On Thursday, March 21, 2024, Morrison High School Varsity Softball team overwhelmed Milledgeville, IL, while away from home. After seven innings the game was called, due to the ten-run rule, with the score 2 to 0. Bella Duncan pitched all innings, with 17 strikeouts and 4 base on balls. The
On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, Morrison High School Varsity Softball team overwhelmed Lena Winslow, IL, while away from home. After six innings the game was called, due to the ten-run rule., with the score 10 to 0. Bella Duncan pitched all innings, with 16 strikeouts and 1 base on balls.
On Friday, March 15, 2024, Morrison High School Varsity Softball team fell to Fulton, IL, at Morrison, IL. After seven innings the close score was 9-7. Ava Duncan pitched two and part-of-a-third innings, with 2 strikeouts and 0 walks. Bella Duncan came to the pitcher’s mound in the third inning
On Thursday, March 14, 2024, “due to the rain early this morning,” stated Coach Chelsea Eads, “Morrison [High School Varsity Softball team] traveled to Sterling, [IL,] to play on their turf. Morrison still played as the Home team. [It was a] highly competitive game, with solid pitching from both sides.”
On Monday, March 11, 2024, Morrison High School Varsity Softball team handily beat Stockton High School at Stockton, IL. In the season opener, Coach Chelsea Eads’s team left the score at 11-0, after five innings. Bella Duncan pitched all five innings with 12 strikeouts with only 2 walks. The game
Written and photographed by Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. The afternoon was beautiful, and the situation was perfect for a good, High School Softball game at Peru, IL, (St. Bede.) That is exactly what the crowd saw, at the IHSA Class 1A Sectional Semi-Finals on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. The Heat
The Morrison Filles only collected five hits, but a ninth-inning walk-off home run by Marissa Folkers allowed them to advance in the IHSA Girls State Softball Finals. The Fillies’ Bella Duncan controlled the Lady Rocket offense. She allowed only two hits in the extra-inning contest and struck out 19 of
Written and photos by Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. The #2 seeded Morrison Fillies eliminated the Lady Mallards from Henry-Senachwine High School on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at the Newman Central Catholic Regional by an 8-2 score. Bella Duncan was in control from the mound and allowed only four hits and
Written by Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. On Saturday, May 13, 2023, the Morrison Fillies flashed their talents with some out-of-Conference action in Oregon, IL. Game one against the host Oregon Lady Hawks saw Bella Duncan stifle the bats, by allowing only two hits, as the Fillies earned a 10-0 shutout
Written by Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. On Thursday, May 11, 2023, the Morrison Fillies traveled to Orion, IL, and captured two Three River Conference wins. Game one was a makeup of a weather-canceled game scheduled in Morrison. Jordan Eads corralled the Lady Chargers over five innings, to earn the 5-2
Written by Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. The Morrison Fillies “powered up” at Spring Valley, IL, on Friday, May 5, 2023, while shutting-out the Lady Red Devils 12 to 0. While Marissa Folkers was controlling the Lady Red Devils from the mound on a one-hitter, the Fillies were collecting ten hits
Written by Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. The Morrison Fillies hosted the Rockridge Rockets on Friday, May 5, 2023, with strong memories of their Monday venture against the undefeated Rockets. On Monday, a pre-game injury sidelined the Filly’s starting pitcher Bellah Duncan with a concussion and broken nose. The emotions of
Written by Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. The Rockridge Lady Rockets displayed why they are undefeated and the IHSA 2020-21, and 2021-22 State Champions. They sent the Morrison Fillies home after only three innings, in a 20-0 defeat on Monday, May 1, 2023. Filly pitchers Jordan Eades and Marissa Folkers each
On Thursday, April 27, 2023, the Morrison Fillies eked out their second win within the week over the Erie-Prophetstown Lady Panthers. On Monday, Filly Bellah Duncan no-hit the Panthers, and on Thursday, it took eight innings for Duncan to etch another victory, 3-1. The Fillies and Panthers entered the eighth
Written and photos by Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. Playing on the new artificially surfaced Softball facility, owned by the Sterling Golden Warriors, had to be a great experience for the Morrison Fillies, even though the outcome was a 14-4 defeat. The resurfaced facility was aglow in the Tuesday, April 26,