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#7 Avery Kennedy Beats The Tag In The Lady Leafs 12-6 Win Over Moline.
Lady Leafs 12 Galesburg 0 - April 30
Lady Leafs 12 Moline 6 - May 2
Riverdale 3 Lady Leafs 2 - May 3
Lady Leafs 11 Orion 1 - May 4
JV Scores
Ridgewood 11 Lady Leafs 5
Lady Leafs 10 Galesburg 3
Lady Leafs 15 LaSalle-Peru 0
Lady Leafs 14 Moline 0
Lady Leafs 13 Riverdale 10
Lady Leafs 15 Orion 1
Kyah Newell & The Lady Leafs Celebrate Her Homerun Against Alleman. FULL GALLERY HERE
Homers by Ella Pettit, Kyah Newell, & Sidney Spindel propelled the Lady Leafs to a 22-2 victory over Alleman on Tuesday at JFE. Talisa Thomas and Celina Pena combined gave up just five hits and two runs while striking out six. This was the Addi’s Faith Foundation Strike Out Cancer Game which raised over $3K!
The bats stayed red hot for GHS on Wednesday as they rallied from an early 6-3 deficit to pick up a 17-7 win over Erie-Prophetstown. Emily Bopes went 4-4 with two doubles and 3 RBI for the Lady Leafs.
Spindel hit a two run shot on Thursday at United Township but that’s all the Leafs would get as the host Panthers went on to a 6-2 victory. Next Up: At Galesburg on Tuesday April 30 (4:30pm).
Lady Leafs 22 Alleman 2 - April 23
Lady Leafs 17 Erie-Prophetstown 7 - April 24
United Township 6 Lady Leafs 2 - April 25
JV Scores
Lady Leafs 9 Riverdale 5
Lady Leafs 14 Erie-Prophetstown 6
Lady Leafs 9 United Township 4
Addi's Faith Foundation Strike Out Cancer!
2024 Lady Leafs Softball - Strike Out Cancer!
Tuesday Is The Addi’s Faith Foundation Strike Out Cancer Game! Addison Faith Bender passed away on December 4, 2007 after a six month battle with brain cancer. She was the cousin of current Lady Leafs Emily & Reagan Bopes. Make the trip to JFE on Tuesday for a wonderful cause as GHS takes on Alleman at 4:30!
After scoring only a single run over a tough four game stretch that extended to the previous week, the Lady Leaf bats came alive in a big way at the Washington Tournament this weekend as they scored 37 runs over the course of four games. Box scores below.
Tuesday Is Addi’s Faith Foundation Strike Out Cancer Game! Addison Faith Bender passed away on December 4, 2007 after a six month battle with brain cancer. She was the cousin of current Lady Leafs Emily & Reagan Bopes (pictured above). Make the trip to JFE this Tuesday for a wonderful cause! Leafs take on Alleman at 4:30pm.
DONATION FORM HERE! - Addi’s Faith Foundation
Rockridge 3 Lady Leafs 0 - April 15
Sterling 9 Lady Leafs 0 - April 17
Lady Leafs 10 Williamsville 9 - April 19
Washington 3 Lady Leafs 2 - April 19
Lady Leafs 16 West Aurora 7 - April 20
Pontiac 11 Lady Leafs 9 - April 20
JV Scores
Lady Leafs 12 Rockridge 2
Lady Leafs 14 Sterling 1
Sidney Spindel - FULL GALLERY HERE
An extra inning thriller in Moline on Tuesday as the Lady Leafs rallied from a 4-1 deficit with three in the 6th followed by four in the 9th to defeat the host Maroons 8-4! Madisyn Buysse hit a double and drove in three while Kendyl Wassenhove gave up one hit and struck out four over the final four innings to pick up the win. On Thursday, the visiting Rocks smacked six homers en route to an 11-0 win over GHS. The Lady Leafs concluded the week on Saturday as they faced Princeton. Buysse along with Sidney Spindel and Ella Pettit each recorded doubles and Wassenhove pitched a complete game but the Tigers went on to pick up the victory 5-1. Next Up: Home against three-peat 2A champion Rockridge (4:30).
Lady Leafs 8 Moline 4
Rock Island 11 Lady Leafs 0
Princeton 5 Lady Leafs 1
#7 Avery Kennedy - FULL GALLERIES HERE
The Lady Leafs bats were on fire during a cold Thursday afternoon at JFE as they dismantled Galesburg 23-0. Avery Kennedy, Olivia VanZuidan, Ella Pettit, & Celina Pena homered in the victory while Talisa Thomas & Kendyl Wassenhove combined to shutout the visiting Silver Streaks while only allowing a single hit and striking out four. The GHS JV followed up with a 17-2 win over Galesburg.
GHS was right back at it on Friday against United Township where the picked up from they left off the day before with an early 4-1 lead after two. However the Lady Panther bats came alive to outscore the Lady Leafs 14-2 over the final five innings en route to a 15-6 win. In underclass action, the JV were victorious over the UTHS JV 15-0.
The Lady Leafs finished off a busy three days at home with a 14-3 romp over Erie-Prophetstown! Kyah Newell went 4-4 and drove in 5 while Kendyl Wassenhove gave up only three hits and struckout nine as she picked up the win on the mound. The JV also put another in the win column as they topped EP 7-4.
Next Up: At Moline this Tuesday (4:30pm).
Lady Leafs 23 Galesburg 0
Lady Leafs vs United Township
Lady Leafs vs Erie-Prophetstown
#15 Sidney Spindel Getting Ready To Hit 1 Of Her 2 Doubles In The Comeback Win Over Rock Falls. FULL GALLERY HERE
The Lady Leafs returned from Arizona in style as they pummeled Alleman 12-1 in their Western Big 6 conference opener! Ella Pettit went 3-5 with an RBI and Talisa Thomas along with Celina Pena combined to strike out eight in the victory.
Pettit along with Avery Kennedy, Madisyn Buysse, & Kyah Newell went deep as GHS rallied late for a 14-8 win over Rock Falls in their home opener on Saturday at JFE! Kendyl Wassenhove picked up the win as she gave up only a single hit over 2.2 innings while striking out three.
The Lady Leafs move to 6-2 overall on the season and 1-0 in the Western Big Six! Next Up: Home vs United Township on Tuesday (4:30) at JFE.
Lady Leafs 12 Alleman 1
Lady Leafs 14 Rock Falls 8
JV Results
Defeated Ridgewood 4-3
Defeated Cornerstone Christian 1-0
Lost To Cornerstone Christian 21-5
Defeated Ben Franklin 21-6
Defeated Rock Falls 15-0
#15 Sidney Spindel & The Lady Leafs Varsity Went 4-0 In Arizona!
High School Spring Training - Mesa, AZ
A near perfect trip to the desert for Lady Leafs softball plus they got to take in a Chicago Cubs game at Sloan Park!
Varsity
Lady Leafs 10 Cornerstone Christian, TX 4
Lady Leafs 28 Chandler Prep, AZ 0
Lady Leafs 7 Cornerstone Christian, TX 5
Lady Leafs 20 Ben Franklin, AZ 6
JV
Lady Leafs 1 Cornerstone Christian, TX 0
Cornerstone Christian, TX 21 Lady Leafs 5
Lady Leafs 21 Ben Franklin, AZ 6
Lady Leafs 10 Cornerstone Christian, TX 4
Lady Leafs 28 Chandler Prep, AZ 0
Lady Leafs 7 Cornerstone Christian, TX 5
Lady Leafs 20 Ben Franklin, AZ 6
(No Box Score)
Celina Peña & The Lady Leafs Will Be Spending Spring Break In Mesa, AZ.
First pitch of the 2024 Lady Leafs season took place on Wednesday March 13 in Cambridge as they took on the Ridgewood Spartans at Hand Park. After falling behind 8-0 through the first four innings, the Lady Leafs managed to cut the deficit in half but a six run sixth sent the Spartans to a 14-4 win. Talisa Thomas (2-3, HR) & Avery Kennedy (1-4, 2B) each drove in two runs.
On Friday March 15, GHS traveled to Sherrard where the Leafs jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead but that would be all they got as the Tigers picked up the 4-1 victory. GHS now heads off to Mesa, AZ for spring break March 18-22. Good luck Lady Leafs!
Ridgewood 14 Lady Leafs 4
Sherrard 4 Lady Leafs 1
Schedule Subject To Change. Home Games In Bold.
(DH) = Doubleheader
Varsity
05/14 4:30PM LaSalle-Peru (SENIOR NIGHT!)
05/15 4:30PM Ottawa Township
05/16 4:30PM Sterling
05/18 12:00PM Machesney Park Harlem (Moline Super Duals)
05/18 2:00PM Bartonville Limestone (Moline Super Duals)
Junior Varsity
05/14 4:30PM LaSalle-Peru
05/15 4:30PM Ottawa
05/16 4:30PM Sterling
