Softball
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US softball team goes extras, beats Japan 4-1
Aug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- One more for gold. One more before goodbye. Pushed to extra innings, the U.S. Olympic softball team scored four runs in the ninth inning and beat Japan 4-1 on...
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Coaches Association to host state tournamentJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois High School Tennis Coaches Association will host its inaugural state team tennis tournament this weekend. According to IHSTCA president Kelly Willard of Met...
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Alleycats defend title at Summer bashJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Finishing play 7-0 at the Lightning Summer Bash held at the Elgin Sports Complex, the Illinois Alleycats captured a second consecutive championship title. Six straight w...
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Lake County Liberty ringing up the winsJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - After winning both of its games in the recent rain-shortened Oak Lawn tournament, the 18-and-under Lake County Liberty of the Lake County Fastpitch Softball Association ...
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South rallies in all-star gameJun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Following a rainout a week earlier, the Senior All-Star Game on Monday night celebrated its fifth straight year as host to the area's finest senior fastpitch softball ta...
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Lightning goes 3-2 at Oak Lawn; Alleycats net World Series berthJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The Northern Illinois Lightning women's fastpitch softball team went 3-2 and finished in third place in the rain-shortened Oak Lawn Senior Tournament over the weekend. T...
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Rolling Meadows connection sparks East victoryJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Monday night's Mid-Suburban League Senior softball All-Star Game at the Fields of Dreams in Barrington featured quite a turn of events from previous years. After five ...
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Glenbard S., Lake Park finish with winsJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - This sure isn't how Glenbard South scripted its weekend in East Peoria. But the ending was just as sweet. Freshman Jenny Wittenberg's infield hit scored Lauren Podgorski...
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Fillies go down swingingJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - EAST PEORIA -- The girls from the Fields of Dreams were dreaming of a state title when they arrived in this river city on Thursday. While those dreams weren't quite met,...
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Seniors gather for all-star treatmentJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - South Elgin senior Rebecca French made an observation at the start of last year's summer softball travel season. "I played with girls last year on my summer team that ha...