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 Marist did a lot of knocking in the second and third innings of Monday’s Class 4A Rosemont Supersectional against Trinity, only to come up with nothing. In the fourth inning, the RedHawks finally broke through. And just like the volleyball team in the fall, they ended years of softball frustration by earning the program’s first trip to state finals weekend. They did … ]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:43:56 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/12981716-393/softball-seven-run-fourth-inning-propels-marist-past-trinity.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/12981716-393/softball-seven-run-fourth-inning-propels-marist-past-trinity.html Leyden coach Kurt Schuett filed a complaint with IHSA assistant executive director and softball administrator Matt Troha Saturday following his team’s 12-6 Class 4A sectional final loss to Trinity just hours earlier. In the complaint, Schuett said that he has video proof of a sign given by the Trinity catcher which instructs the Blazers pitcher to throw at a hitter. In the … ]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:44:14 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/12940750-393/softball-leyden-files-complaint-with-ihsa-after-sectional-final-defeat.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/12940750-393/softball-leyden-files-complaint-with-ihsa-after-sectional-final-defeat.html The last person Leyden pitcher Morgan Maize wanted to face with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth and the score tied was Trinity shortstop Abby Ramirez. She is already a threat under normal conditions, but at this point of the game she was batting with a chip on her shoulder. In the top of the fourth the Michigan-bound junior … ]]> Sat, 02 Jun 2012 17:50:48 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/12937302-393/softball-abby-ramirez-trinity-rally-to-beat-leyden.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/12937302-393/softball-abby-ramirez-trinity-rally-to-beat-leyden.html Trinity smacked two first-inning home runs and Chase Machain pitched her third consecutive shutout as the Blazers opened their own Class 4A Sectional with a 4-0 victory over Lyons on Wednesday. Trinity leadoff hitter Abby Ramirez (3-for-3, 3 RBI) led off the bottom of the first with a blast to left-center field on a 2-0 pitch. One batter later, Nicole Evans went … ]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 19:57:43 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/12875502-393/softball-chase-machain-trinity-battle-past-lyons.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/12875502-393/softball-chase-machain-trinity-battle-past-lyons.html Some aggressive base running, timely hitting, and solid pitching helped No. 16 Trinity get past Elmwood Park 4-0 on Thursday afternoon in Elmwood Park. Junior Chase Machain pitched the full seven innings allowing just three hits and facing two over the minimum while striking out seven for the win. “During warm-ups I felt really good, and I tried to keep them off … ]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 21:03:06 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/12605750-393/softball-chase-machain-hurls-trinity-past-elmwood-park.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/12605750-393/softball-chase-machain-hurls-trinity-past-elmwood-park.html It truly was a game of inches and No. 16 Trinity used that to its advantage to grind out a 3-0 victory over host Nazareth Tuesday and halt a two-game skid. With the game scoreless after four innings, Blazers junior Ashley Klauss came to the plate with two outs and nobody on in the top of the fifth. Klauss lined a 2-1 … ]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 20:25:43 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/12558085-393/softball-trinity-topples-nazareth-snaps-skid.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/12558085-393/softball-trinity-topples-nazareth-snaps-skid.html Trinity junior Chase Machain stole the show Friday as she held Homewood-Flossmoor to one run on three hits in six innings and drove in four at the plate in a 7-3 victory Friday. Machain got the Blazers (22-5) on the scoreboard in the first with an RBI groundout and followed with an RBI single in the third and a two-run double in … ]]> Sat, 05 May 2012 23:03:17 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/12330476-393/softball-trinitys-chase-machain-does-it-all-against-homewood-flossmoor.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/12330476-393/softball-trinitys-chase-machain-does-it-all-against-homewood-flossmoor.html Chilly temperatures didn’t stop either team from swinging hot bats, but a three-run sixth gave Lincoln-Way East the lead for good in an 11-6 victory over Trinity Saturday. The Griffins (5-1) trailed the host Blazers 3-2 after four innings before they scored five times in the fifth to jump in front 6-3. Samantha Stewart’s two-run double was the big blow in the … ]]> Sat, 31 Mar 2012 19:52:01 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/11644537-393/softball-lincoln-way-east-rallies-past-trinity.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/11644537-393/softball-lincoln-way-east-rallies-past-trinity.html After the way No. 3 Elk Grove played on Thursday, coach Ken Grams is probably a bit disappointed his team will not play another game for the next 10 days because of spring break. Instead, he’ll have time to reflect on his team’s 8-2 thumping of No. 9 Trinity. “That was a good team we beat,” said Elk Grove senior pitcher Dani … ]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:07:27 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/11475487-393/softball-dani-goranson-propels-elk-grove-past-trinity-in-early-season-showdown.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/11475487-393/softball-dani-goranson-propels-elk-grove-past-trinity-in-early-season-showdown.html OF: Kelly Christner, Andrew, so.: A two-time selection, the left-hander is one of the state’s top prospects. She hit .431 with four home runs, eight doubles and six triples. She added 32 RBI and 33 runs, stole 15 bases and had a .745 slugging percentage. P: Amanda Ciran, St. Charles North, sr.: The Sun-Times 2011 Player of the Year and Loyola recruit … ]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:53:13 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/5873195-393/ciran-leads-tough-all-area-squad.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/5873195-393/ciran-leads-tough-all-area-squad.html
The scoreboard was out for much of the sectional semifinal of Mother McAuley and conference rival Trinity Thursday at Morton. It hardly mattered. What unfolded on the field was too riveting to take your eyes off. Besides, the two provided all the electricity required. The win-or-go-home stakes of the state tournament naturally ratchet up the intensity and drama. In a game of … ]]> Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:39:04 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/5744635-393/mother-mcauley-pulls-out-big-win.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/5744635-393/mother-mcauley-pulls-out-big-win.html Trinity’s best players looked at their Saturday doubleheader showdown with Leyden as a measuring stick. “We knew they were a great team, with a lot of good players,” star Trinity sophomore pitcher Chase Machain said. “We all talked on the bus over how important the games were and that we wanted to make a statement.” Tape measure is the more accurate gauge. … ]]> Sat, 07 May 2011 18:13:42 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/5244421-393/trinity-takes-two-from-tough-leyden-squad.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/5244421-393/trinity-takes-two-from-tough-leyden-squad.html Trinity's softball team evokes the famous line from "Jaws," where the police chief, catching sight of the massive size of the shark he is pursuing, remarks, "We're going to need a bigger boat." Any team trying to contain the Blazers' heavy hitting attack is going to need a bigger ballpark. The No. 4 Blazers seized the early lead with back-to-back home runs … ]]> Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:04:01 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/4696662-393/trinitys-hitters-stay-in-groove-vs.-barrington http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/trinity/softball/4696662-393/trinitys-hitters-stay-in-groove-vs.-barrington