Before heading down to the Little League Central Region Softball Tournament on Saturday morning, team members from the Clarendon Hills 12U team representing Illinois in the competition had plenty of time for pictures and decorating their parents cars. The girls got to travel in style on board a 47-passenger luxury bus, compliments of their parents. Meghan Wierzbicki donned the perfect head gear for the team, while Kate Sunderson and Olivia McEwen put some finishing touches on their creation. The team beat Kentucky 5-0 on Sunday but fell to Missouri 12-1 Tuesday night. A 4-1 win over Iowa on Wednesday earned them another game on Wednesday again either Nebraska or Ohio (after press time). A win would put them into the semifinal at 12:45 p.m. today, July 25, televised on ESPN, with hopes of making it to the championship at 12:45 p.m. Friday, July 26, also on ESPN. (Jim Slonoff photos)
