Columns by Kevin Hieronymus

All Heidi James has ever wanted to do on the softball field is pitch. She started out pitching at age 8 or 9 and pitched every year since.

I’ve seen countless injuries and scary moments as a sports fan over the years.

I’ve met a lot of great kids covering sports in Bureau County the past 26 and a half years and become friends with many of them, now, who are all grown up. One of the first kids I met when I arrived in Bureau County was Danny Gelsomino of Princeton.

Lainie Schweickert struck out 23 batters Monday evening against Putnam County. She could have used one more.