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Hampshire names Featherly new girls basketball coach
By John Radtke - 04/26/13
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 to put all that education into his first gig as a head coach. A 1998 Palatine... FULL STORY
By John Radtke - 04/26/13
Widmayer, Hampshire shut down St. Edward
By John Radtke - 04/26/13
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 Friday, the Whip-Purs put all three together and snapped a 6-game losing streak in... FULL STORY
By John Radtke - 04/26/13
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 Friday, the Whip-Purs put all three together and snapped a 6-game losing streak in... FULL STORY
Lake Park outlasts Bartlett in 8
By John Radtke - 04/25/13
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 my teammates and to radiate my confidence." So when Thursday's Upstate Eight... FULL STORY
By John Radtke - 04/25/13
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 my teammates and to radiate my confidence." So when Thursday's Upstate Eight... FULL STORY
Bartlett dumps South Elgin
By John Radtke - 04/24/13
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 latter Wednesday. The Hawks scored 6 unearned runs and got strong defense and solid... FULL STORY
By John Radtke - 04/24/13
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 latter Wednesday. The Hawks scored 6 unearned runs and got strong defense and solid... FULL STORY
For South Elgin's Rodriguez, cheerleading a viable option
By John Radtke - 04/23/13
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 multisport athlete, Rodriguez spent the better part of her teen years to this point... FULL STORY
By John Radtke - 04/23/13
Extent of injuries to Cary-Grove's Efflandt still unknown
By John Radtke - 04/23/13
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 action indefinitely. "There are broken bones in her face but it's still swollen... FULL STORY
By John Radtke - 04/23/13
Scary moment in Cary-Grove's win over Prairie Ridge
By John Radtke - 04/22/13
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 game in Cary. But when an 0-1 pitch in the top of the fourth inning from... FULL STORY
By John Radtke - 04/22/13
Fehlman Memorial all-star game set for June 10
By John Radtke - 04/19/13
The Tenth Annual Fehlman Memorial Senior All-Star Softball Game will be played on Monday, June 10 at Judson University. Game time is 6:30 p.m. The annual event is dedicated to the memory of Dave Fehlman and his son Robbie. Dave Fehlman, who passed... FULL STORY
By John Radtke - 04/19/13
The Tenth Annual Fehlman Memorial Senior All-Star Softball Game will be played on Monday, June 10 at Judson University. Game time is 6:30 p.m. The annual event is dedicated to the memory of Dave Fehlman and his son Robbie. Dave Fehlman, who passed... FULL STORY
Crystal Lake South missing Hardie's presence
By John Radtke - 04/18/13
Mark Hardie is a unique high school softball coach. The assistant coach at Crystal Lake South is also a dad of softball players. His triplet daughters - Kaitlin, Megan and Samantha - all played softball for the Gators, with their dad as Scott... FULL STORY
By John Radtke - 04/18/13
Elgin resident Gruner happy to be safely home from Boston
By John Radtke - 04/17/13
Being on the right side of the street instead of the left side on Monday may have saved Sue Gruner's life. Gruner, a west Elgin resident, was just getting ready to cross the finish line of her first Boston Marathon when the first bomb of the... FULL STORY
By John Radtke - 04/17/13
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