Softball

Written by Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. The Morrison Fillies’ bats were quiet on Thursday, April 6, 2023, as they challenged the Riverdale Lady Rams at Port Byron, IL.  Kiyah Wolber’s home run in the seventh inning was the only time the plate was crossed. The Fillies were held to only

Written by Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. The Morrison High School Fillies invited a non-Conference foe from Mendota, IL, to Morrison Sports Complex on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, and recorded a win by the score of 12 -10.  The winds were strong, and the temperatures were recorded in the low 40s,

Written by Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. For the second time this week, the Lady Tigers from Sherrard High School topped the Morrison Fillies on Thursday, March 30, 2023. A four-run fourth inning was the deciding factor, as the Tigers handed the Fillies their second loss of the young season 8-3. 

Written by Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. The Morrison Fillies and Sherrard Lady Tigers combined for 35 hits and 28 runs at Sherrard, IL, on Monday, March 27, 2023, as the host Tigers edged the Fillies 15-13.  The loss was the first for the Fillies in 2023, and they opened their

Story and photos are by Jerry Lindsey. Chilly winds and cloudy skies didn’t discourage the Morrison Fillies (3-0) and Bureau Valley Storm (3-0) from playing their best Softball. Each team had allowed only one run through five innings, when the Storm scored the go-ahead in the sixth inning and took

Written by Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. Following a 22-hit attack against Lena-Winslow on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, the Morrison Fillies used 15 fits to eliminate the Lady Missiles from Milledgeville, by the score of 12-6 on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Isabelle Duncan held the Missiles to six hits and struck

The Morrison Fillies opened their home Softball season before a large, but chilled, crowd with a 17-9 victory over the Lena- Winslow Panthers.  The Fillies’ offense had six players with multi-hit nights led by Jordan Eads, Bayleigh Brewer, and Allie  Anderson each recording four hits and totaling 11 RBIs. Bella

The seasonal home opener for the new head Softball Coach Kim Snider and the Morrison Fillies had to be played at Amboy High School, due to wet field conditions at the Morrison Sports Complex, on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Jordan Eades limited the Lady Clippers to only six hits while

Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote the feature and took the photo. As the weather eases and the clocks turn back an hour, the Morrison Fillies Softball team is preparing for a season under new, Head Coach Kim Snider. A graduate of Maroa-Forsyth High School and Eureka College, Eureka, IL, Coach

Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey submitted this report. The Millikin University Softball team finished the 2022 season in the top 10 of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll, after advancing to the NCAA National Tournament in Salem, VA. On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, the NFCA released the preseason top 25 Coaches

Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report. For the second night in a row, the Riverdale Lady Rams and the Morrison Fillies competed on the Softball diamond.  Following a 10-0, four-inning loss on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, the Morrison Fillies hosted the Rams, with hopes of a better showing on

Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report. The Morrison Fillies fell victim to the Riverdale Lady Rams Softball team, as they visited Port Byron, IL, on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, in record-setting form. On this spring evening, perfection was in the air, as Ashlyn Hemm took the mound for the