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Find out who won Daily Leader Athlete of the Week poll for April 1-6
Bad weather limited play for area athletes but there were still a good number who came up with strong efforts. One of those was Prairie Central softball player Lucy Whitfill, who was voted the Pontiac Daily Leader's Athlete of the Week for April 1-6. Whitfill had a big weekend for...
Dominic Ricconi drives in 10 as El Paso-Gridley whips Pontiac, tops Putnam County
Henry Brummel, Nolan Mennenga and Mason Schlosser combined to give up seven earned runs as El Paso-Gridley took advantage of Pontiac miscues for a 15-2 triumph at The Ballpark at Williamson Field on Wednesday. Brummel allowed two runs (one earned) in his three innings of work in taking the loss....
Vote now for the Daily Leader Athlete of the Week from April 1-6
Although the weather limited the opportunities of the area athletes, there were still quite a few strong efforts put forth on the diamond, on the track and in the field. These limited efforts provided a strong list of candidates for the Daily Leader Athlete of the Week honor for the week of April 1-6. ...
Softball roundup: Pontiac getting on track after posting two victories
Elena Krause was nearly perfect as Pontiac posted its first victory on the softball diamond for 2024. The PTHS ace allowed just one hit in an 11-0 nonconference decision over Dwight Monday at The Diamond at Williamson Field. Krause opened the game by striking out the Trojans in order in...
Find out who won Daily Leader Athlete of the Week poll for March 25-30
Makayla Ziegler has been a major presence at the plate since her freshman season, even if some scribes have misspelled her first name (apologies for that, Makayla). This includes this year as the senior has been hitting the ball all over, including last week. This has led to Ziegler being voted the Pontiac Daily Leader's Athlete of the Week for the week of March 25-30.
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