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2006 GAME NEWS |
| NCHS sweeps Peoria Richwoods in
the first 5 innings with a score of 19-1. The first HR was
recorded for the Lady Iron and a strong showing for
their first game and win of the season! |
| NCHS holds
Lincoln until 1 run scored in the 4th. Lady Iron
scored in the 6th to tie the game and continued on to 10 innings,
claiming victory in the 10th with 2 triples and the game winning RBI
for a final score of 2-1! |
| NCHS shuts out Evanston in both
games of the Saturday double-header! 2-0 and 12-0 |
| It was a tough battle with
Streator but well worth it - NCHS scored 2 runs in the 3rd and held
Streator to the end for a 2-0 shutout! |
| NCHS allowed 6 runs in the 1st
inning but came back strong against Mt Zion, finishing with a 7-5
loss. |
| Another win for Lady Iron!
0-0 going into the 4th but the team scored 2 runs that inning and
held Metamora for the remaining 3 for a victory of 2-0!
Their 4th shutout of the season! |
| NCHS scored 1 run in the 3rd and
held U-High till the 6th, when they scored a run also, but quickly
shut them down with the bases loaded. The game was tied until
the 10th inning, when NCHS scored 3 runs for a 4-1 victory! |
| NCHS wins their 1st conference
game against Danville! |
| Lady Iron goes neck to neck with
Glenwood-Chatham thru 10 scoreless innings, but lost a well-fought
battle when Chatham scored a run in the 11th to win the game 1-0. |
| Second conference win for Lady
Iron when they shutout Decatur Eisenhower 4-0! |
| NCHS wins conference game against
Decatur MacArthur for a 3-0 conference standing! |
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NCHS
had a non-conference shutout of Springfield in a game halted by the
10-run rule after 4½ innings at home. The 7th shutout of the
season! |
| It was a beautiful day for walking
around the bases at NCHS where the Lady Iron shutout Champaign
Centennial both games. They strolled around the bases
for a total of 33 runs, adding another conference win to their
standings! 4 for 4 in the conference! |
| NCHS took on Central Catholic at
O'Neil fields and held their own until the 6th inning when it was
still tied at 0-0. CC got 2 back-to-back hits to score their
only run and beat the Lady Iron 1-0. |
| The bats were smokin at Morton as
Lady Iron took the win against the tough Morton Potters. Doubles,
singles and a triple got the win for NCHS. |
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Lady Iron came out
strong again tonight as they defeated Bloomington 2-0. After 6
scoreless innings, Lady Iron smashed a 2-run homer over the fence in
the top of the 7th, and finished off Bloomington in the bottom half
with a perfectly pitched game. There were rumors that the
pitcher, who hit the game-winning HR and got the 2 RBI's, had just made a
deal with her dad not more than 24 hrs earlier, that if she pitched a
perfect game and hit an HR in the same game, that he would get her a
new car.
We also hear that she has her eye on a:
Turbo 911 Porsche.
or a Beamer
645
Sweet... |
| Rain, cold, and wind couldn't stop the
Lady Iron from pounding out some hits today against conference team
opponent Urbana to take 2 wins - a shutout in the first and a single
earned run in the 2nd game, scoring a combined 18 runs against the
Tigers and bringing total shutouts to a count of 10! |
| It was a breath-holding game when NCHS
Lady Iron played their conference opponent, top intercity rival
Normal West. West took the lead early in the game with a 2-run
homer and held the Iron to 2 runs scored in the 5th with the final
outcome of 5-2. |
| Lady Iron met for the second time with
conference opponent Decatur Eisenhower to take another win and
increase their conference standing to 7:1. |
| Prom Day and a conference game!
Lady Iron was determined to take both wins so they could skip the
bus ride home to prepare for the big night (coach's deal).
It just goes to show, there is life after softball. Success was theirs as they shutout Champaign
Central in the opener and won in the nightcap too. Another big
success as they all arrived for prom pictures on time, looking more
beautiful than ever with their hair up (and not in a ponytail),
nails polished, and bedazzling gowns, ready for the ball (no pun
intended)... |
| As strong as ever, Lady Iron pounded
out 13 hits against conference opponent Decatur MacArthur, pitched a
perfect game and won by the 10 run rule in the 5th. Way to go! |
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Congrats to NCHS
for taking the lead in the Big 12 Conference with a 9-1 record and 3
conference games left to play! |
| Another conference win for the Lady
Iron as they defeated #4 ranked Mattoon on a very cold rainy day at
NCHS, upping their record to 22-6 overall and 10-1 in the
conference! |
| Car update: Dad held true to his
promise and a new silver Eclipse was just purchased. Good job! |
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GOOD LUCK TO THE
LADY IRON
FROM ALL THE PARENTS AND FANS AS YOU FINISH UP THE LAST 5 GAMES OF
YOUR REGULAR SEASON THIS WEEK!! |
| The second meeting with another top
intercity rival and conference opponent, BHS, took 2 days to
complete. After playing 3 innings (1 in pouring rain), the
game was postponed until the following day with BHS holding a lead
of 1-0. They held that lead thru the remaining 4 innings
where the Iron Maidens took only their 7th loss of the season.
A great game played by 2 great teams! This put Normal
Community and Normal West in a tie for first place in the Big 12
Conference. Good luck tomorrow!!! |
|
Victory
was clenched by the Iron Maidens as they went 8 innings against
another great intercity rival, Normal West for the BIG 12 Conference
Championship title! What a game - both teams tied for first
place in the conference! With some well-executed at-bats in
the top of the 8th, NCHS scored the lone run in the game, for
another conference shutout, a conference win, and the conference
title! Congrats to both teams for a great game and their
accomplishments this year. |
| Lady Iron downed Mahomet-Seymour
Friday night, getting 2 insurance runs in the first inning and
breaking the tie in the bottom of the seventh for the 3-2 win.
The win was topped off with Senior night, where Carrie, Allison, and
Hannah (pictured below, l-r) were honored. The team first went and cheered on the
Varsity baseball team to ensure their win against Bloomington (which
it did) and then celebrated afterwards with cake and some teary
eyes!
It was a great year with a lot of memories!
Congratulations and best wishes for the future! |
| NCHS hosted a Round Robin on this
beautiful sunshine-filled day to finish out their regular season .
Teams invited included Springfield Sacred Heart, Mt Zion, and
Washington. The first game Lady Iron downed Mt Zion 5-1 and
took a loss in the second game against Sacred Heart with a final
score of 3-2. |
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Final standings for
the regular season: overall: 25-8
conference: 11-2 shutouts: 13 |
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GOOD LUCK to the
Lady Iron
as they go into the Regional playoffs! |
