Sports Stories from June 9, 2018 (Change date)
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Bullpen depth paying off for Chicago CubsJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - The Cubs opened the season with an eight-man bullpen, but they've essentially gotten the benefit of having 12 relievers this season. Much of the good work has been done...
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Baseball: Final Top 20Jun 09, 2018 1:00 am - Baseball Team Comment 1. Huntley (33-7) First title-game appearance 2. Lake Park (25-15) Amazing season-ending run 3. Neuqua Valley (31-4) Ran into Plainfield N. at wro...
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Justify wins Belmont to become 13th Triple Crown champJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Justify led all the way to win the Belmont Stakes by 1¾ lengths on Saturday and become horse racing's 13th Triple Crown champion and second in four years...
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Lake County female high school athlete of the year: Libertyville's Melissa ManetschJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - The next path she hops on promises challenges. Not that Melissa Manetsch hasn't already negotiated and conquered all kinds, and not just while wearing running sneakers o...
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Images: Saturday at the State Final Tournament in Boys BaseballJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - See state final baseball action Saturday from Joliet. Huntley played for the Class 4A title, while Lake Park played in the third-place game. ...
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Lester goes 7 strong innings in Cubs' win over PiratesJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - In his three-and-a-half years in Chicago, Jon Lester consistently has warned that it takes him about 100 innings in any season to see where he is as a pitcher. Lester i...
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Baseball: Plainfield North hangs on against HuntleyJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - A Huntley baseball team accustomed to comebacks nearly pulled off an all-timer in the Class 4A state title game in Joliet on Saturday before dropping a 4-3 decision to P...
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Softball: Montini's 7th-inning comeback stuns KanelandJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - EAST PEORIA - The words were hard to come by for Montini on Saturday. State softball championships can do that to players. But the way the Broncos rallied, with 12 runs ...
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Northwest male high school athlete of the year: Johnny O'Shea, PalatineJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - What Palatine senior Johnny O'Shea achieved over his last few seasons of high school sports probably has no equal. In his senior year, he achieved at the highest of leve...
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Softball: Winning finish for PalatineJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - EAST PEORIA - Palatine senior captains Sarah Grossman, Maddie Craver, Brittany Padden and Grace Seiffert all came in as freshmen four years ago, the same year Nicole Pau...