John Radtke
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Efflandt doing OK, but no doubt she'll return with a maskApr 29, 2013 2:00 pm - Lindsay Efflandt, like any pitcher, knows the risk. Softball pitchers put a 12-inch yellow softball in their hand, deliver it to hitters wielding bats that get more powe...
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McLean, Massie propel Crystal Lake SouthApr 29, 2013 1:58 pm - Crystal Lake South softball coach Scott Busam was joking. Really, he was. Busam told Gators’ junior Sam McLean before Monday’s Fox Valley Conference Valley Division game...
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Elgin finishes third at Larkin SlugfestApr 27, 2013 12:23 am - Elgin has never won the Larkin Slugfest softball tournament. On Saturday, the Maroons had a chance to play for the 20th annual tournament’s championship at the Elgin Spo...
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Widmayer, Hampshire shut down St. EdwardApr 26, 2013 12:19 pm - First-year Hampshire softball coach Stacey Stepek has been trying to instill in her team that good pitching, good defense and timely hitting is what wins games. On Frida...
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Hampshire names Featherly new girls basketball coachApr 26, 2013 12:04 pm - Mike Featherly has learned the game of basketball from some of the best coaches Illinois and Wisconsin have seen, two of the IBCA Hall of Famers. Now Featherly will get ...
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Lake Park outlasts Bartlett in 8Apr 25, 2013 2:47 pm - Lake Park senior Danielle Jecmen knows her role on the Lancers’ softball team. “I know I have to keep the game under control,” she says. “It’s my job to set the pace for...
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Bartlett dumps South ElginApr 24, 2013 1:30 pm - Some days you win by clubbing the ball around the yard, and some days you win by taking advantage of what the other team gives you. Bartlett’s softball team did the latt...
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For South Elgin's Rodriguez, cheerleading a viable optionApr 23, 2013 6:00 pm - Life is full of twists and turns. Some create opportunity, some create torn ACLs. South Elgin senior Kara Rodriguez can tell you all about both. A multitalented and mult...
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Extent of injuries to Cary-Grove’s Efflandt still unknownApr 23, 2013 4:55 pm - The extent of the injuries to the face of Cary-Grove senior right-hander Lindsay Efflandt were not fully known Tuesday, but she does have broken bones and will be out of...
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Scary moment in Cary-Grove’s win over Prairie RidgeApr 22, 2013 12:56 pm - There’s really only one word to describe the moment. Scary. Cary-Grove defeated Prairie Ridge 3-1 Monday afternoon in a Fox Valley Conference Valley Division softball ga...