Kevin Schmit
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Scouting the Class 4A baseball finalsJun 06, 2013 4:41 pm - Neuqua Valley (30-9) vs. Mt. Carmel (31-8) When: 3 p.m. Friday Where: Silver Cross Field in Joliet How they got here: Neuqua Valley beat Romeoville 4-0, Yorkville 4-2, P...
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Leaving a legacy built to lastJun 06, 2013 12:54 am - Christian Taugner sure knows how to cement a legacy. In one day — one game against East Aurora — the Lake Park senior pitcher put his stamp on the program by becoming it...
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Baseball: DuPage County all-area teamJun 06, 2013 12:08 am - Lake Bachar, Wheaton North Honored as co-pitcher of the year in the DuPage Valley Conference, the Falcons knew they could count on the senior on the mound. Bachar, howe...
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Neuqua Valley advance to state baseball semisJun 04, 2013 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — Neuqua Valley baseball coach Robin Renner accepts that he may not have the best players in the state, but he may have something even better. He may just have...
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Lisle’s first to be firstJun 01, 2013 9:01 pm - No one ever can say Lisle didn’t earn it. The Lions capped a remarkable baseball season Saturday night with a dominating 10-1 victory over Pleasant Plains in the Class 2...
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Comeback ’Cats: Neuqua Valley rallies to win againJun 01, 2013 4:24 pm - With this Neuqua Valley baseball team comebacks are no big deal. With the wind howling out? Piece of cake. The Wildcats did it again, rallying from a 3-run deficit to be...
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Nerves settled, Lisle shocks TeutopolisMay 31, 2013 9:33 pm - The most teeth-chattering nerves Ryan Van Volkenburg ever felt finally began to settle down after he threw his second pitch of the game. The Lisle senior served up a sol...
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Neuqua Valley gets better, gets winMay 31, 2013 9:16 pm - It could have been a lot worse for Neuqua Valley’s baseball team. And because of that, it soon became a lot better. The Wildcats rallied from a 2-run deficit to beat Pla...
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There’s plenty to remember, and not just the weatherMay 30, 2013 8:04 pm - With the school year nearly over, it seems like only yesterday we were watching games in bitterly cold wintry weather. Oh ... wait. That was yesterday. Bad spring weathe...
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Downers Grove North does something differentMay 29, 2013 8:23 pm - Yes, this is the same Downers Grove North baseball team. It’s the same team that won 16 of its first 19 games and lost eight of its last 11 to close the regular season. ...