Softball
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Marist gives Bartlett the slipJun 09, 2012 9:31 pm - EAST PEORIA — Bartlett beat No. 1 Glenbard North and defending champion Moline in a playoffs marked by upsets. Nobody, it turns out, was stopping the Marist Cinderella s...
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Images: Saturday State SoftballJun 09, 2012 8:49 pm - ...
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Drish’s heroic effort stops Elk GroveJun 09, 2012 7:00 pm - Babe Ruth. Joe DiMaggio. Mickey Mantle. Those are a few of Moline shortstop Brittny Drish’s favorite baseball players. In the most dramatic moment of Saturday’s Class 4A...
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Forged in loss, Chitkowskis' mettle on displayJun 09, 2012 6:00 pm - EAST PEORIA — Stephanie Chitkowski already has a spot reserved for her state championship medal back home. Close by, never out of sight. “I'm putting it in my bed,” said...
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Raider nation: Glenbard South win 3A softball titleJun 09, 2012 6:00 pm - EAST PEORIA — Danielle Chitkowski picked up the first-place trophy, walked over to her Glenbard South teammates and proudly yelled “Look what I have!” The ultimate, elus...
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Big rally for BartlettJun 08, 2012 10:32 pm - EAST PEORIA — Playing in the state finals is always nerve-racking. But the top of the seventh inning on Friday at the EastSide Centre was an especially nail-biting time ...
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Images: Friday State SoftballJun 08, 2012 8:58 pm - ...
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Gorman connects as Marist sinks Elk GroveJun 08, 2012 6:11 pm - EAST PEORIA — Marist senior right fielder Maggie Gorman had 3 RBI in 76 at-bats heading into Friday’s Class 4A state semifinal against Elk Grove. The Redhawks’ No. 8 hit...
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Allen takes over Harper softball programJun 08, 2012 2:27 pm - Cray Allen wasn’t looking for a chance, but when Harper College came calling, Allen listened. Then he considered, and eventually decided to leave his position as Burling...
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Trzaska’s homer brings some family closureJun 08, 2012 6:19 am - EAST PEORIA — Jane Trzaska’s second-ever homer at the state softball tournament came with two strikes, two outs, good for 2 runs. Part of a win that, no doubt, felt doub...