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The Chicago Colleens were a women's professional baseball team who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1948 to 1951, evolving into a development team. The team was based Chicago , Illinois and played their home games at Shewbridge Field.
[2] [5] The league's primary aim is to increase the visibility and proliferation of women's baseball by establishing a pathway to professionalism – no high school or college in the U.S. offers girls' baseball programs, [6] and while over 1,300 girls played on boys' high school baseball teams in the 2023–24 academic year, only nine women ...
The National Girls Baseball League (NGBL) was a professional women's baseball league which existed from 1944 to 1954, with teams based in Chicago, Illinois. The National Girls Baseball League started a year after the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), which was featured in the film A League of Their Own .
Chicago is one of eleven U.S. cities to have teams from the five major American professional team sports (baseball, football, basketball, hockey, and soccer). Chicago has been named as the "Best Sports City" by Sporting News three times: 1993, 2006, and 2010. Chicago was a candidate city for the 2016 Summer Olympics but lost to Rio de Janeiro. [1]
Chicago Colleens (1 C, 3 P) R. Rockford Peaches (1 C, 6 P) S. Springfield Sallies (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "All-American Girls Professional Baseball League teams"
In the 2008 and 2009 spring season the girls softball team were back-to-back CIF Champions. In 2010 they were in the CIF final for the third straight year; In 2010 spring season the boys varsity volleyball team were CIF semifinalists; In 2009 fall the varsity football team won the Pioneer League title
1921 (Chicago) 1922–present (Chicago Bears) Moved to Chicago to become the Chicago Staleys and then changed their name to the Chicago Bears. Lake County Fielders: Baseball Northern League (2010) North American League (2011) 2010–11 Normal CornBelters: Baseball Frontier League 2009–2018 Moved to the Prospect League: Peoria Rivermen: Ice hockey
The Mid-Suburban League (MSL) is an Illinois High School Association recognized high school extra-curricular league which includes 12 schools located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. The conference is split up into two divisions for all interscholastic activities.