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IHSA Adopts New NFHS Rule For SoftballBy Craig LangPrairie Advocate Sports After a decade of debate by committee members of the NFHS (National Federation of High School Associations), the pitching distance for high school varsity softball pitchers will increase from the current 40 feet to 43 feet, which is the standard distance for all NCAA and professional pitchers. Florida has been testing the new distance for the past four years and the state of Oregon for the past year. Coaches within these two states were overwhelmingly in favor of the change. The NFHS made the rules revision at its annual meeting in early June in Indianapolis. The IHSA Board of Directors approved the recommendation at their meeting August 10. The change will affect nearly 15,000 school varsity teams in those states that are members of the NFHS. Junior varsity and younger teams have the option of staying at the 40-foot distance. IHSA Executive Director Marty Hickman said, "I believe this is the best move for the student-athletes and high school softball in Illinois. This change came as no surprise and we knew it was only a matter of time. It will increase offense and get the defense more involved in the game, but more importantly it has the potential to improve safety for the pitchers. When you consider the safety factor, there really wasn't a logical reason to wait to move the pitching distance.
2009 Eastland Volleyball ScrimmageThe Eastland volleyball teams will kick off their season with a scrimmage on Wednesday, August 26th starting with the introduction of the players at 6 p.m. and the scrimmage to follow. This year the team is asking for a donation of $1.00 as admission to the scrimmage to be put toward their Volley For A Cure promotion. Volley For A Cure night will be Thursday, September 10th against Pearl City."
Buck's Barn Golf Resort NewsEric Trager from Thomson, Illinois had a hole in one at Buck's Barn on July 31st. He aced #2 using his 8 iron from 146 yards. Witnessing this event was Ramon Garibay, Alberto Mendoza and Leroy Michaelsen. August 1, Ed Nolan, Jr. from Clinton, Iowa aced #6 using his 7 iron from 174 yards. Witnesses were Dan Mahoney, Greg Kolodi and Cody Nolan, all from Fulton, Illinois. On August 3rd, Buck's barn Golf Resort hosted the Traveling Lady Seniors event. There were 33 ladies that participated from 11 different area courses. Rita Thompson from Timber Creek, Darlene Worden from Lake Carroll, Lois Steffer from Sunset and Jane Brainard from Prairie Ridge captured first place. Second place went to JoAnne McGowan from Buck's Barn, Betty Moorehead from Lake Carroll, Karen Carby from Lake Carroll and Annie Shinville from Prairie Ridge. Third place was taken by Gayla Topp from Lakeview, Judy Renkes from Cross Creek, Pat Miller from Sunset and Sharon Queckboerner from Lake Carroll. Closest to the pin on #2 was JoAnne McGowan from Buck's Barn and closest to the pin on #16 went to Kaye Norris from Buck's Barn.
MLB Standings(as of Mon. Aug. 17)AL East 1. Yankees 74-44 - 2. Red Sox 66-51 7.5GB 3. Rays 63-54 10.5GB 4. Blue Jays 55-61 18GB 5. Orioles 48-69 25.5GB AL Central1. Tigers 62-55 - 2. White Sox 60-58 2.5GB 3. Twins 56-61 6GB 4. Indians 51-66 11GB 5. Royals 46-71 16GB AL WestAngels 70-45 - 2. Rangers 66-50 4.5GB 3. Mariners 61-57 10.5GB 4. Athletics 52-65 19GB NL EastPhillies 66-49 - 2. Marlins 63-55 4.5GB 3. Braves 61-56 6GB 4. Mets 55-62 12GB 5. Nationals 43-75 24.5GB NL Central1. Cardinals 67-52 - 2. Cubs 60-55 5GB 3. Brewers 58-59 8GB 4. Astros 57-61 9.5GB 5. Reds 50-67 16GB 6. Pirates 46-70 19.5GB NL West1. Dodgers 70-48 - 2. Rockies 65-53 5GB 3. Giants 63-54 6.5GB 4. Diamondbacks 54-64 16GB 5. Padres 49-70 21.5GB
Midwest League ScheduleWed. Aug. 19No game scheduled Thurs. Aug. 20Great Lakes at South Bend West Michigan at Dayton Lansing at Fort Wayne Burlington at Quad Cities Clinton at Peoria Kane County at Beloit Cedar Rapids at Wisconsin Fri. Aug. 21Great Lakes at South Bend West Michigan at Dayton Lansing at Fort Wayne Burlington at Quad Cities Clinton at Peoria Kane County at Beloit Cedar Rapids at Wisconsin Sat. Aug. 22Great Lakes at South Bend West Michigan at Dayton Lansing at Fort Wayne Clinton at Peoria Cedar Rapids at Wisconsin Burlington at Quad Cities Kane County at Beloit Sun. Aug. 23Great Lakes at South Bend Cedar Rapids at Wisconsin Clinton at Peoria Kane County at Beloit Lansing at Fort Wayne Burlington at Quad Cities West Michigan at Dayton Mon. Aug. 24Dayton at South Bend Fort Wayne at Great Lakes West Michigan at Lansing Beloit at Kane County Quad Cities at Peoria Wisconsin at Burlington Clinton at Cedar Rapids Tues. Aug. 25Dayton at South Bend Wisconsin at Burlington Fort Wayne at Great Lakes West Michigan at Lansing Beloit at Kane County Quad Cities at Peoria Wisconsin at Burlington Clinton at Cedar Rapids
Midwest League Standings(as of Mon. Aug. 17)Mid Eastern Division 1. *Fort Wayne 36-14 - 2. West Michigan 29-21 3. Great Lakes 28-22 8GB 4. South Bend 24-25 11.5GB 5. Lansing 19-30 16.5GB Mid Western Division1. Peoria 29-20 - 2. Cedar Rapids 27-23 2.5GB 3. Clinton 23-26 6GB 4. Quad Cities 23-26 6GB 5. *Kane County 23-27 6.5GB 6. Burlington 22-27 7GB 7. Beloit 21-29 8.5GB 8. Wisconsin 19-30 10GB
NFL Preseason ScheduleThurs. Aug. 20Cincinnati at New England Philadelphia at Indianapolis Fri. Aug. 21Tennessee at Dallas Atlanta at St. Louis Kansas City at Minnesota Sat. Aug. 22Carolina at Miami Detroit at Cleveland Pittsburgh at Washington Tampa Bay at Jacksonville Buffalo at Green Bay New Orleans at Houston NY Giants at Chicago Oakland at San Francisco San Diego at Arizona Denver at Seattle Mon. Aug. 24NY Jets at Baltimore
High School Golf ScheduleWed. Aug. 19Eastland/Milledgeville vs. Galena & Stockton @ Stockton (Blackhawk Run) East Dubuque @ River Ridge Thurs. Aug. 20Eastland/Milledgeville vs. River Ridge @ Lake Carroll Pearl City @ Polo Mon. Aug. 24Eastland/Milledgeville @ Pecatonica Pearl City @ Forreston Tues. Aug. 25East Dubuque @ Pearl City
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