Prep Baseball
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Oak Park, Marian Catholic win titlesJun 09, 2012 10:59 pm - JOLIET — Mike Brennan’s first 3 at-bats in Saturday night’s Class 4A baseball state championship game were forgettable at Silver Cross Field. The fourth at-bat was unfor...
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Third-place finish suits Grant perfectlyJun 09, 2012 11:17 am - JOLIET — No-hit through three innings, Grant’s baseball team had no reason to fret. “I was a little worried,” coach Dave Behm said. But nobody’s perfect. Not twice in a ...
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Time to say goodbye to 2011-12 school yearJun 09, 2012 9:08 am - The calendar reads June and I shake my head in disbelief. Another school year has come and gone … and I’m still shaking my head in disbelief. I’m not sure where the mont...
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Playing hurt? Villarreal knows the drillJun 08, 2012 6:37 pm - JOLIET — We have new Jordan Rules. They state: Break your jaw during pregame warm-ups, then play a whole baseball game without anyone ever guessing that just chewing on ...
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Oak Park stops Grant’s title runJun 08, 2012 11:11 am - JOLIET — As Jared Helmich stood on a minor league ballpark mound, knowing he had likely thrown his last pitch in a Grant uniform, coach Dave Behm reminded his ace of his...
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Joliet hosts senior track starsJun 07, 2012 10:52 pm - For the first time, the 14th annual Senior All-Star Spotlight Meet featuring some of the Midwest’s best boys and girls in high school track and field will be held in Ill...
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Baseball: Scouting Grant in Class 4AJun 07, 2012 9:39 pm - Baseball Class 4A state semifinal Grant Bulldogs (25-11) vs. Oak Park-River Forest Huskies (28-9-1) When: 3 p.m. today Where: Silver Cross Field, Joliet Head coaches: Gr...
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Leyden grad Weaver picked by TampaJun 07, 2012 3:55 pm - Jonathan Weaver’s ability to close baseball games at the right time may have opened the door to the start of his professional career. Weaver, a two-time Daily Herald All...
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Baseball/Fox Valley all-area teamJun 07, 2012 2:30 pm - Jake Bigos Crystal Lake South This junior leadoff man fired up the CL South scoring machine by hitting .403 (48-for-119) with an on-base percentage of .517. He dr...
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DuPage County Baseball All-Area TeamJun 07, 2012 2:18 pm - Nick Blackburn Neuqua Valley The Wildcats always knew Blackburn could pitch. This season the senior showed how well he hits. He went 7-4 — three of his losses were 3-hit...