U.S. National Team delivers 24-0 win over Milligan

By Ben Davis (bdavis@starhq.com)
JOHNSON CITY — Over 3,000 people — 3,476 to be exact — in Johnson City saw firsthand why the current Team USA softball squad is considered one of the greatest teams ever fielded in the sport.
The crowd, which was the second largest of Team USA’s current ‘Bound 4 Beijing Tour’, witnessed Alicia [...]

Softball will continue to rise despite Olympic absence in 2012

By Wes Holtsclaw (wholtsclaw@starhq.com)
JOHNSON CITY — Softball is alive and well in East Tennessee.
If you were one of the 3,476 that attended the Olympic exhibition between the United States National Women’s team and Milligan College, you have no doubts about that statement.
Sunday’s game at Cardinal Park was a testament to the growth of softball in [...]

National squad delivering expected results

U.S. National Team pitcher Jennie FInch (photo contributed by USA Softball)
By Wes Holtsclaw (wholtsclaw@starhq.com)

KNOXVILLE — With the exception of a shocking 1-0 upset loss to Virginia Tech, the United States Women’s National softball team has delivered expected results on their Bound 4 Beijing Tour this spring.
Today, the team many have called ‘the greatest softball team [...]

Live Blog & Additional Features

We will be providing a live blog of today’s game between Team USA and Milligan beginning at 12 p.m.
There are more features available in today’s edition of the Elizabethton Star, including stories on Jennie Finch, Cat Osterman and Laura Berg.

Much work going into Sunday’s Olympic exhibition

This article is the fourth part in a series on Milligan softball in preparation for Sunday’s game with the U.S. Olympic team.
By Wes Holtsclaw (wholtsclaw@starhq.com)

JOHNSON CITY - By the time Sunday’s softball exhibition between the United States Olympic team and Milligan College concludes, hundreds of people will have worked towards delivering one of the largest [...]

A look at the U.S. softball team

This article is the fourth part in a series on Milligan softball in preparation for Sunday’s game with the U.S. Olympic team.
By Wes Holtsclaw (wholtsclaw@starhq.com)
Some have called the current United States Olympic softball team the greatest women’s fast-pitch team ever assembled.
It would be hard to find an argument proving otherwise.
This Sunday, the Mike Candrea-coached squad, [...]

Milligan pitchers ready to face Olympians

This article is the third part in a series on Milligan softball in preparation for Sunday’s game with the U.S. Olympic team.
By Ben Davis (bdavis@starhq.com)
As a fan in the stands, Milligan pitcher Sidney Burns got to watch the United States Olympic softball team play in Canada not too long ago.
On Sunday, the freshman right-hander from [...]

Smith having big senior year for Milligan

This article is the second part in a series on Milligan softball in preparation for Sunday’s game with the U.S. Olympic team.
By Ben Davis (bdavis@starhq.com)
When Milligan’s Sarah Smith suffered a serious injury early last season during a freak accident in which she took a foul ball to the mouth while waiting in the on deck [...]

Big week finally arrives for Lady Buffs

The week that Milligan’s Lady Buffs have been waiting for has finally arrive.
With Sunday’s date against some of the best players in the world on the United States Olympic team looming, Coach Wes Holly and his Milligan squad, who swept Montreat on the road Monday, will first focus their attention on home double-headers against Union [...]

Blog Updates

Thanks to everyone for regularly visiting the Elizabethton Star’s Sports Blog on the web. Last month, this blog set a record with several thousand views throughout the final two weeks of March due to our coverage of Bristol’s NASCAR weekend. Our apologies for not updating the blog regularly the previous two weeks, as Wes was on [...]