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LTBB47LTBB47100+ posts
Since everyone else is showing love to their conferences so will I.

This should be a breakout year for the public league. Please don’t laugh or you might be crying in May. The CPL has realigned the conferences again and placed the top 13 teams in one conference with the others distributed out in area conferences. Lane Tech, Harlan, Clemente, Simeon, Young, Kenwood, Northside Prep, Hyde Park, Mather, Foreman, Schurz, Lake View, and Von Stueben make up the “Super Conference” or Jackie Robinson or whatever they call it now.

Here is our capsule for 06: Lane Tech Indians
Return the core of a young and talented team that finished last season with a City Championship and Regional Championship before losing to OPRF in the sectional finals. Lane has one of the best 07’ classes in the state, with 8 of the 9 projected starters.
Sr./CF William Davila (committed to College of Dupage) leads the Indians at the plate and on the field. The Junior class is led by returning starters SS Josh Colon, 3B Sam Graebe, RF Danny Serrano, and RHP Bryan Platt. Other top Jr.’s are C Jay Quilles, LHP/LF Scott Doebler, 2B Adam Kubes, and 1B/RHP Adam Nieves.

I’ll give a few others a try:
Just opinions

Harlan returns a solid group of players who lost to Lane in the City Championship and gave St. Rita all the could handle in the state. Sterling McKinley OF/P and Vance Thomas LHP/OF will be tough for Coach Kenny’s Falcons. 4/27 LT @ Harlan 4pm

Clemente has some talented players that could make this team real tough to beat if they gel. Oscar Sanchez LHP, Gabriel Perez RHP/INF, Anthony Alvarado OF, and Elliott Cebollero OF will lead the Wildcats under new head coach Jeff Fricka. Clemente @ Lane 5/15 4pm

Whitney Young has some very good arms and have done real well in the lower levels with the 06-07 class. Jamaal Hollis and Max Friedman can beat anyone in the state anywhere. 4/18 WY @ Lane 4pm

If you are from the public league or know about the players, lets hear from you.

Raffy- Give us a capsule of the wildcats. Be humble, but tell us about your strengths.
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W Wild_Cats2410+ posts
im a member of the clemente wildcats team...we have a group of guys just determined to win..oscar sanchez is looking mighty fine this year after a down year last year...gabriel perez should also be a big force this year as our second ace....marvin sanchez and ralphy up the middle has to be one of the top ss-2b combos in the state..marvin not much credit, but hey watch out for him to have a break out year....with elliot, devin melcio, and anthony alvarez, in the outfield,those guys can cover alot of ground with their speed..every one on the team has speed which can help us if we can get people on base early in the games...also watch out for eric estrada a junior pitcher....
MO mark ormond100+ posts
I can speak for the Whitney Young Sophomore program which came up big with several elite level Class of 2009 Freshman ballplayers who are now playing up on the Sophomore team.

Dai Bowden (EH) from Clubbers and returns to Clubbers in 2006
Jack Cinoman (2B) from Clubbers will play for Roos in 2006
Frank Gowder (RHP, SS, 3B) from Clubbers and returns to Clubbers in 2006
Gabe Henriques a switch hitter (RHP, SS, 2B) from Westlawn Wildcats; will play for Clubbers in 2006
Jason Ormond (RHP, 1B) from Clubbers and will return to Clubbers
Pedro Rosa (CF) from Arlington Longshots; will play for Clubbers in 2006
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A Ant10+ posts
quote:
Originally posted by Cougar235:
I think Lane tech has a good team BUT Clemente is full of studs this year i think Clemente will take city

Taft is usually pretty good except Pildes doesnt like playing a hard schedule playing for Pildes back in 98,99,00 i know this


how's clemente doing in non-conference so far?
C Cougar235100+ posts
I am with ant on losing to Mt carmel by 3 pildes never wants to challenge his teams and schedules sullivan, steinmetz, marshall, westinghouse, once in a while if he thinks he is gonna have a good team or a stud team he will mix in some decent teams i think to get respect you need to play a suburban schedule except for your conference games
C Cougar235100+ posts
dont get me wrong Pildes is a good coach he knows his game BUT he is always to worried about his record as a coach and taft would be known if he would just schedule lane, clemente, harlan, simeon even for one game. back in 99,00 when we were in the "SUPER CONERENCE" the sun times had us last in that conference and we came in third after lane and clemente and only losing to both tieams by 1 0r 2 but no one gave us respect because he didnt want to play suburban schools you only get better and respect by playing the best
C Coach 210+ posts
quote:
Originally posted by Coach 2:
I glance at this site from time to time but up until now have always resisted posting. I am not interested in becoming a part of the back and forth that goes on here between players, parents and gosh knows who else. The competitive banter that I have seen between spokespersons for the various club teams is particularly unappealing. However, on this occasion, regarding a high school game, I have decided to respond to the misinformation that is so typical of what abounds on these sites.
Firstly, Sullivan was placed this year in the conference with Taft. In my long tenure at Taft this is the first year we are in the same conference. We have not played in a number of years. Neither of us had any input in the allignment of the conference. We must play the teams in our conference (twice).
Secondly, Our starters were removed from the game while we hit in the bottom of the second inning. Players who will get limited numbers of at bats played and hit for the remainder of the game. In the bottom of the third inning, with the bases loaded and one out, the hitter was instructed to bunt and not run to first base. This turned into an inning ending double play. In the top of the fourth inning, the starting pitcher (a sophomore) was replaced by a freshman. At the end of the half inning the Sullivan coach informed the umpires that he did not want to continue the game, thus ending the contest. This was probably in the best interest of all participants. Even if the game were called because of darkness at that point, it would be a suspended game and continue from the point of suspension.
The disparity of talent between programs in the Public League can be very great. The problems encountered by the coaching staff in Public League programs are likely quite different and perhaps unappreciated by those in very different circumstances. I would simply hope that adults would hesitate to offer definitive opinions regarding subjects and circumstances about which they know little. Kids will be kids. They will debate, argue, brag etc. on these sites. As adults, we should be better than that. Finally, I will agree with previous posters that a game such as this benefits noone. Neither team learns much about how to play the game when the score is so lopsided.
deucedocdeucedoc500+ posts
Harlan has to be one of the fastest teams in this area.. Top of thier lineup has two kids who flat out fly. 6.5 6.6 stuff..

Coach2

This would be spokesperson #1 for the Orioles... I respect your opinion as to not wanting to banter back and forth, but I beleive as a whole this site is geared for the kids and the Parents of the kids to converse, have fun and learn..
As far as us spokeman goes, I don't see the harm in letting people know where the area kids are playing after HS. Although I have no hulks and my eyes rarley pop out of my head, I don't see the problem with a coach giving a kid his props.
I have personally met with kids from this site after they had been cut with their HS teams , worked with them, and am working on finding them a place to play baseball this Summer. More good comes from this site than spokespersons bragging up their teams. You are right about one thing, kids are kids and they need veteran coaches and parents for guidance. You have been down the path with many former players, my feelings are help the ones coming up with all the yrs of knowledge and baseball and experiences from our pasts. Be it on this site or on the field..
CuBBuM22CuBBuM2210+ posts
quote:
Originally posted by Ant:
While Taft may have a solid team, they would be remiss to even talk about their record until they play some quality teams. When they begin beating Lane, Harlan, Clemente, Whitney Young, Von, etc. from their conference, they can brag all they want.


none of those teams are in our conference. i am not doing any bragging
MO mark ormond100+ posts
The Whitney Young Sophomore Team defeated Lane Tech today at WYHS 13-1 in a CPS Super Conference Game. Jason Ormond, Freshman RHP was the winning pitcher going 5 Innings for a complete game; 1 Run allowed; 2 Hits; 2 BB; 2 K's. Eric Tab the Center Fielder went 2 for 4; hitting a 2 RBI Home Run in the 3rd Inning and a Double (4 RBI's) to put the first two runs on the board for the Dolphins. Also with 2 hits was the shortstop Gabe Henriques (2 Doubles, 4 RBI) and the 2nd baseman Troy White (2 Singles). The defense was stellar for Whitney Young with Frank Gowder at third and Valmar Jordan at first base, commiting no errors and scoring 13 Runs on 8 Hits. Ormond pitched 3 'no-hit' innings in a 8-1 Win versus Currie High School on April 14; Freshman Nathan Cayman got the save.

This is the second big win for the WYHS Sophomores who defeated Barrington High School 6-4 in Barrington on April 8. Freshman Gabe Henriques was the winning pitcher, going 6 Innings with southpaw Freshman Andrew Platt getting the save. Solid defensive play and key hits (8) made the difference for the Dolphins who traveled to Barrington for the game.
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FastballDadFastballDad1,000+ posts
On a pleasant note, I do have high regard for Whitney Young. I watched a Varsity Game and a Soph game and of all the years I have seen Public League Teams, The Young Team we played this year seemed to have tons of talent, both Varsity and Soph. I saw Victor Diaz on Clemente a few years back and though there where some other good players on the team, I didn't see the talent that I thought Whitney Young had this year. It would be really nice if they ahd a few more coaches.
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A Ant10+ posts
quote:
Originally posted by FastballDad:
Can't even say your own team is .500 with getting ripped. Ok if it makes you feel better, they are a strong .500 team and that makes an already strong Whitney Young Team better.

.500 is better than lifetime .000 Ant. Watch it someone might step on you.


way to miss the whole point of my post, which was to point out the absurdity of it.

How insecure of a person are you that you have to post and point out that a team they were happy to beat isn't as good as they think. If they feel it is a big win, good for them. There is no need to be a jerk and come and diminish that for them.

Get real, your intentions weren't to talk about your "own team". However, if they were, it's sad that you can't grasp how your comment would be misconstrued as talking ****.

On a totally unrelated note:

Lane 12
Whitney Young 5

Hollis was cruising around 92, but had quite a few walks. A lot of potential there.
MO mark ormond100+ posts
In the Whitney Young/Lane Tech game Hollis had 10 walks over 4 innings. He also hit a homerun. When Hollis was lifted after four innings he had thrown over 100 pitches and Whitney Young was leading 5-0.

But it was Lane Tech who got the big win and the CPS bragging rights.

Lots of potential for Hollis, but it is all about mechanics and gaining control.
YS Youre sick.10+ posts
Pitchers: Hollis, young; Platt, lane; sanchez, clemente; keingler?, von; doebler, lane; perez, clemente; friedman, young

Catchers: Quiles, lane; marty, clemente

1st:sanchez, clemente;???

2nd:Marvin, clemente; kubes, lane

3rd: graebe, lane; ????

SS: Raplhy, clemente; colon, lane

OF: Davila, lane; devin, clemente; diaz, von stuben; serrano, lane; alvardo, clemente; mckinley, harlen; hollis, young


after i looked at this again...i noticed alot of lane and clemente....oh well...thats what its lookin like.
MO mark ormond100+ posts
It was Young over Simeon 7-5 in a Sophomore Super Conference game played on April 25 at Simeon. A clutch hit 2 RBI Double off the bat of Gabe Henriques (Freshman) in the top of the 7th Inning gave the Dolphins the lead. Henriques was the starting pitcher going 4 Innings, allowing 5 Runs on 5 Hits and 2 Errors (5-K, 2-BB and 2-E's). Freshman Southpaw Andrew Platt pitched 2 Innings and Jason Ormond (Freshman) closed the game out getting the Save pitching for three consecutive outs in the bottom of the 7th Inning.

Jack Cinoman (Freshman) was 2 for 4 with a Single and a Home Run. Young scored their 7 Runs on 7 Hits and 8-E's. Simeon scored 5 Runs on 8 Hits and 2-E's.
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