http://www.morrisdailyherald.comThe latest news from morrisdailyherald.comen-us(MCT) BOSTON — The sun still came up over the Blackhawks' team hotel in Boston the day after they fell behind 2-1 in the Stanley Cup Final.http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/18/blackhawks-counting-on-each-other/aiq74ve/http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/18/blackhawks-counting-on-each-other/aiq74ve/Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:36:53 GMTThe summer basketball season is just getting started for the Minooka girls, but already extra emphasis on shooting by the Indians has paid off. On Tuesday at the Morris Ladies Shootout, the locals responded by going 2-1, in the process earning a seed in the championship bracket on Wednesday.http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/18/indians-summer-focus-has-just-been-on-shooting/avw01nx/http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/18/indians-summer-focus-has-just-been-on-shooting/avw01nx/Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:35:02 GMTIn the opinion of Coal City coach Brad Schmitt, having his girls basketball team out on the floor early and often this summer is a huge key to success. http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/18/lady-coalers-compete-at-shootout-for-first-time/abbzsxv/http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/18/lady-coalers-compete-at-shootout-for-first-time/abbzsxv/Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:33:55 GMTNew Morris girls basketball coach Kate Carey is certainly no stranger to Redskins basketball. After all, she is a 2002 graduate of Morris, and she’s been a freshman coach in the program for the last five years under Luke Windy.http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/18/new-beginnings/a4g67ht/http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/18/new-beginnings/a4g67ht/Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:32:31 GMT(MCT)http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/17/chicago-tribune-mlb-power-rankings/a8ad4m1/http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/17/chicago-tribune-mlb-power-rankings/a8ad4m1/Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:35:16 GMTThe Interstate Eight Conference released its All-League baseball selections in recent days with 16 kids in the North being named and 15 boys from the South making the cut. Westmont won the North Division this spring and  had five kids named to the All-Conference team because of it. In the South, Herscher won the division and was rewarded with four picks.http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/17/interstate-eight-2013-all-conference-baseball-team-announced/aahr3er/http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/17/interstate-eight-2013-all-conference-baseball-team-announced/aahr3er/Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:33:15 GMTIf you were to read Zach Petrick’s stat line thus far in 2013, it wouldn’t read like that of a person who was nearly out of baseball just over a year ago. But, after the 2012 MLB Amateur Draft concluded, that’s exactly what he was.http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/17/petrick-makes-all-star-team-gets-promotion-from-cardinals/a61n0h3/http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/17/petrick-makes-all-star-team-gets-promotion-from-cardinals/a61n0h3/Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:32:18 GMTConstruction has started on Grundy-Three Rivers Habitat for Humanity’s House No. 10, located on the former Paper Mill property in Morris.http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/14/construction-commences-on-habitats-latest-house/aii6l6z/http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/14/construction-commences-on-habitats-latest-house/aii6l6z/Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:40:58 GMT(MCT) MIAMI — As fans packed Shuckers Waterfront Grill to cheer on the Miami Heat against the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night, the waterfront patio deck gave way, crashing into Biscayne Bay, spilling dozens of terrified patrons into the water.http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/14/deck-collapses-at-miami-restaurant-during-heat-game/azab9d8/http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/14/deck-collapses-at-miami-restaurant-during-heat-game/azab9d8/Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:33:34 GMTLast Saturday the Minooka softball team put the wraps on its first softball state championship ever. Seven seniors on that team are planning on continuing their careers at the collegiate level.http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/14/question-answer-with-minookas-mikayla-melone/aqy25ao/http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/14/question-answer-with-minookas-mikayla-melone/aqy25ao/Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:29:17 GMTOne week ago, Minooka became the second softball team and the fifth area team overall to win an IHSA state championship during my Morris Daily Herald tenure.http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/14/saturday-sentinel-sometimes-its-hard-to-see-things-coming/ag8oapw/http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/14/saturday-sentinel-sometimes-its-hard-to-see-things-coming/ag8oapw/Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:28:13 GMTIt is without question the greatest area soccer season in history. When all was said and done, the three local teams all won a regional in the same season. Coal City won the Class 1A Herscher regional, Morris won its own Class 2A Regional and Minooka won the 3A Joliet West Regional.http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/14/morris-daily-herald-announces-all-area-girls-soccer-team/a9t5pyn/http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/14/morris-daily-herald-announces-all-area-girls-soccer-team/a9t5pyn/Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:24:44 GMTMINOOKA — It probably will come as little surprise what Morris Daily Herald All-Area MVP Jillian Hetfleisch said she though was the most fun thing about the game of soccer.http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/14/higher-goals/ayu6el2/http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/14/higher-goals/ayu6el2/Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:22:49 GMTThe River Valley announced its All-Conference baseball and softball teams recently, with Sam Geraci of Illinois Lutheran named baseball Player of the Year and Savannah Soppett of Beecher named softball Player of the Year. This is the second year in a row that Soppett was given the honor.http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/13/gsw-has-five-named-first-team-all-rvc/a8oyjuu/http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/13/gsw-has-five-named-first-team-all-rvc/a8oyjuu/Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:27:56 GMTThis last week, my family has been on a baseball vacation in Myrtle Beach, S.C. My oldest son is playing in a tournament there. It has been fun and exciting, but between the excitement, I noticed something very interesting. http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/13/taking-a-moment-to-appreciate-the-surroundings/aq3dngg/http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/13/taking-a-moment-to-appreciate-the-surroundings/aq3dngg/Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:26:56 GMTDuring his freshman baseball season at Taylor University, Josh DeGraaf was both a pitcher and an infielder, just as he had been at Morris Community High School.http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/13/degraaf-delivers/at7f0ku/http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/13/degraaf-delivers/at7f0ku/Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:25:11 GMT(MCT) — Sam Travis felt all along this would be a good Indiana baseball team.http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/13/indiana-defies-odds-by-reaching-college-world-series/asjngno/http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/13/indiana-defies-odds-by-reaching-college-world-series/asjngno/Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:17:52 GMT(MCT) ARDMORE, Pa. _ The Nos. 1, 2 and 50 golfers in the world played eight holes together during a practice round on Wednesday morning at Merion Golf Club.http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/12/woods-and-mciroy-ready-for-thursday/a8nz7m3/http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/12/woods-and-mciroy-ready-for-thursday/a8nz7m3/Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:10:37 GMTOn the heels of making some significant renewals with its member tracks since the 2013 season started, the ASA announced recently the addition of a new venue, Grundy County Speedway, the third-mile high-banked paved oval in Morris.http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/12/asa-adds-grundy-as-a-new-venue/af6kyyi/http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/12/asa-adds-grundy-as-a-new-venue/af6kyyi/Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:06:35 GMTIn many ways, you can call it a perfect 10.http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/12/perfect-10/ayzpk91/http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/06/12/perfect-10/ayzpk91/Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:04:30 GMT