Smarty Jones eyes Belmont mud for Triple Crown bid
Smarty Jones faces rain dampened Belmont Stakes as he hunts a historic Triple Crown. Trainer John Servis vows the undefeated Arkansas Derby and Kentucky Derby winner is ready to dance, while owner Pat and Roy Chapman push for history and a $13 million payoff potential. The field includes Birdstone Master David and others, with post time amid a 60 percent rain forecast.
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New York
Smarty Jones
John Servis
Belmont Park
Smarty
Stewart Elliott
Pat
Roy Chapman
Belmont
Servis
Stewart
Birdstone
Master David
Churchill Downs
Purge
Rock Hard Ten
Eddington
Royal Assault
Caiman
Mark Hennig
North America
Patrice Wolfson
Affirmed
Nashville Hornettes Reach State Semifinals in Aggressive Win
Nashville races into the semifinals with a pressure-filled win over deSales. Moeller dazzled on the mound, allowing three hits in six innings as the Hornettes built an early lead and extended it with two RBI hits from Schmale and Moeller in the seventh.
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Nashville
Tracie Schmale
Moeller
RBI
Nashville Dominates St Francis de Sales 10–0 in State Final
Nashville rolls to a 10–0 victory over St Francis de Sales to claim the state title. Moeller Kalemba and Liptack lead the offense with multiple hits, while Stein Richard Ruggles Schmale and Harre contribute in a dominant team performance. Nashville finishes 35-4, St Francis 25-11, and the article notes pressure and hardware as the team secures the championship.
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St. Francis de Sales
Sheri Ranos
Nashville
Wendi Harre
St.Francis
Moeller
Harre
Ruggles
Kalemba
Liptack
W— Moeller
Stein
Richard
Borowiak
Schmale
Snead
Groenaert
St. Francis
Ranos
Brkljach
Durham
Class A Softball State Pairings and Results
Friday results opened with Rock Falls 4 Casey Westfield 0 and Nashville 10 Chicago St Francis de Sales 0. Beecher beat Pinckneyville 4 2. Today schedule shows Rock Falls vs Warrensburg Latham at 10 am and Nashville vs Beecher at noon with winners meeting 7 pm and losers meeting 4 30 pm.
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Rock Falls
Casey- Westfield
Warrensburg
Latham
Nashville
Beecher
Pinckneyville Lady Panthers fall as nerves cost game
Pinckneyville faced Beecher with sloppy defense and nerves, wasting scoring chances after an early deficit. Emily Wright allowed no earned runs in six innings for Pinckneyville while Ashley Shearer gave up two earned runs in five. Jalyn Shearer closed out the final two innings for Beecher with a save. Hayhurst credited a quick start for Beecher to ease his inexperienced squad.
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Hale
Beecher
Pinckneyville
Lady Panthers
Emily Wright
Ashley Shearer
Jalyn Shearer
Hayhurst
Pinckneyville Beats Beecher in Close High School Softball Tilt
Pinckneyville wins 4-3 over Beecher with Samantha Wright going 2-for-3. Chelsea Petty and Talitha Engelhardt drive RBIs in the third. Beecher finishes 34-3. Pinckneyville 27-9. Hale notes Beecher may struggle against Nashville. series split with Nashville this season.
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Pinckneyville
Beecher
E.wright
Cochran
A.shearer
J.shearer
Grim
W—A.shearer
L.e.wright
Engelhardt
Morton
Petty
Houghland
Louis
Wright
McPherson
Becker
Samantha Wright
Chelsea Petty
Talitha Engelhardt
Lady Panthers
Hale
Nashville
Coria tops Henman to reach all-Argentine Paris final
Guillermo Coria defeated Tim Henman 3 6 4 6 0 7 5 after a blistering comeback to reach the French Open final against Gaston Gaudio. The win makes Coria one of two Argentines in the final, with Gaudio set to face unseeded Nalbandian in an all-Argentine title showdown. The match highlighted Henman's clay struggles despite a bright start and marked a rare major final for Coria and Gaudio, both first-time Slam finalists.
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Paris
Tim Henman
Guillermo Coria
Andre Agassi
Henman
Coria
Gaston Gaudio
David Nalbandian
Roland Garros
Gaudio
Guillermo Vilas
Vilas
Britain
Fred Perry
Wimbledon
Perry
Bunny Austin
John McEnroe
Boris Becker
Stefan Edberg
Pete Sampras
Sampras
Paul Annacone
Nanney tosses no hitter as Chester tops Sparta 5 0
Nanney pitched a five run no hitter leading Chester to a 5 0 win over Sparta in the opener. He worked mostly fastballs and kept hitters from adjusting with timely spots. Nanney batted 2 for 3 and said he felt strong after the first inning. Chester stands 2 1 overall and 1 0 in district play while Sparta sits 1 1 and 0 1 in the district.
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Sparta
Chester
Jeff Kordys
Nanney
Yellow Jacket
Kordys
Legion
SWIC
Southwestern Illinois College
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Spectacular Bid
Jason Orman
Philadelphia Park
Team Smarty
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Lady Pioneers
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de Sales
Julie Heintz
Malawy
Casey Snead
Whitney Wojtowicz
Hornettes
Sara Kalemba
Mallory Ruggles
Paul. Klee
Thesouthern
Jill Cochran
Jennifer Becker
Paul.klee
Anastasia Myskina
Elena Dementieva
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