(76 quotes found)
“I saw the opportunity to do something for the entire city, not just a softball program, but also a place where girls can take pride in the sport, a healthy lifestyle and promoting the city through sports.”
Carole Bridges
“People are moving here and they're getting involved in the community. Their kids are playing baseball and softball and taking advantage of the recreation activities.”
Chad Williams
“Even if they settle on baseball or softball as they get into high school, those other sports have unique elements that allow athletes to develop on a broader scale. Strength from football or agility from basketball are valuable as well.”
Christopher Downs
“A lot of people don?t realize that slow pitch softball has come a long ways. You?ve got to see the competitive levels to realize how far. You have to be on top of your game to compete.”
Chris Fisher
“This was a nice win. This is the way fast pitch softball should be played, by both teams.”
Chuck Huggins
“It was just a great softball game. We didn't lose that game, they won it. It was a great battle. They just executed a little more than we did.”
Terri Holmes
“I've been coaching Marissa in softball since she was about 7 or 8, and she's a very good ball player. I felt this would be a great opportunity to go to Europe and put a finishing touch on her youth career before she goes to college.”
Chuck Myers
“You can't talk to her about softball, she's not hearing it.”
Chuck Sugg
“Take softball, for instance. They have to fund-raise for softballs. We don't give them any softballs. All the maintenance is done by one of the parents. Even the chalk, we don't pay for that. We don't pay for anything except the salaries, transportation and officials and we don't have enough to cover that.”
Craig Ellingson
“From top to bottom, one through 12, our kids are very talented. We have 12 softball players, which is a nice feeling. A lot of them have played together on Perry's summer league (Northern Illinois Thunder) team.”
Dana Wagner
