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Burlington Central junior Emily Kisch is the Rockets' No. 1 pitcher this season and is hitting .545.

Emily Kisch is the answer for Burlington Central softball

June 15, 2018 at 8:39 p.m.

Class 3A Burlington Central begins each year playing Class 4A competition aimed at making the Rockets better. Playing teams like St. Charles East, Libertyville and Waubonsie Valley also allows small-school...

Metea Valley pitcher Elise Titiner watches a pitch sail in against Elk Grove Saturday.

Lone bad inning plagues Metea in two early losses

June 15, 2018 at 8:38 p.m.

Two games, one bad inning in each, and two losses — early season softball has not been kind thus far to Metea Valley. The Mustangs lost 10-3 to visiting Elk...

Marist's Madison Naujokas (left) attempting to tag out Plainfield East's Jessica Rio at third base.

Marist rally in seventh comes up short to Plainfield East

June 15, 2018 at 8:49 p.m.

Marist's bats showed up too late Friday. The Redhawks rallied from a three-run deficit to tie the game in the seventh inning before Plainfield East scored in its final at-bat...

Jenny Budds a budding star in outfield for Neuqua Valley

June 15, 2018 at 9:04 p.m.

Coaches love those players willing to run through a wall for them, and Neuqua Valley outfielder Jenny Budds already has earned that love this season. During a tournament game in...

Waubonsie Valley first basemen Jordan Kurth (left) and Lake Park's Megan McCabe awaiting a pitch.

Shannon Hohman, Waubonsie Valley stymied by Lake Park rally

June 15, 2018 at 8:49 p.m.

Graffiti got sprayed all over a masterpiece Thursday. Shannon Hohman was on her way to a special day on the mound and at the plate when it all went bad...

York gets uncorked, rolls past Benet in five innings

June 15, 2018 at 9:07 p.m.

Benet scored 12 runs against South Elgin and eight against Neuqua Valley in early season wins. But on Tuesday, the Redwings' bats fell silent. Couple that fact with an adventurous...

Benet rides depth, charges past Neuqua Valley

June 15, 2018 at 8:45 p.m.

Teams can pick their poison against Benet this season, between No. 3 hitter Stephanie Abello and No. 4 hitter Emily York. That choice becomes more complicated if Benet's fifth-through-seventh hitters...

Peyton DeChant’s place is at the plate for Hampshire

June 15, 2018 at 9:35 p.m.

When she first saw Peyton DeChant bat during the summer before her freshman year, Hampshire coach Stacey Stepek knew right away what she had. "It's just her presence stepping in...

Elgin first baseman Destiny West charging a bunt during Hampshire's 11-1 win on Friday.

Haley Widmayer battles, helps Hampshire break away from Elgin

June 16, 2018 at 6:40 p.m.

Hampshire pitcher Haley Widmayer rode out a brief rocky patch Friday early in her one-hit, nine-strikeout performance against Elgin. And she knew right where to lay the blame. "There are...

Bats alive as South Elgin tops Palatine in opener

June 16, 2018 at 6:47 p.m.

It had been a while but South Elgin senior Demi Queen remembered how to take a casual jog around the bases. "That's the first home run I've hit since my...

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