Softball
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Scott, Burlington Central headed to first Final FourJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - The Rocket ship is headed to East Peoria. And it's flying high after a 16-year wait to reach the IHSA state final softball tournament. Times are different than they were...
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Brottman, Fremd come up big in clutchJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Jim Weaver is taking his softball team to the same place he did in his first season as the Fremd coach eight years ago. East Peoria for the state finals. This time, his ...
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Central's Wunderlich unhittableJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - It would be hard to match Alyssa Wunderlich's 20-strikeout gem against Benet two months ago. Older sister Natalie did Thursday. Naperville Central's senior pitcher no-hi...
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Bartlett hoping third time is charm vs. SCNJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - It's surprising enough to see a sectional championship game between a No. 5 and No. 7 seed. Then throw in that one of those teams brings a starting lineup with either s...
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Fremd takes Barrington 1-0 for sectional championshipJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - What Jenny Schneider thought was just a popup turned out to be the biggest hit of her softball career. Schneider's basehit to the gap in left-center with two outs in the...
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Scott no-hitter lifts BC to sectional titleJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Giving Mackenzie Scott 3 runs to work with in the first inning of any game is kind of like giving Ferris Bueller a day off. Somehow, you just know it's going to be a fun...
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Bandits showing they want to be a part of our communityJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - The Chicago Bandits want you. The Bandits, who won the National Pro Fastpitch championship last season, opened their second season in Elgin earlier this week. But while ...
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Dennison denies North Stars sectional titleJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Three hours before the first pitch was thrown Saturday, Bartlett's Callie Dennison was at home going through what has turned into a pre-game ritual of sorts. "I woke up ...
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Naperville C. in no hurry to claim sectional titleJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Naperville Central softball coach Andy Nussbaum has preached to his team, "I don't care if it takes 18 innings, as long as we win." He gladly accepted half that Saturday...
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Now Glenbard South putting curse on other teamsJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - At 0-3 to start the season, Glenbard South's softball team gathered in a circle around all of the team's bats and locked pinkies. No goats were harmed in any way, but it...