Softball
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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...
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Kirker’s story truly one to admireMay 26, 2012 8:28 pm - Jacobs softball coach Jeremy Bauer rarely shows emotion on the field. It takes a special moment or performance for Bauer to really open up a little. Golden Eagles’ senio...
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Saturday’s softball scoreboardMay 26, 2012 7:58 pm - Saturday’s games * Class 4A regional finals At Carmel CARMEL 2, MUNDELEIN O Mundelein 000 000 0 —0-1-0 Carmel 000 101 X —2-7-1 2B: Mund: Zazas. HR: Carm: Behan. WP: Bi...
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Leyden hangs on against TrinityMay 26, 2012 7:34 pm - Jen Hall’s base hit in the bottom of the eighth inning scored April Markowski with the winning run as pitcher Morgan Maize and No. 2-seeded Leyden edged No. 10 Trinity 7...