The Palatine and Fremd softball teams played Monday's MId-Suburban West game in tribute to Morgan's Message which strives to bring awareness for mental health.
"We came into the game knowing it was .
Fremd's Josh Teschner, coach of the Daily Herald's No. 1- ranked softball team, couldn't be more pleased with the camaraderie of his team.
“This team is the embodiment of 'joy in softball'," Tesch.
After falling from first place in the Mid-Suburban West four days earlier, Barrington's softball team found itself playing for second place Monday against Palatine.
This time, the Fillies rose to.
No. 7 Palatine (17-15) had the IHSA sectional semifinal win in their grasp Wednesday, May 31, all they needed to do was score one more run in the fifth inning and they would have won by the IHSA’s mercy rule (10-run lead after 5 innings ends the game). Palatine coach Nicole Capalbo directs her team
Palatine softball celebrates with the IHSA regional championship plaque after beating Hersey 12-2 on Friday, May 26. (Noah Festenstein/Journal Photo) Playing as the away team on their own turf, the Palatine Pirates stole the regional championship crown from the Hersey Huskies on Friday, May 26 in what is considered one of the more notable upsets