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Ileana Aleman is a nineteen year old from Pharr, Texas. She was born on March 1, 1996 and has always dreamed of playing softball. She is currently a student at the University of Arkansas where she is majoring in Creative Writing. Along with spending time on her academics, she also spends her time playing on the University of Arkansas Women’s Softball Team. Playing at the collegiate level has made an effective contribution to not only her life but also her character. It has taught her valuable…

There's No Place Like Home By: Mikaela Johnson APPLETON--Having a great family from the beginning lead Janel Batten to becoming the Softball star she is today. The player, the teacher, the coach; Mrs. Batten was friendly, caring, hard working, dedicated, and a passionate person who once was part of the Appleton East staff and is now in The Hall of Fame. Playing softball for Appleton East until she graduated in 1991; Janel Batten went to college to become a teacher. After returning in 1998…

Arin asks, and I shoot her a wide grin. "Just about as great as the red velvet cupcake I ate this morning." "Huh, that amazing?" Arin and I laugh as exited the dugout, only to be greeted by Blake and Kara. Blake mckenzie was the captain of our baseball team. He was egotistical, and the biggest player known to our small town in Montana. The only pro of Blake was that he was extremely attractive, and that was how every girl became sucked in by the black hold that is Blake McKenzie. Every…

Diego Armando Maradona (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo maɾaˈðona], born 30 October 1960) is a retired Argentine professional footballer. He has served as a manager and coach at other clubs as well as the national team of Argentina. Many in the sport, including football writers, former players, current players and football fans, regard Maradona as the greatest football player of all time.[6][7][8][9] He was joint FIFA Player of the 20th Century with Pelé.[10][11] An advanced playmaker who…

In the Novel The Natural by Bernard Malamud, the main character of the story is a fifteen year old boy named Roy Hobbs, who is very talented in Baseball. He has an incredible pitching arm and a very powerful hit when it comes to batting. Roy believed that he was on the path to fulfilling his dream considering that he had a scout who got him a private tryout with the Chicago Cubs. Unfortunately, there were many obstacles that came across his way which prevented him from achieving his dream of…

On a breezy chicago early May Day in my junior year baseball season I was faced with a challenge that changed the whole way that I take on life. I was the starting shortstops for the varsity team at my high school team. I had this swagger about me that I was the starter and no one could take that from me. So I didn't put in any effort because I thought that I didn't need to. Well my life got flipped upside down on this breezy Chicago day. It starts that morning I arrive at school at 7:15 for…

As technology advances all around the world, baseball pitchers are exposed to new ways to throw the baseball at high velocities. This is causing baseball to become a lot more competitive. Players are often playing baseball year round instead of participating in other sports. This year round throwing and arm fatigue is putting more stress on pitchers’ elbows than ever before. This is part of the reason why the number of UCL Reconstructions, commonly know as Tommy John Surgery, is on the rise and…

young age, I was trained to play at the highest level and to be competitive in everything I engaged in. Although, when I was younger I participated in many sports, I had a strong passion for baseball. A passion for baseball that took me to the next level over and over again, until the next move was university baseball down south. The pressure to perform greatly increased as weekends usually spent with family in London, turned into weekends spent in some new city of the northern states. Life in…

There have been many volunteer organizations that I have had the privilege to be a part of, yet the dearest to my heart has been the Sheldon Little League. This is a baseball and softball organization which helps kids learn the fundamentals of baseball and softball through volunteer coaching. Sheldon Little League is a community wide affair that takes numerous of non-paid volunteers to run. This past year I was able to serve as the T-Ball player agent where I oversaw all activity in the 4-6 age…

My tradition is going paint balling every weekend with some exceptions.How it got started was Logan Allen invited me to his birthday about 2 years ago and it was at Pekin paintball park and we went paint balling, and I had a lot of fun so I did some research and found a closer place called Area 52 so I went there and tried it out there for my birthday and I liked it even more than Pekin and it was in Mackinaw and it was convenient since i go there almost every weekend to my grandmas and she…