High School Baseball
Kenwood led 6-0 early. Lane tied the score in the sixth inning, then Broncos senior Brandon Stinson came up huge in the seventh.
The former Whitney Young star has a chance to be only the second CPS player since 1989 to be selected in the first round.
The East Suburban Catholic Conference, which was established in 1974, will cease to exist after one more school year.
The showcase gave inner-city baseball players the chance to showcase their skills and gather videos that could then be disseminated to college coaches. The goal of the event was to help players from underserved communities who love playing baseball the opportunity to get on the radar of college coaches. The video and instruction was free.
Quinn Schambow's future is baseball, but he's had an incredible season as Libertyville's quarterback
Schambow couldn’t resist one more go-round in football, and it has worked out as well as he or his team could have hoped.
Franklin, who posted a 809-261-4 record in his career, ranks first among Public League baseball coaches and eighth overall in state history, according to the IHSA website.
Marciano, a veteran minor-leaguer, never played baseball till joining the high school team.
Wong is in his second summer of interning with the MLB team he has been cheering for his whole life.
Ernest Radcliffe always wanted to be a college baseball coach, but the timing was never right.
Lane baseball player Sebastian Wilson and several Morgan Park football players recently signed deals.
Sloan was the 19th pick of the round, the 55th player selected overall.
The Celtics allowed just four hits and two runs in the two state finals games.
The Tigers came from behind to beat Lemont 3-2 in the Class 3A IHSA state championship game Saturday at Duly Health and Care Field.
Providence and Conant will meet in the Class 4A state championship game on Saturday in Joliet.
The Tigers were spectacular defensively when it mattered and perfect on all the routine plays.
All the scores from the Class 3A and 4A baseball games this weekend in Joliet.
The Champions thought they had won the city title after a groundout to first, but they had to do it all over again after an umpire revealed his call.
Antioch junior Evan Schmidt and sophomore Zach Rubin juggle varsity baseball with advancing to the state finals in IHSA bass fishing.
“It’s a huge steppingstone to get seen this early in front of the MLB scouts,” Khan said. “That would be a great opportunity to showcase my skills at that level against some of the best competition.”
This spring, Venezuelans also are playing at Farragut, Mather, Clemente and Kelly, among other schools, using the sport to make friends and find a sense of normalcy at a time of great change in their lives.