Conant softball coach Cathyann Smith, who guided the Cougars to Mid-Suburban League championships in 2011 and 2012, will have her team playing in a regional championship on Saturday in Glen Ellyn. The No. 8-seeded Cougars improved to 16-9 on Wednesday with a 5-3 victory over Glenbard West, which was seeded No. 11 in its own Class 4A regional.
  

   

• Prairie Ridge stops united Rosary May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  All season long, Rosary's girls soccer team had won — and lost — as a team, and the Royals' "all for one" mentality served them very well. So when the season ended on Wednesday in the Class 2A Freeport sectional semifinals, you can bet that Rosary didn't dissolve into a group of individuals. The Royals left the field after a 3-0 defeat to Prairie Ridge the same way the competed all season — as one group.
  

   

• Wednesday’s softball scoreboard May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  High school results from Wednesday's varsity girls softballl games, as reported to the Daily Herald.
  

   

• Wednesday’s girls soccer scoreboard May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  High school results from Wednesday's varsity girls soccer games, as reported to the Daily Herald.
  

   

• Weather forces baseball, softball regional shuffle May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
  Rainfall was the clear winner Wednesday as most of the baseball and softball playoff games involving Mid-Suburban League schools were postponed. In the majority of cases, the schedules were simply moved back by a day, forcing Wednesday's regional semifinal games to Thursday, and the remaining semifinals originally scheduled for Thursday to Friday. Saturday remains the day for regional championship play in all area regionals.