http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com Latest news from the Chicago Sun-Times - High School Sports en-us webmaster@suntimes.com (Editor) Newspapers http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/csp/cms/sites/YourSeason/assets/img/logo.gif http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com 84 34 30 Copyright 2013 Minooka softball coach Mark Brown knows his team has the pitching to succeed with co-aces Jaclyn Lilek and Sara Novak capable of dominating. What Brown has been waiting for is the offense to catch up with the pitching. Brown got his wish Thursday. The Indians opened up the second half of Southwest Prairie Conference play with a dominating performance with the sticks, … ]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:49:59 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/minooka/softball/12160725-393/softball-minooka-too-strong-for-oswego.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/minooka/softball/12160725-393/softball-minooka-too-strong-for-oswego.html
Minooka left fielder Rachel May twice made good catches to prevent Lockport from scoring. In the bottom of the eighth inning, however, the Porters’ Carly Dundee found a way to remove Ray from the equation. Dundee, a junior who has been hitting a ton, picked on the first pitch and belted a two-run homer over the left-field fence Wednesday to give No. … ]]> Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:44:36 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/minooka/softball/11723131-393/softball-carly-dundees-blast-powers-lockport-over-minooka.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/minooka/softball/11723131-393/softball-carly-dundees-blast-powers-lockport-over-minooka.html
Minooka’s win Wednesday may have been lacking in the dramatic flair of a typical walk-off victory, but it certainly wasn’t short on satisfaction for the Indians. Meghan Quirk scored on an error in the bottom of the eighth to give host Minooka a 6-5 win over Marian Catholic. After Quirk doubled, Marissa Burns followed with a single to left. Quirk stopped at … ]]> Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:35:13 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/minooka/softball/11587774-393/softball-minooka-tops-marian-catholic-in-extras.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/minooka/softball/11587774-393/softball-minooka-tops-marian-catholic-in-extras.html
During the top of fourth inning No. 19 Minooka loaded the bases against No. 10 Lincoln-Way East during a scoreless tie. After already hitting a single and being lifted for a courtesy runner, starting pitcher and No. 2 hitter Jackie Lilek looked at her teammates and said: “I will be satisfied if we can get three — we have to score some … ]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:12:59 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/minooka/softball/11547674-393/softball-minookas-five-run-inning-seals-victory.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/minooka/softball/11547674-393/softball-minookas-five-run-inning-seals-victory.html
The 2011 season marked the first time since 2006 and only the second time since 1996 that the Joliet area had no teams advance downstate in softball. Dwight came the closest, in Class 1A, losing to host Schlarman 10-5 in the supersectional. In fact, no local Class 3A or 4A teams even advanced to the sectional finals. But area schools, which have … ]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:29:33 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/minooka/softball/11302923-393/softball-lockport-opens-season-as-herald-news-no-1.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/minooka/softball/11302923-393/softball-lockport-opens-season-as-herald-news-no-1.html Jersey numbers formed with cups in the outfield fence and streamers wrapped around the dugout and foul poles decorated Senior Night Friday for Minooka’s softball team. “They really get into this kind of stuff,’’ Minooka coach Mark Brown said. From left field to right, the numbers of seniors Kim Ramsak, Payton Laczynski, Katie Chitkowski, Aly Zembruski, Christina Bonfiglio, Kayla Ruettiger and Kassie … ]]> Fri, 06 May 2011 23:40:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/minooka/softball/5232564-393/minooka-rolls-past-morris.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/minooka/softball/5232564-393/minooka-rolls-past-morris.html Plainfield Central’s players and coaches knew it was incumbent on them to get off to a good start against Minooka Thursday because the Wildcats needed a win to stay in the Southwest Prairie Conference race. That’s what happened as Plainfield got off to a great start and then held on to defeat the Indians 7-4. ``I knew we had to get going … ]]> Thu, 05 May 2011 21:38:33 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/minooka/softball/5212807-393/plainfield-centrals-fast-start-sinks-minooka.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/minooka/softball/5212807-393/plainfield-centrals-fast-start-sinks-minooka.html Beware of the trap game. That could have easily been the message for Minooka softball coach Mark Brown to his Indians before their game with Southwest Prairie Conference rival Plainfield South. Sandwiched between earlier-week victories over Marist and Plainfield Central and before this weekend's prom, the Indians shook off an early 2-0 deficit to score eleven unanswered runs en route to an … ]]> Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:04:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/minooka/softball/4874376-393/minooka-avoids-the-classic-trap.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/minooka/softball/4874376-393/minooka-avoids-the-classic-trap.html
Minooka softball coach Mark Brown could not help but smile, let out a yell and work a few fist pumps into the celebration. "Now that's Minooka softball," he said. The Indians, one of the good teams in the Joliet area, had just laid a 15-0 spanking Thursday on another of those good teams, nonconference rival Joliet Catholic. While it may be argued … ]]> Sat, 02 Apr 2011 09:26:02 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/minooka/softball/4627089-393/minooka-offense-pounds-joliet-catholic.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/minooka/softball/4627089-393/minooka-offense-pounds-joliet-catholic.html