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Battle of District 117: Sequoits Comeback Comes Up Short; Eagles Avoid Season Sweep with 12-11 Win
The finale of this rivalry resumed at the Eagles nest on Thursday. Game 2 was initially scheduled for Tuesday at Lakes, but got pushed...
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Apr 9, 20232 min read


Battle of District 117: Schuyler, Eriksen Lift Sequoits to Round One Victory over the Eagles
Monday I went up north to Antioch for the first of three games between the Sequoits and Eagles. As I had mentioned in a previous...
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Apr 6, 20232 min read


Tommy Kemp with Game-Winning RBI Single; Hilltoppers Win WJOL Tournament, Plus a Weekend Recap
The Don Ladas WJOL Memorial Baseball Tournament was held this weekend. Every year at the end of March, eight Joliet Area teams compete...
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Apr 3, 20232 min read


Stormers Win National Championship, Jaguars Take 3rd Place; Recap of Friday and Saturday
I was down in Danville Friday and Saturday for the NJCAA Division II National Championships. Danville Area Community College is 3 miles...
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Mar 28, 20233 min read


Harding, Maroons Dominate Redwings; Win 4A State Championship
Saturday was Championship Day in Champaign as four teams would be crowned as Illinois' State Champions. The Class 4A title game featured...
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Mar 16, 20231 min read


Metamora Avenges Last Season's Heartbreak; Sends Robert Smith Out with a Loss
Saturday was Championship Day in Champaign as four teams would be crowned as Illinois' State Champions. The Class 3A title game featured...
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Mar 16, 20232 min read


Maurice Thomas Leads DePaul Prep to Program's First State Title
Saturday was Championship Day in Champaign as four teams would be crowned as Illinois' State Champions. The Class 2A title game featured...
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Mar 16, 20231 min read


Hawks Take Down Hornets to Win Class 1A State Title
Saturday was Championship Day in Champaign as four teams would be crowned as Illinois' State Champions. The Class 1A title game featured...
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Mar 16, 20231 min read


Brock Harding's Hot Start Lifts Maroons Past Trojans; Advance to 4A Title Game Against Benet
Friday was the day for the 3A and 4A games for a chance to advance to the State Championships on Saturday. The second 4A semifinal game...
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Mar 14, 20232 min read


Benet Downs New Trier; Will Battle Moline for 4A Championship
Friday was the day for the 3A and 4A games for a chance to advance to the State Championships on Saturday. The first 4A semifinal game...
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Mar 14, 20231 min read


Redbirds Second Half Rally Punches Ticket Back to 3A Title Game Against Simeon
Friday was the day for the 3A and 4A games for a chance to advance to the State Championships on Saturday. The second 3A semifinal game...
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Mar 14, 20231 min read


Griffith, Rubin Break 3A Records as Wolverines Give Robert Smith a Chance to Go Out on Top
Friday was the day for the 3A and 4A games for a chance to advance to the State Championships on Saturday. The first 3A semifinal game...
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Mar 14, 20232 min read


Cole Certa with Explosive Second Half as Saints Top Rockets to Set Up 2A Title Game Match with Rams
Thursday was the day for the 1A and 2A games for a chance to advance to the State Championships on Saturday. The second 2A semifinal game...
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Mar 11, 20232 min read


Rams Rout Teutopolis; Advance to 2A Title Game Against Bloomington Central Catholic
Thursday was the day for the 1A and 2A games for a chance to advance to the State Championships on Saturday. The first 2A semifinal game...
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Mar 10, 20231 min read


Hornets Recover from Slow Start Offensively; Take Care of Tuscola and Set Up 1A Final with Gibault
Thursday was the day for the 1A and 2A games for a chance to advance to the State Championships on Saturday. The second 1A semifinal was...
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Mar 10, 20231 min read


Hawks Dominate Cyclones to Punch a Ticket to 1A Championship
Thursday was the day for the 1A and 2A games for a chance to advance to the State Championships on Saturday. The first 1A semifinal game...
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Mar 10, 20231 min read


Cadets Impressive Run Comes to an End; Redbirds Advance to State Once Again
For Supersectional night I drove down [and out] to Ottawa for Metamora and Marmion. The Kingman gym is a historic place, and worth the...
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Mar 9, 20232 min read


Recapping the Region IV DII Regional Semifinals
Sunday I went out to Rock Valley for the Division II Regional Semifinals. Over the years the Semifinals and Finals were held at Waubonsee...
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Mar 9, 20233 min read


Recapping the Region IV DI Regional Semifinals
Saturday I made the two hour drive out to Highland Community College in Freeport for the Division I Regionals. Triton, Highland,...
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Mar 8, 20232 min read


Wolverines Rout Caravan to Win Back-to-Back Sectional Finals
Simeon and Mount Carmel, along with Hyde Park, were in the Hinsdale South Sectional last season as the top three seeds. Simeon rolled...
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Mar 7, 20232 min read
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