Prep Baseball
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This time, CLS vs. PR really means somethingMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The baseball game between Crystal Lake South and Prairie Ridge on April 18 didn't hold much meaning. Thursday's rematch means everything. Prairie Ridge (27-8) won an 8-7...
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Coal City 8, Driscoll 4May 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Then, as quickly as they had seized the momentum, it slipped away from the Highlanders. Three errors in the final two innings wound up costing Driscoll an 8-4 loss to C...
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Putnam County 6, Immaculate Conception 2May 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Immaculate Conception took down two top-seeded baseball teams to win the program's first sectional title. The upset magic finally ran out for the Knights on Monday with ...
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Illinois Valley Central 6, Hampshire 1May 26, 2008 11:00 pm - The best postseason run in Hampshire baseball history ended with a Class 2A supersectional loss in Rockford on Memorial Day. But minutes after Illinois Valley Central de...
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Budka delivers for North StarsMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - At the beginning of the baseball season, Mike Budka wasn't even a member of the St. Charles North varsity. In the first week of postseason play, however, Budka has quick...
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Whips nab 1st sectional titleMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - BYRON -- Immediately following Hampshire's 7-5 sectional semifinal victory over Milledgeville on Wednesday night, Ryan Burke was sick. The flu had hit Burke so hard that...
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Leibforth home run not enough for St. Charles EastMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - The only question was whether it was fair or not. Wheaton North junior Trey Martin was as sharp on the mound as his fifth-inning blast down the left-field line was prodi...
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Neuqua Valley withstands rallyMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Even defending state champions lean on survival mode once in a while. On Saturday it was Neuqua Valley's turn. The top-seeded Wildcats hung on for a 7-5 win over No. 10...
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Driscoll credits a mustacheMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - As it turns out, Driscoll's impressive postseason success so far this year has not been solely due to skill. According to several Highlanders, the Driscoll baseball team...
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Nelson pitches Geneva to 2nd straight regionalMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - With the wind blowing in and both pitchers spinning masterpieces, a "little thing" was going to make a big difference Saturday as the host Geneva Vikings and Bartlett Ha...