Caitlin Swieca
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Abbott dominant as Bandits start season with a winJun 07, 2012 3:21 pm - As she stepped onto the pitching rubber to begin the Chicago Bandits’ season Thursday night, Monica Abbott picked up right where she left off. Despite arriving in Chicag...
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Bandits to begin title defense Thursday nightJun 06, 2012 3:45 pm - Although the Chicago Bandits claimed the National Pro Fastpitch championship in 2011, the title was not a reflection of the team’s regular season. Last year’s Bandits we...
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Hit-by-pitch derails Leyden pitcher Maize in loss to TrinityJun 02, 2012 6:38 pm - In the eyes of Leyden softball coach Kurt Schuett, the Eagles’ season came to an end as soon as Morgan Maize was drilled by a pitch out of the hand of Trinity pitcher Ch...
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Illinois’ Pieters wins national golf titleJun 01, 2012 11:57 am - Illinois sophomore Eric Pieters shot an even-par 71 on Thursday to clinch the individual title in NCAA men’s golf at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palasides, Calif. B...
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Streator’s Cravatta to walk on at NIUJun 01, 2012 11:28 am - J.J. Cravatta, a 6-foot-2-inch guard from Streator, will walk on to the Northern Illinois Huskies basketball team this fall, NIU announced Friday. Cravatta holds the Str...
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Barry Rozner “humbled” by award from NIUMay 31, 2012 1:00 pm - Barry Rozner always knew he wanted to go into journalism. But when he started at Northern Illinois University, he was convinced he wouldn't be able to survive in the new...
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College teammates help each other adjust to life on the BoomersMay 31, 2012 11:32 am - After Nate Baumann and Drew Heithoff signed on to play with the Schaumburg Boomers for the 2012 season, they decided to live together when they moved to the Chicago area...
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Boomers bats break through for 6-3 winMay 30, 2012 3:28 pm - After watching his team lose a 12-1 contest Tuesday and struggle through the first seven innings of Wednesday’s game, Schaumburg Boomers manager Jamie Bennett wondered i...
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Lake Park superintendent prepares for Ryder Cup shutdownMay 29, 2012 4:00 pm - As part of the Daily Herald’s series leading up to the 2012 Ryder Cup, we talked with Lake Park Superintendent Lynne Panega about the role Lake Park High School will pla...
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St. Francis outslugs Montini for regional titleMay 26, 2012 2:37 pm - After the first two softball meetings between Montini and St. Francis this season, Spartans coach Ralph Remus was ready for a slugfest in their third matchup in Class 3A...