Articles filed under Softball
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Monica Abbott, Bandits cruise to playoff victoryAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - SULPHUR, La. — Monica Abbott, the 2011 NPF co-pitcher of the year, strutted her stuff Thursday night, leading the Chicago Bandits to an 8-1 victory over the Akron Racers...
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Hight steps down as Larkin softball coachAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - During his 16-year run as head coach of the Larkin softball team, Larry Hight once had a conversation with his father concerning the right time to eventually step down. ...
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Bandits rookie Goler leads NPF in homersAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Chicago Bandits 22-year-old rookie Alisa Goler knows exactly when her softball career began. The Homewood, Ill., native picked up a bat for the first time more than 20 y...
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Softball star un-retires in time to help BanditsAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Five games back after a two-year “retirement,” Michael Jordan dropped his legendary double-nickel (55 points) on the New York Knicks in a 1995 regular season game at Mad...
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NI Lightning takes 4th at nationalsAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - The Northern Illinois Lightning 18U travel softball team ended the season this weekend by finishing higher than any team in Lightning history at an ASA Junior Olympic na...
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Conant’s Smith earns coach of year honorsAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - John Leusch The Suburban Umpires Association has named Conant’s CathyAnn Smith the 2011 “Coach of the Year” for the Mid-Suburban League. Smith, a graduate of Schau...
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Bandits celebrate perfect game by Monica AbbottAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - Monica Abbott has been flirting with a perfect game all season — until Thursday night. Abbott threw the first perfect game ever in Rosemont Stadium as the Chicago Bandit...
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Warren Wave makes splash at USSSA World SeriesAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - The Warren Wave 15U travel softball team made another splash. The Wave placed second at the USSSA 15U World Series in Des Moines, Iowa, last Saturday. Last summer, the t...
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Two-time MVP rejoins BanditsAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - Two-time National Pro Fastpitch MVP Stacy May-Johnson is voiding her retirement plans and joining the Chicago Bandits for the final month of the 2011 season. “When Stac...
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Wisniewski ready to make some noise at LibertyvilleJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Screaming line drives hit off Libertyville softball pitchers won’t elicit screams from the Wildcats’ new head coach. Nor will botched plays or missed signs by her player...