Craig Brueske
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Batavia's Piechota finishes off West ChicagoJun 04, 2014 1:01 am - Jacob Piechota wanted to finish what he started. Piechota, a senior left-hander, faced one of his bigger challenges of the day when West Chicago loaded the bases and put...
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Green, Batavia shut down WillowbrookMay 31, 2014 1:01 am - Pitching with a heavy heart due to his grandfather's death earlier this week, Colby Green didn't let his emotions get the best of him Saturday afternoon. The senior righ...
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Rapshus, Lake Park stymie GenevaMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - Lake Park senior pitcher Rhett Rapshus has been the tough-luck kid throughout much of the baseball season. However, the hard-throwing right-hander found himself on the o...
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Batavia survives scare from Bartlett, wins in 10th inningMay 28, 2014 1:01 am - Nobody said it would be easy. Batavia, which earned the top seed in the Schaumburg Class 4A baseball sectional, faced the brink of elimination after 15th-seeded Bartlett...
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St. Charles East storms back, beats South ElginMay 27, 2014 1:01 am - St. Charles East's softball team didn't begin postseason play the way it had planned. Sophomore cleanup hitter Cassidy Westlund belted a 3-run home run to straightaway c...
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Batavia riding high heading into regionalsMay 26, 2014 1:00 am - To be the best you have to beat the best. The phrase certainly works at this time of year. Illinois High School Association baseball tournament time is here and our Tri-...
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Doubles play nets St. Charles North sectional titleMay 24, 2014 1:01 am - St. Charles North's Aaron Amburgey and Grant Spellman approached Saturday's sectional doubles championship match against Lake Park's Jack Millikan and Luke Szulczynski u...
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St. Charles North tops Batavia for 12th straight regional titleMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - Admittedly, St. Charles North girls soccer coach Ruth Vostal doesn't keep track of how many consecutive regional championships her teams have captured. "I swear I keep s...
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Marmion clinches 4th SCC title in 5 yearsMay 20, 2014 1:01 am - Marmion baseball coach Dave Rakow has grown accustomed to watching Alex Troop accomplish just about everything for his team throughout the past few years - pitch, hit, c...
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Kaneland, Batavia team up to strike out cancerMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - High school baseball took a back seat to community support for cancer Monday night at Fifth Third Ballpark in Geneva. For the record, Batavia (24-3-1) stretched its winn...