Prep Baseball
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Barrington baseball community mourns Noreen's passingDec 30, 2020 12:00 am - Barrington's Keith Noreen had a way of bringing his teammates together in both life and death. Noreen, who helped lead the Broncos to their only state baseball title in ...
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Naperville coaching legend Smith dies at 98Dec 17, 2020 12:00 am - Some have called Dick Smith, who died recently at the age of 98, the greatest coach in Naperville history. Bill Seiple isn't going to argue with that title. Seiple playe...
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Allowing club and high school sports in same season creates choices, potential problemsNov 09, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois High School Association made a recent decision that caused quite a bit of controversy - and we aren't talking about basketball. With a new four-season calen...
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Vernon Hills baseball coach Czarnecki ready to step down after 19 seasonsOct 15, 2020 1:00 am - In some ways, the decision couldn't have been easier. In others, it couldn't have been more difficult. After 19 seasons, Jay Czarnecki stepped down recently as the head ...
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Glenbrook North senior honored with Citizen's Lifesaving AwardOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - Jack Fitzharris and his friends had a feeling something wasn't quite right. Somewhere out there, a man might owe them his life for noticing. Fitzharris, a senior at Glen...
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Yankees' success had a lot to do with Wheeling native NewmanSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - Mark Newman once compared his formative baseball years in the powerful Arlington American Legion program to the New York Yankees. "Maybe it sounds a little corny," Newma...
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Former Warren infielder excited to be 'Cubbie'Aug 14, 2020 1:00 am - Baseball loves its mop-up men, guys who throw filthy stuff and players who dig dirt. Put Matt Burch in the last category. "I love my dirtballs, my fireplugs," Burch said...
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Rangers call up St. Charles East grad Benjamin
Aug 12, 2020 1:00 am - Wes Benjamin's long road to reaching the major leagues has been achieved. Benjamin, a former St. Charles East standout, earned a promotion and was added to the 28-man ac...
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Shorter season, playing in June concern spring coachesAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - Like many spring coaches, St. Charles North's Todd Genke had mixed emotions last week when the Illinois High School Association unveiled its plan for the 2020-21 school ...
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'Virtual' fist-bumps: High school baseball returns amid the pandemicJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - Two high school baseball teams returned to the diamond Wednesday in West Chicago under different protocol than past summers. No sunflower seeds were spit. No water bottl...