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Softball: Jen Hall hit lifts Leyden past Young in extras

Jen Hall was pleasantly surprised when Leyden softball coach Kurt Schuett didn’t give her the bunt sign in the bottom of the eighth inning of …

  • May 26, 2012

Softball: Leyden earns at least share of Gold title with win over Addison Trail

Leyden clinched no worse than a share of the West Suburban Conference Gold Division softball championship Monday with an 8-2 win over visiting Addison Trail …

  • May 23, 2012

Softball: Brooke Hofer, Andrew shut down Leyden

Andrew took advantage of Leyden problems to give pitcher Brooke Hofer a 1-0 lead in the top half of the first inning Saturday when the …

  • Apr 25, 2012

Softball: Despite miscues, Leyden rolls

So far this season, No. 1 Leyden is winning like a top-ranked team. Problem is, the Eagles aren’t playing like one. Coach Kurt Schuett isn’t …

  • Apr 16, 2012

Softball: Morgan Maize the key to Leyden’s campaign

In a season when so many teams are returning an abundance of talent, there is one intangible that sets preseason No. 1 Leyden apart from …

  • Mar 27, 2012

Ciran leads tough all-area squad

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 …

  • Jun 20, 2011

North Stars survive Leyden in 10th

When St. Charles North’s Natalie Capone and Loren Cihlar atoned for their fifth-inning mistakes Thursday, the North Stars found themselves in Saturday’s Schaumburg Class 4A …

  • Jun 4, 2011

Leyden’s Maize throws two-hitter, hits two HR

Morgan Maize treated herself to quite the present. A day after her 17th birthday, the junior Leyden star smashed two home runs, drove in four …

  • Jun 1, 2011

Maize, Sullivan key Leyden win

Dana Sullivan picked the perfect opportunity to end a cold streak at the plate. “I’d been struggling the last couple of games, and I just …

  • May 28, 2011

Trinity takes two from tough Leyden squad

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 …

  • May 9, 2011

Leyden takes two vs. Maine South

Morgan Maize experienced Leyden's record-breaking season last year, and the junior wants nothing more than to at least return to the Eagles to the same …

  • Apr 23, 2011

York convincing in upset over Leyden

Alyssa Johnson has a ready smile and a quiet disposition. It's the ball that she roughs up. The junior York center fielder blasted a home …

  • Apr 14, 2011

Leyden tops Ridgewood

Leyden 11, Ridgewood 0: Morgan Maize (3-0) fanned nine in the shutout victory for the No. 18 Eagles (3-0). Maize had a triple and three …

  • Apr 2, 2011

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