Prep Baseball
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Mistake-free Warren tops Vernon HillsApr 27, 2012 7:00 pm - Score book in hand after his Warren baseball team survived some last-of-the-seventh drama at frigid Vernon Hills, coach Clint Smothers pointed to a small number in the f...
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Glenbard South continues missionApr 27, 2012 3:57 pm - The Glenbard South baseball team has its sights on a Metro Suburban Conference title. As this week wrapped up, it remained in the hunt. The Raiders (13-8, 7-2) put on a ...
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Wheeling resident, umpire Pluda loses cancer battleApr 27, 2012 3:55 pm - Dave Pluda, a Wheeling resident who umpired area high school and American Legion baseball games for more than 20 years, died Friday afternoon after battling cancer for n...
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Huntley’s Doherty tosses no-hitterApr 27, 2012 2:33 pm - Huntley’s Bryan Doherty struck out 12 and walked 2 and tossed a 7-inning no-hitter Friday as the Red Raiders blanked Dundee-Crown 5-0 in Fox Valley Conference Valley Div...
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Kaveney, Cary-Grove battle past JacobsApr 27, 2012 2:23 pm - An extraordinary effort is sometimes required to win a battle between baseball rivals vying for position near the top of the leader board in the Valley Division of the F...
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Prospect climbs into MSL East huntApr 27, 2012 1:56 pm - Prospect’s baseball team is still fighting an uphill battle to get back toward an overall .500 record. But the Knights have clawed their way back to the top of the Mid-S...
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English has the touch as Fremd edges MeadowsApr 27, 2012 1:51 pm - Jason English knows he can’t have his best stuff every time he toes the pitching rubber. In fact, his pitching coach used to tell him that 70 percent of the time, you wo...
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Mundelein gets win No. 20Apr 26, 2012 11:11 pm - Mundelein’s baseball team reached the 20-win mark Thursday. Jordan Wiegold doubled twice, and Matt Langlie pitched a complete-game 3-hitter with 5 strikeouts, leading th...
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Umpires helping ailing colleaguesApr 26, 2012 11:00 pm - Most umpires would rather not be attention-getters and would prefer to do their jobs without fanfare. But there will be an exception for some of the men in blue at high ...
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Baseball/Fox Valley roundupApr 26, 2012 10:52 pm - Gage Teschner’s walk off single with the bases loaded and two outs drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning Thursday as Elgin’s baseball team de...