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Congratulations to the 2009 Connie Mack Regional Champions Illinois Sparks.

5-4 victory over a very good/classy Michigan Diamonds/Maroons team in Battlecreek today.
Petey, your kids are a class act...........

See ya in Farmington!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



"Mental toughness is sacrifice and self denial combined with a disciplined will that refuses to give in." "Character in action." www.illinoissparks.com
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Out in Farmington NM in Game three of the Connie Mack World Series the Illinois Sparks have Just upset the defending Champions East Cobb Yankees 2-0

Mount Carmels Kevin Johnson goes the distance to beat a very good hitting team.
Jo Jo Maldonado , (Oak Park River Forest HS)was excellent defensively at 2b and had a knock.


Nice job Boys,
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The Illinois guys out West go from Defending East Cobb Champ Yanks to the gazillion time Defending Champs Midland Redskins tonight at 915pm.

Good to hear from you Nole!

Hard to beleive it was 27 years ago 1982 that I was blessed to take that same parks mound against the same team the guys are playing tonight...
Midland had Larkin at the time. Joliet 3-1 winners in semis. We actually won it on a John Papierski walk off home run. All the Joliet peeps should know that name. Good Joliet baseball family.

sorry had a Sr flashback moment.....
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