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THE BUGLE APRIL 5, 2012
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High hopes for veteran Spartans By Scott Taylor Sports Reporter
This is the season Romeoville has built up for. With several three year starters in the lineup, 2012 looks promising for the Spartans.
SOFTBALL “We have to get the job done,” Romeoville senior catcher Hattie Holland said. “We have a lot of stuff to pick up from last year. Our goal is to get our job done to make our last year memorable.” “We have higher expectations, but the thing we want is to compete in every game,” Romeoville coach Christina Douglas said. “Hopefully the outcome is a win. I think our pitching is going to be decent and we have an aggressive offense this year to get some of those conference wins we need. I think if we come in and think
that we can compete, we will have a better chance to.” Last year started off memorable with an 8-1 record to open the season, but the team struggled the second half of the season. “We have to keep out competition level up,” Romeoville senior Michelle Spillman said. “We can’t look back, we just have to keep moving forward.” “We’re going to keep our hot streak going the whole season, not just the start of the season,” Holland added. “We have the skills, we just need the confidence. Keeping our heads up is one thing we’re going to be a lot better at this year.” The Spartans feel they let some games get away in the conference season last year and hope they can turn that around this year and finish with a winning record in the strong Southwest Prairie Conference. Scott Taylor/Bugle staff
See HOPES, page 16
Melissa Guzior returns as one of the main pitchers for Romeoville.