Prep Baseball
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Libertyville’s Panther recalls Rangers’ startOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - Jim Panther can claim several brushes with fame during his three-year career as a big-league pitcher. One of the biggest for the retired Libertyville High School basebal...
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Rolling Meadows’ Hendricks picks RollinsOct 12, 2011 12:00 am - Matt Hendricks knows how to rake. Hendricks spent a good part of Tuesday afternoon raking up 13 bags of leaves at his grandmother’s house in Arlington Heights. But where...
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Grudzinski recovers to achieve goalOct 01, 2011 12:00 am - There was no doubt about a bright future for Kevin Grudzinski when he was promoted to the Hoffman Estates varsity baseball team early in his freshman year. Not only did ...
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Willhite reminisces on his life as a sports writerSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - My life as The Accidental Sports Writer began on April 4, 1989. I remember the date not because I sensed the launch of a long-term adventure, but because the Cubs played...
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Asquini returns to coach St. Charles East baseballSep 26, 2011 12:00 am - It is a simple sign that reads 1999 Class AA state champs. The symbol of excellence capped then-St. Charles High School’s award-winning 1998-99 campaign that included se...
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Leyden picks Hamann as new coachSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - Rob Hamann figured he would have to wait a little longer for an opportunity to become Leyden’s head baseball coach. The timeline changed when Gary Wolf decided last mont...
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This frosh has Wright stuffSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - There was no big blowout celebration when Cory Wright got the news. It was business as usual for the St. Charles North freshman, who on Aug. 21 received an invitation to...
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Dundee-Crown outfielder Romano picks Miami (OH)Sep 06, 2011 12:00 am - Consider Dundee-Crown outfielder Jake Romano one happy camper. The senior had been talking to two other Division-I schools as well as junior college baseball powers Hear...
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Prospect’s Landwehr picks ISUSep 03, 2011 12:00 am - Performing double duty was no trouble to the Illinois State baseball program as it recruited Prospect senior standout Jack Landwehr. It was a big reason why Illinois Sta...
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Kids playing kids’ games inevitable for TVAug 28, 2011 12:00 am - Truth be known, I’m officially part of the problem if you think there is one. It’s either be that or be part of the solution, which I never have been accused of being. S...