Monday, September 12, 2011
Robin Pendergrast captures images of South's victory on a long field goal.
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Monday, September 12, 2011
It was going to be a big day for Crystal Lake South’s Brad Walovitch no matter what happened Friday night against Cary-Grove being that it was Walovitch’s 18th birthday. Walovitch however topped his day off with a game-winning 51-yard field goal with six seconds remaining to give the Gators a 10-7 win over the Trojans in front of over 3,000 fans at Al Bohrer Field to improve to 3-0 on the season. See the full story here.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Robin Pendergrast captured photos of how Crystal Lake celebrated Labor Day.
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Friday, September 9, 2011
Labor Day photos.
Robin Pendergrast shares a link to allow everyone to download
Robin Pendergrast of RFP Photography is making a photo remembering 9/11 available to everyone. The photo, showing an American Flag in a window above the words "Never Forget," can be downloaded as a PDF for everyone to print out and hang in their homes, on their refrigerators, in their windows or anywhere they see fit. There's no charge. The photo can be downloaded here, just in time for the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 events.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Robin Pendergrast captured images of the park district's beach event.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Moms from the MCYSA/USSSA Summer Championships sing.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Team to stop barnstorming after 65 years of entertaining the world.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Robin Pendergrast captures images of Saturday's MCYSA action.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Games, ceremonies and fireworks scheduled for first big day.
Crystal Lake will have a lot to offer this weekend for those looking for baseball, fireworks or just an opportunity to watch teams from throughout the world. The McHenry County Youth Sports Association is now hosting its 19th Annual International Baseball Championships and events are scheduled through August 7. "It's a lot of work but it comes together," MCYSA board member Jack Sabesta said. The tournament features over 100 teams from across the world, including Sri Lanka, Canada, Brazil, Japan and the United States. Crystal Lake will have a lot of connections—a dozen teams are either from Crystal Lake or have Crystal Lake players on the roster. With so many teams traveling to Crystal Lake, creating the schedule, travel plans and …
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Robin Pendergrast captures images of the Brazilian team arriving in Crystal Lake.
The Brazilian tram arrived at the Crystal Lake Holiday Inn just hours after the Japanese team arrived. The teams are here, along with over 100 more teams, for the MCYSA baseball tournament taking place over the next 10 days. Players were able to meet their host families only minutes after arriving in town. The players will stay with their host families during the 10-day tournament. For exclusive coverage of the MCYSA Summer International Championships, check back here at Crystal Lake Patch. For more photos of the tournament, visit rfpphoto.smugmug.com/MCYSA2011. For more information about the tournament, visit www.mcysasports.org/.
Robin Pendergrast captures images of the Japanese team arriving in Crystal Lake.
With the McHenry County Youth Sports Association tournament getting ready to start, teams from all over the world are starting to arrive in Crystal Lake. The Japanese team arrived Wednesday morning at the Crystal Lake Holiday Inn. A group composed of MCYSA representatives, host families, Holiday Inn employees and curious onlookers welcomed the players, families and coaches as they exited their bus. Japanese players were introduced to members of the families who will be taking them in during the 10-day tournament. For exclusive coverage of the MCYSA Summer International Championships, check back here at Crystal Lake Patch. For more photos of the tournament, visit rfpphoto.smugmug.com/MCYSA2011. For more information about the tournament, …
