By Kevin Hieronymus - khieronymus@bcrnews.com Verucchi’s softball going to bat for Jonny Rod The Hall Red Devils and St. Bede Bruins may have been rivals in high school, but they can now all agree on two things — they can all play softball together and team up for a good cause. The Verucchi’s softball team from Spring Valley, comprised of former [...]
http://www.bcrnews.com/2012/07/23/jonny-yerly-making-a-hit-to-help-others/c137v17/?page=1 Jonny Yerly making a hit to help others One of my favorite sports persons in the Illinois Valley, isn’t a big star or a winning coach. I write about those folks all the time and probably not near enough of people like Jonny Yerly of Ladd. Johnny is the inspiration for the Johnny Yerly Classic softball tournament, which was started [...]
