Softball
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Benet’s Panko picks NUNov 12, 2012 3:16 pm - Marissa Panko always could pick it at shortstop like few other gloves her age. In two years at Benet, she’s developed a lethal lefty bat to boot. Numerous colleges notic...
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Cary-Grove’s Efflandt heading to YaleNov 07, 2012 6:06 pm - Lindsay Efflandt would like to someday be a screenwriter. For now, though, the Cary-Grove senior is content to be writing her own script to college. Yearning to be educa...
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Wonders takes independent study route to NIU softballNov 06, 2012 10:14 am - With her slice-of-Americana last name, Stephanie Wonders understands the teasing is in good taste, so to speak. “I hear ‘Wonder Bread’ a lot,” Wonders said with a laugh....
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Barrington’s Peterson punches early ticket to coaching Hall of FameOct 15, 2012 9:27 pm - Perry Peterson calls coaching softball at Barrington High School an amazing opportunity. He sure has had an amazing run. Only 43 years old, Peterson will be inducted int...
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South Elgin’s Buddle chooses James MadisonOct 11, 2012 10:20 pm - Alyssa Buddle figured there was no time like the present to make her college decision. With college softball coaches locking up the class of 2014 at a rapid pace Buddle,...
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St. Edward’s Kossakowski commits to NIUOct 01, 2012 5:46 pm - Kali Kossakowski will continue the family tradition. Kossakowski’s dad, Jim, and mom, Shelly, as well Jim’s brother Anton all received their college educations from Nort...
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Maisto named new softball coach at Burlington CentralOct 01, 2012 3:25 pm - The first coach to guide any Burlington Central sports team to an IHSA Elite Eight state final tournament is returning to the game. Wade Maisto, an Illinois Coaches Asso...
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Bowen goes on the offensive, and NIU noticesSep 12, 2012 12:14 pm - Jordyn Bowen ignored a Jordyn rule. In her book, it all starts with defense. “I love defense,” said Grayslake North’s star shortstop, who’s also a pesky guard on basketb...
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Crane elevates Z-B to Lake crownAug 29, 2012 6:10 pm - Sophomore Claire Crane pitched a 2-hit shutout and added 3 hits at the plate, as Zion-Benton’s softball team clinched the North Suburban Conference Lake Division champio...
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Big plans for Benet’s Doyle, RurkaAug 15, 2012 7:57 am - Two Benet athletes just firmed up their college plans. Sheila Doyle, a senior libero on the Benet volleyball team, recently committed to North Carolina and Julianne Rurk...