Softball
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Sterling shuts down KanelandMay 30, 2012 9:32 am - BELVIDERE — On the first pitch Kaneland leadoff hitter Delani Vest saw in the Class 3A Belvidere North sectional Wednesday, she laced an opposite-field double. Two batte...
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Softball/Scouting Fox Valley Class 3-4A sectionalsMay 29, 2012 10:09 pm - Class 4A Cary-Grove sectional Today’s game: McHenry (24-3) vs. Carmel (18-18), 4:30 p.m. Thursday’s game: Jacobs (23-14) vs. Hononegah (30-6), 4:30 p.m. Saturday’s game:...
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Northwest/Scouting softball sectionalsMay 29, 2012 8:41 pm - Class 4A Barrington sectional This just might be the most talented lineup of teams an area softball sectional has ever seen. Conant is ranked No. 2 in the Illinois...
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Hard-hittingBalzano thrives at LoyolaMay 29, 2012 6:37 pm - A year ago, Jessica Balzano set a school-record hitting streak that lasted 42 games for her Elk Grove softball team. This spring, Balzano was still a hit — for Loyola Un...
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Scouting area softball sectionalsMay 29, 2012 10:45 am - Class 4A East Aurora sectional The matchups: Neuqua Valley (22-15) vs. Plainfield Central (25-8), 4:30 p.m. Wednesday; Naperville North (23-12) vs. Plainfield East (22-1...
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Sherrard sluggers swat away Lisle’s seasonMay 28, 2012 8:09 pm - Melanie Early and Lisle would have loved a mulligan. It clearly was not meant to be Monday in DeKalb. The Lions were denied a return trip to the state softball tournamen...
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Borders helps Grayslake North book titleMay 28, 2012 8:02 am - The postponement of Saturday’s Class 3A Antioch regional softball final because of rain to Monday didn’t put a damper on Kelsey Borders’ Memorial Day plans. “I didn’t ha...
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Waubonsie Valley bats silent at wrong timeMay 26, 2012 10:22 pm - Waubonsie Valley’s softball team was shut out just one time all season. No. 2 came at an inopportune time. Plainfield Central lefty Morgan Vogt limited the No. 5 seed Wa...
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Carmel’s Bitter baffles Mundelein’s hittersMay 26, 2012 9:32 pm - The battle ware or “smear,” as Carmel Catholic pitcher Nicole Bitter calls the black face makeup that she and her softball teammates often rub on, is meant for intimidat...
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Jacobs, Kirker surprise Cary-GroveMay 26, 2012 9:10 pm - It seemed appropriate Katie Kirker’s finest moment would come in a regional championship game. Retiring the first 15 batters she faced, Kirker, who has been plagued by i...