Prep Baseball
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Graduating to a different teamOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - As Matt Blankenship sprinted through an Atlanta airport, one thought remained branded in his mind. Home. Wearing Army fatigues that hadn't been washed in who knows when,...
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Palatine's Balcer grows into Division I standoutOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Some athletes receive gifts they are incapable of opening. And there are those with the gift of being able to turn less into more than most would have imagined. Scott Ba...
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Bartlett baseball coach Marinucci resignsSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Bartlett High School baseball coach Rocco Marinucci resigned Monday, citing personal reasons. The founding father of the Bartlett baseball program, Marinucci served as h...
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Funke, King make choicesSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Huntley senior left-handed pitcher Tanner Funke made a verbal commitment on Sunday to Southern Illinois University. Funke went 7-4 for last spring for the Red Raiders wi...
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Brave new world for CompitelloAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - A brush with a baseball legend gave Dave Compitello quite a rush when he visited Bradley University. The Schaumburg senior shortstop got to tour O'Brien Field, the downt...
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Kay, Leblebijian head for Bradley, ISUAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Brett Kay of St. Viator and Jason Leblebijian of Prospect just finished a summer together as the double play combination on Arlington's American Legion baseball team. Bu...
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Cuba goes for gold once again after beating U.S.
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The Cuban baseball team will go for gold once again, having beaten the United States 10-2 to reach the Olympic championship game. Alexei Bell hit a three-run ...
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Confident Warriors reach semisJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - With each of Waubonsie Valley's 14 hits, you could sense the shift in focus. The Warriors began to feel like contenders. Wednesday's 14-2 five-inning victory over Nape...
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Pfaller helps Prairie Ridge past Elk GroveJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Prairie Ridge senior Kevin Pfaller missed most of the high school summer baseball season for good reason: a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a page in the U.S. House...
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Elgin Post 57 can't handle St. CharlesJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The Elgin Post 57 American Legion baseball team opened play at the Kane County tournament on July 18 with a devastating 14-0 loss to St. Charles Post 342 in five innings...