Prep Baseball
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Helmich maneuver lifts GrantJun 04, 2012 11:47 pm - LOVES PARK — Grant will remember for a long time how the Helmich maneuver vaulted its baseball program into statewide prominence. Senior pitcher Jared Helmich was pitchi...
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Oak Park calmly edges Highland ParkJun 04, 2012 11:47 pm - LOVES PARK — Oak Park-River Forest senior left-hander Zach Weigel could not afford to lose his cool in Monday afternoon’s first Class 4A Rockford supersectional at River...
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Groot’s run at Schaumburg endsJun 04, 2012 11:47 pm - LOVES PARK — Paul Groot had a good feeling in the preseason about the 28th and final baseball team he would coach at Schaumburg. Groot wasn’t sure how it would equate in...
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Nazareth grows up quickly, stops Grayslake CentralJun 04, 2012 2:51 pm - Getting downstate is nice for any baseball player. But it’s always a bit nicer for those who actually get to play a lot along the way. That’s the biggest difference for ...
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Minooka stops Naperville CentralJun 04, 2012 2:12 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Naperville Central baseball coach Mike Stock could almost swear that his Redhawks were wearing Minooka uniforms in Monday’s Class 4A University of Illinois s...
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LaSalle-Peru too much for Burlington CentralJun 04, 2012 1:11 pm - MOLINE — In the words of Burlington Central baseball coach Kyle Nelson, any win beyond the regional championship “is gravy.” The Rockets found themselves smothered in th...
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Schaumburg’s run continuesJun 02, 2012 11:59 pm - Schaumburg’s Killer B’s fueled a grade-A performance in Saturday’s Class 4A baseball sectional championship game. Everyone ultimately joined in the fun started by senior...
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Saturday’s baseball scoreboardJun 02, 2012 11:24 pm - Saturday’s games * Romeoville sectional Naperville Central 12, Metea Valley 2 Metea Valley 000 020 —2-6-1 Naperville Central 253 002 —12-17-1 2B: MV: Fox; NC: Schank...
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Ash, Grayslake Central roll onJun 02, 2012 9:49 pm - It was all about the ones for Grayslake Central’s No. 1. Mark Ash, the Rams’ senior ace, didn’t exactly overpower Vernon Hills on Saturday afternoon. He recorded just 1 ...
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First sectional title sweet for Kirker, JacobsJun 02, 2012 9:35 pm - When the magic carpet keeps flying in the right direction, there’s little need to change its course. Jacobs’ magical season continued Saturday, as did the incredible pos...