Des Plaines Sports
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Chicago Bandits begin season with walk-off winJun 01, 2017 1:00 am - Opening night couldn't have started any better for the Chicago Bandits. The National Pro Fastpitch softball team began the 2017 season Thursday night with a 3-2 walk-off...
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Baseball: Fun playoff run ends for Maine WestMay 31, 2017 1:00 am - The dream ended for Maine West on Wednesday. The 14th-seeded Warriors, who had a losing record but were coming off their first regional title since 2004, fell to Fenwick...
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Baseball: Winning introduction for Kmet, St. Viator against CarmelMay 31, 2017 1:00 am - During the past two seasons, Carmel Catholic's baseball team had yet to see St. Viator's Cole Kmet on the mound. After Wednesday in the Class 3A sectional semifinals at...
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Fast facts on the NPF's Chicago BanditsMay 30, 2017 9:01 pm - As the Cowles Cup champion Chicago Bandits get set to open their National Pro Fastpitch season on Thursday in Rosemont, here are some fast facts the pro softball franchi...
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Boys volleyball: Big finish leads to beautiful outcome for HerseyMay 30, 2017 1:00 am - The beauty of volleyball, among other reasons, is this: No matter how poorly you play in the first set, there's always a second set to come. And sometimes, a third. Hers...
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Softball: Red-hot St. Charles East powers past Elk GroveMay 30, 2017 1:00 am - The further a team advances in the postseason, the harder it is supposed to get. Except for the St. Charles East softball team, who is making quick work of its opponents...
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Softball: With honors, Libertyville proceeds to sectional finalMay 30, 2017 1:00 am - Hannah Heraty was in a hurry to leave Duke Childs Field in Winnetka. She and her fellow seniors on the Libertyville softball team had to transition from their softball u...
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Softball: Powerful display lifts St. Viator past AntiochMay 30, 2017 1:00 am - When St. Viator third baseman Jenna Breslin speared Carlie Gaylord's liner for the final out of the Lions' sectional semifinal upset of host Antioch, all the hitter coul...
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Hernandez, Burton first 'Kipp' honoreesMay 29, 2017 1:00 am - The first recipients of the "Coach Kipp Scholarship of Recognition Award' have been announced. Maine West seniors Acacia Hernandez and Ashley Burton, who were members of...
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Softball: Five MSL teams plus St. Viator, Leyden, ready to go in sectionalsMay 29, 2017 1:00 am - Five high school softball teams from the Mid-Suburban League are still involved in the Class 4A softball state playoffs - three from the West Division (Barrington, Conan...