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Softball fortunes go Northern

KANELAND—Right now, there’s no stopping the KHS softball team.

For proof, you can look at the record of 27-5, or the Northern Illinois Big XII East Division mark of 10-0, or ask what was left of the Yorkville and Plainfield North lineups after meeting the Lady Knights this week.

May 17th, 2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Softball, with 24 wins, continues season steamroll

KANELAND—Like bills received in the mail, Kaneland softball comes at you whether you like it or not.

May 10th, 2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

KHS seeing shine on softball diamond

KANELAND—Kaneland softball is sticking with what works.

It’s what’s produced not only a six-game win streak, but now 21 wins in its last 23 contests.

May 3rd, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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KHS softball reaches 20-win plateau

KANELAND—Lady Knights softball continues to hit, which may give groans to opponents that see the Kaneland lineup on its upcoming schedule.

April 26th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

Softball, now 17-5, continues to impress

KANELAND—With just one hiccup notwithstanding, Lady Knights softball continues to enjoy the feast of victory on what has become a productive 2012 regular season.

April 19th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

KHS softball (14-4) swinging a hot bat

KANELAND—After KHS coach Brian Willis wished for the hitting to catch up to the above-average pitching and defense, the Lady Knights softball contingent spent this past week granting that wish in earnest.

April 12th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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KHS softball on tear after Tenn. trip

Stellar pitching keys additional wins over Sandwich, Morris
KANELAND—If you thought the method for getting a softball season out of an early funk was going to the state of Tennessee, then you’re stealing the Lady Knights softball team’s way of doing things.

April 5th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Softball beats Oswego, not fond of BC yardwork

The Kaneland varsity girls try to figure out a plan during their 10-5 home loss against Burlington Central on March 21. Photo by Patti Wilk

March 29th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Kaneland softball looks toward captains to right ship

KANELAND—An 8-1 start a year ago turned into a 14-19 finish for a softball group hoping for bigger things.

March 22nd, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

Softball drops 2 initial contests of ‘12

KANELAND—It was unfortunate that the end result of Kaneland Lady Knights softball failed to match the ideal weather of the past week.

March 22nd, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

Texas Hold ‘Em for KHS Baseball, softball

KANELAND—Kaneland Baseball and Softball are the first annual Texas Hold’Em Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, at Elburn Community Center located at 525 Main Street.

February 16th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

KHS spring sports awards put fitting cap on 2010-11

KANELAND—Coming a little later due to the storybook run of Kaneland baseball, KHS released its spring sports awards for 2010-11, highlighting a successful first step into Northern Illinois Big XII play.

June 23rd, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Softball reaches end of 2011 season with loss to Sycamore

KANELAND—With the rivalry between Kaneland and Sycamore softball, the battle is bound to shift one way when the stakes are higher at a certain point.

June 2nd, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued

Swing away

Bad news: Rilee Vest and Andrea Potts of Lady Knights softball will no longer be suiting up for Northern Illinois Big XII Conference action after the season concludes.
Good news: The two sluggers are bringing their bats to college programs where their skills will be appreciated.

May 26th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued

Lady Knights get last swings before playoffs

KANELAND—At the very least, Lady Knights softball can be encouraged by the offense going into an uncertain playoff campaign.

May 26th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued

Softball suffers setbacks to Minooka, Yorkville

KANELAND—There’s still a little bit of time to make Maple Park feel like home-field advantage, but not much.

May 19th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Softball grabs two victories after tough May stretch

KANELAND—Welcome to the dog days of May.

After losses to Morris, Sycamore, Yorkville and non-conference Elk Grove High School, the Lady Knights managed wins against Oswego East and Rochelle, situating themselves at 12-14 (3-6 NIB-12).

May 12th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued

Lady Knights swing bats valiantly in two losses

KANELAND—On Monday, Kaneland dealt with a makeup game against the visiting Lady Bulldogs of Streator. The Lady Knights might wish that game stayed shelved.

May 5th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued

Lady Knights sweep Dixon

KANELAND—Only one way to make any headway on spring cleaning.

If you’re KHS softball, get out the brooms. That’s exactly what the Lady Knights did in a pair of doubleheader wins over host Dixon High School on Saturday.

April 28th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued

Softball stops skid vs. Hubs

KANELAND—Kaneland used a solid pitching performance from junior Alexis Villarreal and two downright offensive innings at the plate for a 9-1 win in Rochelle on April 13.

April 21st, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued

Softball suffers loss streak after Wednesday win

KANELAND—Better to suffer through a streak like the one Kaneland softball is having now, than late-season.

April 14th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Softball off to 6-1 start as Northern Illinois Big XII slate begins

KANELAND—It appears that Kaneland High School softball was happy to get acquainted with Northern Illinois Big XII Conference action.

April 7th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Softball hopes ‘young guns’ are consistent

KANELAND—Looks like the younger core of softball players will get a chance to get some more playing time in 2011.

March 24th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Lady Chiefs earn two early wins

WAUBONSEE—WCC Softball ready for fun in sun to start 2011 season.

March 10th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Softball camp

Taylor Krawcyzk rounds the bases at the Kaneland High School Softball camp last Thursday. Coach Brian Willis said it was the first year they have had the camp.

July 22nd, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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All-WSC, team awards handed out at KHS

KANELAND—Kaneland High School dished out end of the year and spring speason sports awards last week.

June 10th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Softball finished by Sycamore

SYCAMORE—Maybe the scales were tipping to Sycamore all long.

After slaughtering the Lady Spartans in their first meeting, Kaneland Lady Knights softball dealt with 16 innings of action in a tight 2-1 win three weeks ago. It all led up to the Class 2A Sycamore Regional final on Saturday morning, where the third-seeded hosts beat the top-seeded KHS roster 6-3 to claim the regional.

June 3rd, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued

Lady Knights softball spends 16 innings in 2-1 win over Sycamore

KANELAND—Kaneland softball got more than it bargained for this past week.

May 20th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Softball takes advantages of curveballs, longballs

KANELAND—Lady Knights softball is 14-7, and bringing the offense.

May 13th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued

KHS softball (10-6) falls to GS, edges Geneva

KANELAND—In a meeting of two of the better Western Sun Conference teams on Thursday, the visiting Lady Raiders showed KHS who the team to beat might be this season.

May 6th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued

Softball takes two in WSC play vs. Batavia, Rochelle

KANELAND—Lady Knights had two come-from-behind wins in a week that saw their record elevated to 9-5 (4-3 Western Sun Conference play).

April 29th, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Softball takes wins from Maine West, Oswego, Sycamore, now 7-5

KANELAND—Lady Knights softball rallied this week to finish a busy slate winning three of five.

April 22nd, 2010 | | Comments Off | Continued