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

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

MAPLE PARK—The end of the year awards and spring awards were handed out on June 9, recognizing the year-long effort of Knight athletes.

Kaneland softball is on a tear and it couldn’t come at a more opportune time.

Kaneland softball made certain that opponents like DeKalb, Oswego East and Yorkville remembered who they were up against.

Lady Knights softball had itself a productive week, and in the process, elevated its record to a nice 10-4.

On a windswept sunny Saturday, Kaneland softball kept Oswego’s head spinning.