Doug Hageman is the man front and center on Le Roy softball's coaching staff. But his four assistant coaches also have stepped up in a big way this spring.
Le Roy softball sophomore Lilly Long wasn't feeling right prior to an April game against Heyworth. After being diagnosed with a blood-circulation disorder, however, Long got right back to work as a star pitcher.
Le Roy is one of four 1A teams who will vie for a state title this weekend in Peoria
Le Roy softball isn't sweating having to face a two-time defending state champion on Friday. And the Panthers aren't surprised that they're one of four teams left in the running for a Class 1A state title.
Mahomet-Seymour couldn't keep pace with Chatham Glenwood in a Class 3A sectional semifinal, preventing the team from repeating as a state semifinalist.
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Natalie Loy's hit in the top of the eighth inning brought home two runs, breaking a scoreless tie and helping the Panthers make team history.
Congratulations to the LeRoy High School softball program, not only for qualifying for the state tournament for the first time in school history but how the Panthers went about getting there.
St. Anthony rallies to beat Unity on its home field and end the Rockets' season in the Sweet 16
MAHOMET — Mahomet-Seymour’s baseball and softball teams celebrated Class 3A regional championships mere hours apart on Saturday.
Small-school sectional titles and big-school regional titles will play out across the area on Saturday for a handful of local baseball and softball programs
Keaton will replace Nix, who stepped aside after two seasons in late March because of health reasons after leading Central to a 10-42 record
Champaign Central and Rantoul each will contend for a regional championship later this week at separate sites.
Rockets within two wins of returning to the IHSA state tournament for the third year in a row.
Le Roy softball will face Heart of Illinois Conference rival Heyworth for a Class 1A sectional title after defeating Villa Grove. Heyworth knocked off Salt Fork.
Unity tries to keep its postseason run of success going, Tuscola hosts a small-school sectional showdown this week, Champaign rivals square off in Class 3A playoff action and a former St. Joseph-Ogden standout is doing big things at Alabama
Bates throws shutout as Rockets advance to sectional next week in Tolono
“The goal,” Monticello Superintendent Adam Clapp says of the district's four turf fields, “is to have our facilities to be used as much as possible and become a point of pride for everyone in the community.”
Judah Christian's Daryl Okeke wins four sectional titles
Team effort lifts Villa Grove softball to regional title
BHRA baseball upsets top-seeded St. Joseph-Ogden in regional semifinal
Villa Grove's Maci Clodfelder sets single-season school RBI record
Tuscola baseball, Fisher baseball among other area teams to keep their seasons intact with regional quarterfinal wins
The IHSA spring sports postseason is underway, which means our preps coordinator will be all over the state this month and early next.
Mahomet-Seymour baseball retains Apollo Conference crown
Salt Fork softball player and Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley baseball player recognized for their recent athletic excellence.
Maroons' duo of Bernhard, Vines capture Big 12 doubles title
St. Joseph-Ogden's Shayne Immke tied the IHSA softball single-season record for home runs in a season with her 24th.
Check out where local large-school baseball and softball teams will begin their respective playoff runs.
Oakwood baseball continues to roll, while Wittenborn’s walk-off lifts Wateska and Danville’s Thomas shines at Big 12 meet.
St. Joseph-Ogden has leaped into the No. 1 spot after a big win over rival Unity.
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