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Top female golfers tee up for the Olympics
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — When you spend most of your career looking out for yourself, the chance to play for something bigger is welcome. Leona Maguire is part of Team Ireland and will be heading to Paris for her third Olympics. “Seeing the rings on the Eiffel Tower, it seems like it’s going to be a really big production this time,” she said.
Naperville Jaycees uses powerful bats to win Juniors A Championship over Mortenson Construction
It’s the final Naperville Little League championship game of 2024 with the Mortenson Construction Laser Sharks taking on the Naperville Jaycees Dragons in the Juniors A title game. The lone championship being played at Knoch Park. Naperville Jaycees tied for the league lead with 12 regular season wins behind team MVP Alex Therapos as well as players like Vincent Drager, Jameson Kanak and Veer Pratap Singh. Mortenson started the season 0-5 before catching fire and going on an epic run to the championship game. Bryce Reed, Jack and Dylan Kane and Lucas Soline help round out an offense that was near the top in the league in runs scored.
PFI Chicago walks it off over the Minions to win the Naperville Little League Majors A championship
The Naperville Little League Majors A championship features the minions and PFI Chicago the top two teams in the division. PFI, which also calls themselves “The Turds” are coming off a 7-6 semifinal win to get in this position, thanks to a two run rbi from Aaron Brown. The Minions, featuring players like Gaspar Cho and Declan McCoy, look to end their season on a high note.
NCTV17 Avocados storm back to beat Vai’s Purple Pickles in Supreme A Championship
Naperville Little League Championship action kicks off at Nike Park with Hunter Corp, Anik Arunkumar and the Vai’s Purple Pickles taking on Lucas Murtaugh, Cole Blouin, Gabe Auffant, and the rest of the NCTV17 Avocados. The avocados enter this game with a 15-1 record and went undefeated while playing at Nike Park during the season while the Purple Pickles feature many players on last year’s NCTV17 team, which was runner-up in the title game.
Casey Krueger earns a spot on Women’s Soccer National Team in Paris Olympics
Naperville Central graduate Casey Krueger has officially earned a spot on the 2024 U.S Women’s Soccer National Team competing in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. This will be the second consecutive Team USA appearance for the former Redhawk star, who earned a bronze medal at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo.
2024 Winding Creek Park Basketball Development
Sealed bids for Winding Creek Park Basketball Development will be accepted at the Naperville Park District Administration Building, 320 W. Jackson Ave., Naperville, Illinois 60540, until 10:00AM on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bid documents may be obtained upon request....
Kiwanis Club of Naperville takes down the Rumble Ponies in the Majors AA Championship
We are at Nike Sports Complex for another edition of Naperville Little League baseball. Will “Quattro” Eagan and the Rumble Ponies, take on Austin Fink and Nathan Emken of the Kiwanis Club of Naperville for the 2024 Majors AA City Championship. Evan Czochara helps give Kiwanis a 1-0...
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