It's not about how GOOD you are, but how BAD you want it!
REAL CHAMPIONS KEEP PLAYING UNTIL THEY GET IT RIGHT!
2008 Season Moto - One Team, One Goal, One Passion!
50/50 TICKET SELLERS NEEDED 8/15 AT RACE TRACK.....LET TERRY GARDNER KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP!!!! WE WOULD LIKE TO GET MORE HELP IF WE CAN.
COACH RECEIVES NATIONAL SOFTBALL HALL OF FAME SELECTION
ON TUESDAY, JULY 22nd, COACH SCHROEDER WAS INFORMED THAT HE HAD BEEN ELECTED TO THE SSAA (Southern States Athletic Association) SOFTBALL HALL OF FAME. THE INDUCTION WILL BE HELD AT THE WORLD SERIES TOURNAMENT NEXT JULY AT COOKEVILLE, TN. (JULY 17TH)
THE COACH SAYS, "THIS IS A TREMENDOUS HONOR AND TOTALLY UNEXPECTED, SINCE THEIR ARE SO MANY QUALITY COACHES NATIONWIDE THAT ARE DESERVING."
THIS HONOR RIDES ON THE COATTAILS OF HIS INDUCTION INTO THE ILLINOIS USSSA HALL OF FAME THIS NOVEMEBER 8TH AT ROCKFORD.
BOWEN AND ELLIOTT NAMED TO ALL STATE TEAM
HANNAH BOWEN WAS A SECOND TEAM ALL STATE SELECTION AS AN INFIELDER WITH A .569 BA....AND....ASHLEY ELLIOTT WAS A THIRD TEAM SELECTION WITH A 1.38 ERA. CONGRATS TO BOTH ON A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.....THEY JOIN SARAH LYTEL AS AN ALL STATE SOFTBALL SELECTION FROM BLUE RIDGE......THERE WILL BE MORE IN THE FUTURE I AM SURE.........GO KNIGHTS.
Ashley Elliott Named To Pantagraph All Star Game.......June 9th
Ashley will participate in the Pantagraph All Star Game at Champion Fields in Normal on June 9th....For the Area Squad. Congrats Ashley!!!!!!
*********************TEAM AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS**********
LADY KNIGHT SENIOR AWARD.........ASHLEY WILCOX
TEAM SPIRIT AWARDS.........LEAH MATTINGLY AND NICOLLE DAVIS
CLUTCH PLAYER AWARDS....HALEY ATWELL, DANITA DEFFENBAUGH, JORDAN WATTS.
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER.....CHELSEA REYNOLDS
BEST DEFENSIVE AWARD WINNERS....MEL ENGER AND ALLISON RIGGS
BEST OFFENSIVE AWARD WINNER...HANNAH BOWEN
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARDS ....PARKER ECKHOFF AND ASHLEY ELLIOTT
BEST TEAMMATE AWARD....ADAIR GARDNER
JV AWARD WINNERS....INCLUDED....JADE O NEAL, TIERNEY RIDDLE, MARCIE CRAWFORD, JORDYN FONES, ASHLEY MILLER, STACI GARDNER, AND AMANDA LAWRENCE.
HOI ALL CONFERENCE TEAM MEMBERS.....ASHLEY ELLIOTT, PARKER ECKHOFF, CHELSEA REYNOLDS, JORDAN WATTS, HALEY ATWELL, AND HANNAH BOWEN
ASHLEY ELLIOTT WAS CHOSEN TO THE NEWS GAZETTE ALL AREA TEAM...
WE ARE AWAITING THE SELECTIONS OF THE COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL STATE TEAM......THESE SELECTIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE STATE FINALS THIS WEEK END.
VOLUNTEER AWARDS.........TERRY AND SHARON GARDNER, DAWN FONES, DENISE DEFFENBAUGH, MIKE RIGGS, AND VOLUNTEER COACHES...BRET LYTEL AND SARAH LYTEL. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU ASSISTED THE 2008 LADY KNIGHTS.
THANKS TO JILL HUTCHISON FOR APPEARING AT OUR AWARDS EVENING AND PROVIDING THE KIND WORDS FOR THE GIRLS FOR THEIR HIT A THON EFFORTS AND DONATIONS TO TWO WORTH WHILE CAUSES.....
THANKS TO ERIC DECKER AD, THE OFFICE GALS (JOYCE AND MARY), MR. HOUSER, MR BROWN (FIELD PREP) AND THE ENTIRE ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR SUPPORT DURING THE SEASON.
AND THANKS TO ALL THE PARENTS AND FANS THAT SUPPORTED THE TEAM DURING POST SEASON PLAY.....YOU ARE A BIG REASON FOR THE TEAM'S LATE SEASON RUN!!!!
THIS TEAM DEPARTS AS THE ONLY TEAM IN SCHOOL HISTORY TO REACH THE SWEET 16 IN ANY SPORT, AND CAPTURED THE SCHOOLS FIRST REGIONAL TITLE IN SOFTBALL.
RECORD BREAKERS........
NEW HOME RUN TOTAL FOR A TEAM.....8 HOME RUNS....SET BY LEAH MATTINGLY AND HALEY ATWELL WITH ONE EACH AND JORDAN WATTS, CHLESEA REYNOLDS, AND HANNAH BOWEN WITH TWO EACH.
CAREER PITCHING MARKS
ASHLEY ELLIOTT.....51 WINS ASHLEY ELLIOTT....1.68 ERA
ASHLEY ELLIOTT....556 INNINGS PITCHED
ASHLEY ELLIOTT....626 STRIKE OUTS
SEASON PITCHING RECORDS
ASHLEY ELLIOTT....20 WINS ASHLEY ELLIOTT....1.27 ERA
ASHLEY ELLIOTT....247 STRIKE OUTS ASHLEY ELLIOTT....203 IP
SEASON BATTING RECORDS
HANNAH BOWEN....569 BA HANNAH BOWEN....58 HITS
HARD WORK WILL BE KEY TO WINNING IN 2009. WITH 9 SENIORS GONE, THE TEAM WILL TAKE ON A COMPLETLY NEW LOOK NEXT SEASON....AS ALL POSITONS WILL BE UP FOR GRABS TO THOSE THAT WORK HARD AND SHOW A DESIRE TO IMPROVE, CONTRIBUTE, AND POSSESS A TEAM ATTITUDE.
FINAL SWEET 16 RANKINGS
1. COBDEN APPLEKNOCKERS
2. ALEXIS-UNITED
3. TRI-VALLEY VIKINGS
4. LEBANON
5. TUSCOLA
6. ORANGEVILLE
7. ALBION
8. VIRGINA
9. LIBERTY
10. TREMONT TURKS
11. ARCOLA
12. CAMPBELL HILL
13. FARMER CITY BLUE RIDGE
14. MULBERRY HILL
15. KIRKLAND
16. WOODLAWN
!!!!!!GREAT SEASON ENDS WITH SECTIONAL LOSS!!!!!!!
The Lady Knight's great run, ended on Saturday at the Colfax Sectional Championship Game. Ashley Elliott struck out 9 Vikings while allowing 4 earned runs. It was a well played game by both squads, and the girls have nothing to feel sorry about, they played their hearts out and proved that Blue Ridge Softball is something special. The Knights had runners on in 5 innings, but could not plate any of them. Chelsea Reynolds had the big hit of the day for the Knights with a rocket off the top of the fencing in leftfield. Hannah Bowen got a hit, as Jordyn Fones and Haley Atwell got on via an error. The 4-0 loss was much closer than it seems, as all the runs were scored with 2 outs and scored on two bloop hits over the infield. It was a great game, as the Knight's season ended at 22-13. Back to Back 20 win seasons is something to be proud of.
At the beginning of the season, we took a poll and asked, "How many wins will the team have in 2008?"......The results showed that only 8% thought the team would finish 22 or better. Which means, 92% of the pollsters were wrong. Thanks to hard work and great effort the team did more than expected.
!!!!!!!!!!!!AWARDS NIGHT IS THURSDAY AT 6PM!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE SPRING AWARDS WILL BE THURSDAY AT 6PM IN THE NEW GYM....SPONSORED BY YOUR ATHLETIC BOOSTERS.....COME AND JOIN THE AWARDS PRESENTATIONS AND ETC. AT THE AWARDS, FORMER BASKETBALL COACH FROM ISU WILL BE DOWN TO RECEIVE A CHECK FOR THE SUSAN G. KOMEN ASSOCIATION. JILL HUTCHINSON WILL ALSO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT COACHES VS CANCER....PLEASE BE HERE TO WELCOME AN OUTSTANDING COACH.
UNIFORMS SHOULD BE TURNED IN TO COACH THACKER BY WEDNESDAY!!!! SHORTS/PANTS/ UNIFORM SHIRT......!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SWEET 16 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KNIGHTS SLAY THE DRAGONS
The Lady Knights again overcame a 1-0 deficet to capture a 2-1 win in the sectional semi-final against the Grant Park Dragons on Thursday afternoon at the Ridgeview Sectional. The Dragons took an early 1-0 lead in the 2nd inning on an error and a base hit. The Knights knotted the score at one in the 4th, on a lead off walk to Eckhoff, a single by Bowen and an RBI single by Enger. Ashley Elliott continued to mow down the opponents, even though they had runners at second or third in the final 4 innings. Elliott's heroics was at the plate, as she led off the bottom of the 7th with a single and advanced to second on an error. Stef Davis replaced Elliott on the bases, before Riggs moved her to third on a misplayed grounder to second. Jordyn Fones was intentionally walked to load the bases, before Parker Eckhoff delivered the game winner on a hit into the hole to the right side. The Knights raised their season mark to 22-12 and 16-4 against 1A teams with the win. They play HOI foe Tri-Valley on Saturday at 11AM at Colfax for the sectional title. Go Knights!!!!!!
LADY KNIGHTS....IHSA REGIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!!!
The Lady Knights overcame a 5-0 lead by the Mustangs in the 5th inning by plating 5 runs on 6 hits to knot the game. In the 7th, Hannah Bowen scored the game winner due to a throwing error. Bowen plated 2 runs on the day, while having 4 hits, Haley Atwell had 2 hits and scored once. Additional runs were provided by Allison Riggs, Jordyn Fones, and Marcie Crawford running for Elliott. Parker Eckhoff provided 2 RBIs, Watts one, and Reynolds one. Ashley Elliott got her 19th mound victory on the season, as she struck out 7 Mustangs.
The Lady Knights now play Grant Park on Thursday at 4:30pm in the Ridgeview Sectional at Colfax. They will be joined in sectional play with Gardner and Tri-Valley. The Knights' record now stands at 21-12 on the season.
Season Records:
Varsity: 22 - 13 HOI: 9-3 AGAINST 1A SCHOOLS...16-5
JV: 10 - 6 - 1 ... AGAINST 1A SCHOOLS ... 3-1-1
Concession Stand Thank You
We had a successful year in concession sales. Concession sales came to $1383.21 and expenses were $501.52 leaving a profit of $881.69 (details can be found in the document in the Handout tab). This money goes towards the softball program. Some of the expenses that were covered included concession supplies, Senior Day gifts for the Seniors and purchasing food for Senior Day.
This profit was due to the hard work and support of all the parents. So a huge thank you to all the parents for their help as well as drink and food donations for concessions this year. Without your help and donations this would not have been possible. Everyone did a great job.
AREA LEADERS:
- BATTING AVE: HANNAH BOWEN ....569
- RBIs: HANNAH BOWEN....26
- HOME RUNS: HANNAH BOWEN, JORDAN WATTS, CHELSEA REYNOLDS....2
- TRIPLES.: JORDYN FONES .....3 HANNAH BOWEN 3
- DOUBLES: HANNAH BOWEN....11
- STOLEN BASES: CHELSEA REYNOLDS .....16
- ERA: ASHLEY ELLIOTT....1.38
- STRIKEOUTS: ASHLEY ELLIOTT.....247
PARENTS, COACHES, AND SUPPORTERS NEEDED TO HELP SELL 50/50 TICKETS AT RACE TRACK AT THE BIG ONE - 4TH OF JULY RACE!!!! THIS IS A GOOD MONEY MAKER FOR THE TEAM.....LAST YEAR WE RAISED ABOUT $600 IN 3 HOURS. SO HOPE YOU CAN HELP!!!
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