Softball
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Shortstop looms large: Diminutive Varner coming up big for ProspectNov 03, 2021 11:07 am - Amy Varner effortlessly runs down ground balls hit deep in the hole between shortstop and third base or over the bag at second. Then she comes up throwing the perfect b...
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Schalz does it all for RosaryNov 03, 2021 11:11 am - Let's get this straight -- Kylie Schalz is a softball player first and foremost. Sure, she had an outstanding breakthrough season with Rosary's volleyball team as a righ...
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Is it the year of the Hawk?Nov 03, 2021 11:04 am - From the very moment they began walking off the Eastside Centre field in East Peoria last June after losing to Downers Grove South 3-2 in the state quarterfinals, the Ba...
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Softball: Northwest season previewNov 03, 2021 11:04 am - MSL EAST Buffalo Grove Coach: Laura Stock (16th season) Last year: 20-16, 8-8 Graduated players: Sam Pandazides, Marie Ewald, Heather Wiest, Julie Baldassarra, Rachael P...
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Looks like we're in for a fine seasonNov 03, 2021 11:03 am - For as long as I can remember, softball has produced some of the most competitive and successful teams of any sport around the Fox Valley. From the late 1980s through th...
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Happy Fling for FilliesNov 03, 2021 11:09 am - Even home plate umpire Dan Krueger was impressed. The veteran local umpire, who worked the Class AA state softball finals just 10 months ago, must have felt like he neve...
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Scouting the Fox Valley area's girls softball teamsNov 03, 2021 11:10 am - Bartlett Hawks Coach: Jim Wolfsmith (5th season) 2007 record: 31-7 (Class AA Elite Eight) Top returning players: Seniors Lauren Wydra (P), Concetta Lampugnano (OF), Step...
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Scouting Tri-Cities area softball teamsNov 03, 2021 11:12 am - Aurora Central Coach: Claude Ainsworth, first year. Last year: 7-17 overall, 3-11 in the Suburban Catholic Conference. Top returning players: Courtney Blake, sr., 2B/P...
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South Elgin spoils Geneva's openerNov 03, 2021 11:07 am - For the first time on dirt this season, the South Elgin softball team did pretty well in its first game of the season against Geneva. The Storm posted 12 hits and played...
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Prospect tops depleted Elk GroveNov 03, 2021 10:55 am - Prospect probably isn't the team you want to be facing when your leading scorer from last season (Igor Karlicic) and top defender (Keith Pottker) are out with illnesses....