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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
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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.
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