SILVERADO STANDOUT: Griego continues to make her pitch.(sports)

Publication: Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV)

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BYLINE: JEFF WOLLARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL

Kelly Griego never has been the type to shy away from adversity.

In three seasons with the Silverado High School softball team, she has learned to deal with difficult situations, perhaps because she has seen so many of them.

Rumors and controversy have become trademarks of the program in recent years -- Griego has played under four coaches since joining the Skyhawks. And nearly the entire roster graduated last spring.

But Griego said she has never had trouble tuning out such issues.

"It doesn't bother me at all," said Griego, who leads her team as a pitcher and a hitter. "I...

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