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Softball: Waubonsie Valley falls short

Into the fourth inning of the Class 4A Metea Valley Regional championship game, Waubonsie Valley and Plainfield Central were locked in a scoreless pitchers’ duel. …

May 26, 2012

Softball: Shannon Hohman dominates as Waubonsie Valley tops Metea Valley

Freshman pitcher Shannon Hohman dominated as Waubonsie Valley defeated Metea Valley 6-0 Wednesday in the 4A Metea Valley Regional semifinal. Playing as the “home” team, …

May 26, 2012

Softball: Waubonsie Valley defeats Bartlett, stays alive in conference race

Bartlett’s clincher will have to wait. Amanda Minahan belted a two-run home run to right-center field in the eighth inning Tuesday to lift Waubonsie Valley …

May 26, 2012

Softball: Waubonsie Valley deals Bartlett first league loss

Bartlett will have to put off celebrating an Upstate Eight Valley Division title at least one more day. Visiting Waubonsie Valley crashed the party plans …

May 26, 2012

Softball: Waubonsie Valley holds off Metea Valley

Waubonsie Valley softball coach Alyson Kelley joked that she would love to start every game with the bases loaded and her team batting. That was …

May 16, 2012

Softball: Amanda Lack’s double lifts Waubonsie over Neuqua

Leave it to two underclassmen to pave the path to victory. That’s exactly what Waubonsie Valley (16-5, 8-2) did in its 6-4 win over Neuqua …

May 14, 2012

Softball: West Aurora uses small ball to down Waubonsie Valley

Starting out small came up big Thursday for the West Aurora softball team. The host Blackhawks opened with three straight bunt singles, helping lead to …

Apr 24, 2012

Skilled newcomers brighten Waubonsie Valley hopes

Waubonsie Valley hopes this is the year things turn around for a program that has seen its share of lean years. “We haven’t won a …

Apr 4, 2012

Softball: Trio of sophs boost Naperville Central to win

Naperville Central got a boost from a trio of sophomores Thursday afternoon as the Redhawks defeated Waubonsie Valley 4-2 in Aurora. Pitcher Keegan Hayes picked …

Apr 2, 2012

Naperville Sun All-Area Softball Team

Following are the top high school softball players this season among the six Naperville Sun high schools. Players are listed in alphabetical order. FIRST TEAM …

Mar 24, 2012

Downers South jumps on Waubonsie early

Other than its three-error first inning, Waubonsie Valley played at a much higher level than its No. 15 sectional seed. Unfortunately for the Warriors, though, …

May 25, 2011

Minihan’s efforts lead Waubonsie Valley

Amanda Minihan, Waubonsie Valley’s “go-to kid,” got to it Monday in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs against Oswego. The sophomore shortstop not …

May 24, 2011

Respect mutual as former player now a rival coach

By no means is Metea Valley softball coach Kris Kalivas old, but the young-looking, petite 30-something admitted she felt that way coaching against one of …

May 16, 2011

Boudreau, Neuqua rally for win

Neuqua Valley pitcher Jena Boudreau didn’t frown and hang it up after her summer softball teammate, Waubonsie Valley’s Katie Benson, hit a grand slam off …