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Village views Lansing Sports Complex as a destination for tournaments
LANSING, Ill. (April 28, 2024) – There’s a new vision for the Lansing Sports Complex. The baseball, softball, and outdoor volleyball facility located on the village’s north side at 16500 Chicago Avenue is now back under the village’s oversight. This comes after a long period of it being leased by the Lan-Oak Park District and managed by the Lansing Old Timers.
‘Play ball!’ – Lansing Little League and Softball launch new season at opening day ceremony
LANSING, Ill. (April 27, 2024) – Hundreds of eager ball-players and their families gathered at the Lansing Sports Complex Saturday to formally launch the 2024 season of Little League baseball and softball. Each team in T-ball, pee-wee, majors, and softball divisions was announced before they ran onto the main...
Natalie Gomez Game Report: @ Blue Island Eisenhower
Natalie Gomez turned in her biggest game of the season on Thursday, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. She's been particularly strong when it comes to stolen bases, as the game was her third straight with one or more. On the season, Gomez has slashed 0.514/0.575/0.629 with 18 runs, plus 12 stolen bases.
The 2024 News-Gazette All-State boys' basketball Player of the Year: Thornton's Morez Johnson Jr.
HARVEY — Morez Johnson Jr. could have left the state of Illinois at almost any time in the last couple years. Prep schools playing a national schedule would have opened their doors wide for the 6-foot-9 big man who broke into the national rankings as a top 40-level prospect the summer before his junior year.
Boys volleyball: Joliet West’s Landon Brouwer in the center of team’s success
The Joliet West boys volleyball team is having a season that, so far, has been tough to match. The Tigers improved to 20-3 on the year after Tuesday’s win over Southwest Prairie Conference rival Plainfield Central. The Tigers like to play fast, and their style opens up opportunities for...
DePaul volleyball isn’t worried about the results, they’re looking for growth
The final score from their final spring season match says otherwise, but DePaul volleyball believes they can use this match as momentum for the future. Inside Evergreen Park Community High School’s gymnasium, April 20, two Division I programs concluded their respective spring seasons. DePaul volleyball ‘hosted’ the reigning MAC champion, Western Michigan Broncos. The two battled at the net and exchanged scoring rallies throughout, playing all five sets, where the Broncos prevailed, winning 4-1.
Boys Volleyball | Chicago Christian finishes April strong, takes second at Ridgewood Invitational
A busy and largely successful final seven days of April saw Chicago Christian briefly climb back to the .500 mark after a tough first month of the season. The Knights (11-12, 4-4 Chicagoland Christian Conference) have won seven of their past 10 matches, all of which were played over a seven-day period to close April. The strong stretch included a season-long five-match winning streak and a second-place finish in the gold bracket at the Ridgewood Invitational on April 27.
Maddie Kolk Game Report: @ Blue Island Eisenhower
Tinley Park was led to victory by Maddie Kolk, who turned in her biggest game of the season on Thursday. Kolk was dynamite, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Kolk and Tinley Park will head out on the road to square off against Bremen at 4:30...
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