Pictures of & Articles about & by Monica
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The Pride WIU Signing Articles & Pictures Pictures from Games & Events |
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Matoon Pride |
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| Monica is playing softball for the Matoon Pride this season so I have added another section to this page for the Mattoon coverage! June 13, 2010 - Journal-Gazette & Times-Courier - The day began with finish of a game against Highland in a 4-3 win. Kimble pitched a five-inning one-hitter in a 9-1 win over Midwest Energy with Monica Rondon going 3-for-3 with a triple and a run batted in for the Pride and Megan DeWerff also going perfect in three at-bats with a triple and a RBI. Robinson had 13 strikeouts and allowed just one hit in an 8-0 win over Terre Haute, Ind., in the first game of tournament play. Rondon was 3-for-3, while Shedelbower was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and Kellye Kohn, a Mattoon grad, who is at Illinois Wesleyan, was 2-for-3 with a RBI. Rondon was glad her coach knew best. Not only did she connect on the pitch, the Pride's two bases runners could trot home on the home run over the right field fence turning a nervous one-run edge in the sixth inning into a cushion that stood for Sunday's 4-0 championship game win over the Outkast of Bloomington, Ind., in Mattoon Bagelfest softball 18-and-under tournament."" PDF file of the article |
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Monica's Signing with WIU at Central |
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Some Articles & Pictures |
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| June 21, 2009 News Gazetter Article - "Boy She's Good" June 21, 2009 News Gazette Article - "Meet the First Team" June 11, 2009 News Gazetter Article - "The Teams" News Gazette Article - "Marbles Second Chance" May 2nd & 6th, 2007 - News Gazette Articles - Softball September 23, 2004 - Illinois SportsGirl of the Year - News Gazette Article June 8, 2003 News Gazette Article - Pictures of Play More links to Pictures & Excerpts from the Sports Pages on the News-Gazette Site |
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From the Women Sports Foundation website:
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| April 17, 2007 Softball Game February 10, 2007 Basketball Game May 24, 2004 Monica & Justin Baseball Game May 2003 Baseball Game 2000 - Baseball Picture Album Meadowbrook Park Pictures - Pictures that Monica took at Meadowbrook Monica in the School Play Annie |
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Player of Year 2009 Picture Photo by Robin Scholzy |
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2010 |
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06/19/2010 - Prep Year in Review
- The Champaign News-Gazette - Sportsmanship Standouts - "1. Monica Rondon, Champaign Central softball. Catcher routinely retrieved the bat for opposing players who hit foul balls."
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| 05/21/2010 - Centennial 7, Champaign Central 4 - The host Chargers broke up a 4-4 tie with two runs in the sixth. Kaley Barak, Jamie Cutright and Courtney Stamm each had two hits for Centennial. Katie Blas earned her sixth win. Maeve Aquino and Monica Rondon each had two hits for the Maroons. 05/18/2010 - Urbana 18, Champaign Central 8 - Monica Rondon belted a grand slam and drive in five runs for the host Maroons 05/15/2010 - Bloomington 11-11, Central 0-0 - Monica Rondon had two hits in each game for the Maroons, who got two hits from Jamie Anastasia in Game 2. 05/13/2010 - Danville 14, Central 4 - McKenzie Hodges earned the victory for the visiting Vikings. Monica Rondon had three hits for the Maroons. 05/01/2010 - Champaign Central swept Decatur Eisenhower in a Big 12 softball doubleheader Saturday - Maeve Aquino picked up her first win of the season as the Maroons (3-17) won the first game 10-8. Aubrie Luesse had three RBI and Monica Rondon went 3 for 4 as Central beat the Panthers (5-15) in the second game 8-2. |
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| 04/27/2010 - Danville 12, Central 1 - Casey Cromwell and Michaleen Forman (three hits) homered for the host Vikings. Monica Rondon and Claire Feely had three hits for the Maroons. 04/24/2010 - MacArthur 11-4, Central 0-2. - Claire Feely went 2 for 2 for Champaign Central in the opener of its doubleheader loss to visiting Decatur MacArthur. Monica Rondon homered for the Maroons in Game 2. 04/13/2010 - Georgetown-Ridge Farm 7, Champaign Central 5 - Monica Rondon homered for the visiting Maroons. 04/02/2010 - On the surface, there's little similarity between the softball teams that played one another Thursday at Carrie Busey School - Quote from article - "A lot of these girls haven't participated in fastpitch softball. We're teaching fundamentals in everything, hitting, throwing and base running." He has a standout example in senior catcher Monica Rondon, the reigning Area Player of the Year. "She is the clear leader, and she has fun while she's doing it," Roberts said. "She's a coach on the field, teaching the young people what to do." Rondon is keeping an exemplary attitude. At one point Thursday, after Foran hit a foul ball, Rondon picked up her bat and waited to hand it to Foran before retrieving her helmet." |
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| 03/30/2010 - Unity 14, Champaign Central 1 - Lacy Pruitt's three hits powered the host Rockets (4-6). Rachael Billman added two hits. Monica Rondon and Allison Knox accounted for the Maroons' only hits. 03/27/2010 - Hoopeston Area 15-12, Central 0-2 - Monica Rondon tripled in the Game 2 loss. 03/24/2010 - Tuscola 15, Central 4 - Sam Kohlbecker, Audrey Mooney, Lexi Rogers and Kelsey Cleland each had two hits for the host Warriors. Monica Rondon had two hits for Champaign Central. |
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2009"Rondon a Central bright spot" 4/23/09 - Marcus Jackson (for a PDF file of the article clck here) "Nussmeyer is dreading the day when she has to bid Rondon farewell. And she hopes when she says goodbye that her star player will continue her softball career at the next level." |
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2009 All-Area Softball First Team - 06-11-2009 2009 All-Conference Softball Teams - 06-11-2009 - note the x by a name - "denotes unanimous selections" Athlete of the Week - 04/09/2009 - Honorable Mention |
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2008-09 Prep year in review - 06/21/2009 - FUTURE BLUE-CHIPPERS - "6. Monica Rondon, Champaign Central. Softball standout catching the eye of college coaches." |
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Prep year in review - 06/22/2009 - FUTURE BLUE-CHIPPERS - "11. Monica Rondon, Champaign Central softball. Strong hitters are always in demand." |
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| Centennial 4, Central 2- 05/22/2009 - Paige Johnson had two RBI and Sonya Le had a double and scored a run for the Chargers (7-22) against the Maroons. Monica Rondon doubled for host Central. | |
Danville 11, Champaign Central- 05/15/52009 - Kaitlyn Phillips hit two home runs and Elizabeth Comrie had one for the host Vikings. McKenzie Hodges and Mackenzie Stevenson each had two hits for Danville. Monica Rondon drove in Central's run. Urbana vs Central - 05/05/2009 - Jasmine White's four hits powered Urbana's 15-hit attack as the Tigers defeated Champaign Central 9-5 Monday in prep softball. Sheena McNeil added three hits. White knocked in four runs for the Tigers (7-13). Reba Perry and Brittany Likens added two hits. Monica Rondon had two hits, including a triple, for the Maroons. |
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Central 6, M-S 2 - 04/30/2009 - Monica Rondon had a triple and two RBI to lead Champaign Central on the road against Mahomet-Seymour. Kimberly Mowry contributed three hits to the win.
Champaign Central 5-10, MacArthur 2-9 - 04/27/2009 - Carissa Hoyne (two RBI) and Claire Feely had two hits each and Kim Mowry drove in two runs for the visiting Maroons in Game 1 of a Big 12 contest. Monica Rondon had three hits including a home run and drove in four runs to lead the Maroons in Game 2. Hoyne added three hits, Feely two and Mowry had four RBI on two doubles. |
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Normal West 10-12, Central 0-1 - 04/19/2009 - Monica Rondon was 3 for 3 with an RBI in Game 2 for the Maroons, who were no-hit in the opener. Charleston 12, Central 3 - 04/16/2009 - The Maroons got a three-run homer from Monica Rondon, her fourth of the season in a home contest.Schlarman |
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Champaign Central 6, St. Teresa 3 - 04/09/2009 - Monica Rondon had two hits, including a home run, for the visiting Maroons (2-4). Carissa Hoyne, Kimberly Mowrey and Maeve Aquino all had two hits apiece. Central tournament - 04/04/2009 - Central beat Mahomet-Seymour 8-5 in the first game, rallying with four runs in the fifth. Carissa Hoyne had three hits and three RBI and Maeve Aquino and Monica Rondon each had two hits for the Maroons. Courtney Roberts was 3 for 4 and Kendyl Cummins had two hits and two RBI for M-S. Tuscola 12, Central 1 - 03-26-2009 - Rachael Brewer, Rebecca Swaney and Molly Romine (two RBI) had two hits apiece to lead host Tuscola. Monica Rondon's single drove in the Central run. |
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