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Martin told the Sun-Times on Monday that the settlement is for an undisclosed amount.
It’s the highest a local player has been picked since Young’s Jahlil Okafor was drafted third by the 76ers in 2015.
Libertyville beat McHenry 4-1 to win the school’s first baseball state championship.
It’s the first state title for St. Laurence. Junior Daniel Coyle drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and closed out the 8-5 victory with three innings of relief pitching.
Shannon locked down Brother Rice’s powerful offense for McHenry, and Lockwood threw eight innings to beat Normal.
Rooney’s clutch hitting led Benet past Cary-Grove in the Class 3A semifinals, and Benson, a 6-8 lefty pitcher for St. Laurence, kept Triad off-balance.
All the scores from the Class 3A and 4A baseball games this weekend in Joliet.
Kenwood led 6-0 early. Lane tied the score in the sixth inning, then Broncos senior Brandon Stinson came up huge in the seventh.
Cleveland, a Sun-Times Area and All-City selection, averaged 21 points and led the Broncos to the Class 4A supersectionals this past season.
The East Suburban Catholic Conference, which was established in 1974, will cease to exist after one more school year.