Softball
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A season rich in third basemenMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - Jerry Schilf remembers Julianne Rurka’s baptism into high school softball as fondly as if it were his own kid. First game, first at-bat: Benet’s freshman third baseman h...
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St. Charles N. tops BataviaMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - Rest assured Amanda Ciran never likes to lose, but if there is such a thing as a good loss for St. Charles North it came last Friday at Geneva. “We had that point in our...
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Chitkowski, Glenbard South shut out Downers NorthMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - Glenbard South 1, Downers Grove North 0: Olivia Ramirez singled in Jane Trzaska in the second inning, and Danielle Chitkowski (5-1) did the rest with a 2-hitter f...
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South Elgin routs East AuroraMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - Sara Irving went 4-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI and freshman Taylor Rees threw a 5-hitter as South Elgin’s softball team rolled over East Aurora 18-2 in an Upstate Ei...
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Softball/Fox Valley roundupMay 10, 2011 12:00 am - Alex Buhrow’s game-winning double drove in Corrine Wimmer with the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday as Larkin downed Streamwood 4-3 in Upstate...
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Lake Park outlasts South ElginMay 10, 2011 12:00 am - Lake Park softball coach Tom Mazzie says he never worries when his team gets behind in a game. “I never feel like we’re down. We always have a chance to come back,” Mazz...
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St. Charles E. rallies by GenevaMay 10, 2011 12:00 am - On a team with power bats like RaeAnne Payleitner and Casey Basic and a near .400 hitter in leadoff Lexi Perez, St. Charles East coach Kelly Horan said there’s nobody sh...
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Lake Zurich clicks against StevensonMay 10, 2011 12:00 am - Bowling buddies, Xtreme trampoline tag-team partners, dodgeball enthusiasts and Lake Zurich softball teammates Maria Schroeder and Alli McGinnis took time out to be seri...
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Glenbard South nears MSC crownMay 10, 2011 12:00 am - Jess Wilkes spoke with confidence, and with good reason. “New conference, I want to come in and make a statement,” said Glenbard South’s senior pitcher. “I want everybod...
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Payleitner chooses West PointMay 10, 2011 12:00 am - RaeAnne Payleitner hopes she has a few more home runs left in the final weeks of her stellar high school career at St. Charles East, and she’s relieved she’s found a pla...