Jim Hallman stands behind a protective screen in a batting cage at Holiday Park in West Des Moines on a warm July morning. Hallman is giving a hitting lesson to Valley High School sophomore softball ...

WOOD-RIDGE — Immaculate Heart Academy coach Diana Fasano says she’s gotten more reflective as time has gone by in her role as the leader of North Jersey’s premier softball program. Like, understanding ...

From the moment you step into the Bud Maddux Baseball and Softball Academy on East Lufkin Avenue, you can clearly see the owner’s passion for baseball. It isn’t just the walls of the front room being ...