Prep Baseball
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Elgin second at state LegionJul 31, 2011 12:00 am - Bob Todd was driving home to Elgin late Saturday afternoon with a passenger from Galesburg. Sitting in the seat next to the Elgin American Legion baseball coach was a bi...
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Elgin gets shot at state Legion titleJul 29, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin got to play two on Friday with a goal of playing two more today in the American Legion state baseball tournament. Now Elgin gets its shot at a double-double as it ...
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Elk Grove eliminated from state LegionJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Elk Grove had already been in this situation in the American Legion baseball postseason where it needed to bounce back from a tournament-opening loss. But an Alton team ...
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Elgin loses at state Legion tourneyJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Now it is keep winning or go home for Elgin in the American Legion baseball state tournament. Elgin (27-10) saw its eight-game winning streak end with a 10-4 loss to Roc...
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Elgin powers past Elk Grove at state LegionJul 27, 2011 12:00 am - An unlikely Elgin power surge sparked a sweet return to the American Legion baseball state tournament for the first time in 16 years. Nick Holze, Drew Stover and Reid El...
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Neuqua Valley out of Summer ClassicJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - Neuqua Valley’s baseball team had completely different plans for its Tuesday afternoon at Naperville’s North Central College. As it turned out, though, two losses elimin...
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St. Viator bows out of summer tourneyJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - St. Viator had the squeeze play sniffed out right. It all went wrong after that. Machesney Park Harlem scored 2 runs on an errant throw home from a pickoff attempt, part...
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Elgin, Elk Grove set for state LegionJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - Elk Grove and Elgin overcame their share of challenges to reach the American Legion baseball state tournament. But they made it to Galesburg as part of the six-team even...
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Elk Grove takes Cook County titleJul 25, 2011 12:00 am - Elk Grove’s Connor McHugh had been slumping. “I hadn’t had a hit in a week and wasn’t making good contact,” McHugh said. “I just was looking to make contact.” McHugh did...
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Tough end to St. Viator’s long dayJul 25, 2011 12:00 am - A long day ended in on a frustrating note — but St. Viator baseball coach Mike Manno knows it just makes for an earlier ride back to Naperville. “The thing about this st...