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High School

Posted by Holden Mcnutts on March 22, 2025, 7:41 pm

OMG high school ball is rough.

Pitchers K 14 each game (7-8-9 hole hitters are brutal).

It seems no team has a good player to play at 1B.

Oh well, it is what it is.

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Posted by Beware of Sacred Cows! on March 23, 2025, 11:43 am, in reply to "High School"

Careful, you are getting close to one of this board’s foundational beliefs - that High School Softball is Just Great!

Ask this board what the ten best 16U or 18U squads in the anrea are, and you’ll get noting but (a) crickets or (b) Bandits, Chill, Bandits, Chill, etc.

Ask this board its impressions of the “MidHighEastside 8 Conference” and you’ll get forensic analysis of each school’s roster.

HS can be fun, and there is certainly value in that. But if your kid is playing A level travel ball, it is a step down in just about every aspect of the game.

June can’t get here fast enough.

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Posted by @Beware on March 25, 2025, 1:11 pm, in reply to "Re: High School"

I'm assuming your daughter has All State stats with all that stepping down.

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Posted by @@Beware on March 25, 2025, 2:25 pm, in reply to "Re: High School"

Ha Yes… many people have said she is #1!

;>)

But, you’re merely distracting from the point…

Point is, 99% of high school programs are a step down from top clubs, in most aspects.

(Opposite can also be true: HS can be better than crummy clubs.)

End of the day, the best softball being played by IL kids is in the summer.

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Posted by Well on March 25, 2025, 5:19 pm, in reply to "Re: High School"

IF the Bandits and Chill are in the tournaments, your statement is true. I've seen some awful softball being played at PGF when they are absent.

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Posted by @@Well on March 25, 2025, 7:43 pm, in reply to "Re: High School"

Here we go again:

Bandits, Chill, High School, Does anyone know a pitching/hitting coach…

This board is tired.

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Posted by Coach on March 22, 2025, 9:12 pm, in reply to "High School"

Depends on the school. Some very capable teams in the state, just spread out.

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Posted by Dukane on March 24, 2025, 7:17 am, in reply to "Re: High School"

Not spread out, Dukane is loaded this year with Lake Park, Wheaton North, St Charles East and North. Those 4 are top 7 or 8 in State. Not very far from them is Oswego who is a top 7 or 8 team.

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Posted by @Dukane on May 14, 2025, 11:17 am, in reply to "Re: High School"

Reality of Dukane is down from last year as top conference in state. Lost depth. Still clearly 2nd best conference in state. SCE being a top team in state is beyond a stretch. Barely above .500 & haven’t sniffed a state ranking

SCN & LP are legit contenders to go downstate. Balanced both pitching and offense
WN - pitching but struggle offensively, can’t give up more than 2-3 runs
GBN - very good hitting, bats can’t afford day off
WWS - surprising year, good team but not enough on either side
SCE - down on both sides
Batavia & Geneva - bad

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Posted by Just Saying on March 31, 2025, 7:58 am, in reply to "Re: High School"

St Charles East got manhandled 12-2 against Marist.
Please stop over valuing the Dukane Conference. There is some talented players but overall they would get destroyed by Marist.

Re: High School

Posted by Marist, Marist, Marist on April 1, 2025, 11:45 am, in reply to "Re: High School"

What conference was the team from that beat Marist in the Championship game the last 2/3 years?

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Posted by Waffles for Breakfast on March 31, 2025, 9:37 pm, in reply to "Re: High School"

St Charles East will finish in 5th or 6th place in DuKane conference this year.

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Posted by @just sayin on March 31, 2025, 4:20 pm, in reply to "Re: High School"

& no hit by LWE

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Posted by @just saying on March 31, 2025, 1:06 pm, in reply to "Re: High School"

Whose gonna tell him?

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Posted by PC dad on March 25, 2025, 5:21 pm, in reply to "Re: High School"

Don’t forget about Providence

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Posted by baseball? on March 28, 2025, 7:06 am, in reply to "Re: High School"

Providence for baseball maybe, mentioning them for softball as a state contender is like that one dad who was trying to make a case for Romeoville. It's laughable.

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Posted by Really? on March 24, 2025, 12:31 pm, in reply to "Re: High School"

I see Marist and LWC as top 8 programs so I guess with your 6 schools, we already have the Top 8.
How about we let the season play out before we anoint the top teams.

Nothing against Dukane but St Charles North is the cream of that conference while the others consistently fall short of expectations.

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Posted by Really on March 28, 2025, 5:28 pm, in reply to "Re: High School"

That is my point, SCN always plays well when it counts. The other teams from that conference consistently underperform in the playoffs when it counts.

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Posted by Ping Pong or Table Tennis on March 25, 2025, 7:54 pm, in reply to "Re: High School"

St Charles North finished 3rd or 4th in their conference last year!

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