CPS Playoffs

CPS is Chicago Public Schools, right?

Is this tournament the only post-season they have? Or do they also play in the IHSA regional/sectional/etc like schools outside the city?

Young is a Number 3 Seed in the IHSA CLASS 4A Tournament and will play its first tournament game in the St. Ignatius Regional at UIC Les Miller Field.

Most of the CPS teams play in the IHSA tournament too. I know Lane is playing Clemente in one of the regionals I believe

Where are the Quarter and Semi's Being Played at?

Dates for Quarters and Semi-Finals are fluid based on field conditions/rain for earlier games.

Quarters and Semis may be at UIC Les Miller Field. CPS Sports Administration making arrangements.

Championship game is likely to be played at US Cellular.

Thanks for the info Mark.

anybody know how one could find the schedule of the CPS playoffs? Matchups, times, locations? You would think someone would publish this, or is this just all in someone's mind?

A few First Round Matchups

Hyde Park vs Washtington winners face each other
Taft vs Kelly

Lake View vs Kennedy
Walter Payton vs Morgan Park winners face eachother

It was a lopsided victory for Young (23-4) today as the Number One Seed faced off against the bottom seed in the first round of the tournament.

Whitney Young - 34

Chicago Academy - 4

IMO, all you get from running up a score like this is a bigger target on your back.

I may not know much, but one thing I do know is that I'd never be bragging about my sons' team embarrassing themselves and their opponent such as WY did against "the bottom seed."

I'm sure it was an awesome display.

Give it a rest Dolpin.

Mark please stop.

Hopefully Dolphin Mom had problems with her flippers and the score she gave was a typo.

Some of the Official Scores Reported

Jones - 12
Farragut - 0

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Kenwood 10
Julian 4

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Lane - 23
Prosser - 2

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Mather - 13
Steinmetz - 1

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Northside - 2
Lincoln Park -1

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Simeon - 15
Noble Street - 2

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Taft - 19
Kelly - 4

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Von Stueben - 14
Hancock - 4

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Young - 14
Chicago Academy - 4

Second Round Play begins today.

Scores demonstrate the following:
1. How bad CPS baseball really is.
2. How desperate some fans are for attention (and how little they care about their opposition) when they feel a need to post actual (34-4) scores vs "official".
3. That no matter how often a dolphin may change its gender, it never changes its stripes.

The disparity of CPS teams in the third largest school system in the country is evident. Young played the game and did nothing to run up the score.

It was what it was.

OK so why did you choose to publicize the "actual" score? What purpose does it serve? I'll answer that: to make WY look even better against a team that probably couldn't catch a cold.

Nothing against the players themselves, only their self-appointed PR flack. It is what it is, which is quite sad.

Guys, let's go with the "glass half full" approach on this and keep it positive. Wow, it looks like half of the teams in the CPS are really strong this year, even if it is only among those teams in the CPS. I don't know if that is true or not but who cares?

You only have to look at the posts throughout this forum and their negativity to see why there are very few players who bother to post here any more. Just like alot of things the parents and the "crazy dads"(I'm including myself on this) are messing things up for the kids who are supposed to be helped by a forum like this. There used to be lots of players who posted on this forum several years ago and beyond and that's what made this a great forum, getting imput from the actual players and updates etc, on their teams. That's not happening much anymore it seems to me.

With 2 out in the bottom of the 7th inning, Jack Cinamon (2 for 4) smashed a Double to win the game for the Dolphins. It was 6-5 Young (24-4) getting the Win over Brooks.

Young allowed 3 unearned runs to cross the plate and it certainly appeared that the Dolphins were headed for an early exit from the playoffs. However, with the game on the line in the bottom of the 7th Inning, John Schreiber hit the ball hard which resulted in a misfire by Brooks, allowing Dae Bowden to cross the plate and tie the game with two outs.

Then it was Cinamon's Double with two outs which allowed Schreiber to score and send Brooks home. Brooks played extremely well and gave the Dolphins more than a scare. The Brooks pitcher was impressive, but made one costly mistake at the end of the game. Pitching for Young were Nate Kamin, Jason Ormond and Joe Frahm. Appearances, but no decision for any of the Young pitchers.

Young plays next on Friday and will face either Kenwood or Clemente.

Lane looks hungry to come back and win city this year after last year's lose. The teams been looking pumped I hope we have another Whitney-Lane matchup this year

anyone have the brackets?
I know Lane Jones and Kenwood have won.
What teams are left and who do they play

Taft -14
Washington-1

Taft plays Lake View Friday

Congrats to coach Pildes , At least this next game against lakeview wont be in Hamlin park . Taft will win this game and move on. Taft players should consider themselves fortunate to have coach Pildes leading them the way . Definitely one of the top public league coaches. His record speaks for itself.

Friday Quarters

Young vs. Kenwood
Simeon vs. Jones

Lane vs. Von
Lake View vs. Taft

Monday Semi's @ UIC

Tuesday May 27th @ Cell City Championship

Keep working hard,
Justin Stringer
Do It Right Baseball
Lane Tech Baseball
www.doitrightbaseball.com
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where are the games being played at on friday?

Kenwood's win over Clemente should not surprise anyone. They gave Young quite a good game that went down to the wire a few weeks ago.

Lakeview is the likely winner. Ortiz, Ruiz, Geiger, Colon and company should prevail.

dont count the chickens before they hatch

Mark Ormond, if you are reading this. How about an update on your original Clubbers team. They are all juniors, and many of them star on their high school teams. I know Charlie McElveen is crushing the ball for Loyola. Burrage is doing well also at St. Rita. It would be intersting to hear how those guys are doing. You can leave out my kid. I know how he is doing.

Young plays Kenwood at the home field of Jones College Prep on Friday, May 16 at 4:30 pm. The field is located at what used to be known as Near North High School, 1450 N Larrabee Street.

Friday Quarters- Games are scheduled 4:30pm

Young vs. Kenwood @ Jones
Simeon vs. Jones @ Ag. Science

Lane vs. Von @ Clemente
Lake View vs. Taft @ Northeastern

Semis Monday @ UIC

Top Winners 3pm
Bottom Winners 5pm

City Championship Tuesday May 27 @ US CELL

Keep working hard,
Justin Stringer
Do It Right Baseball
Lane Tech Baseball
www.doitrightbaseball.com
HSBASEBALLWEB SPONSOR

bb1954-- Thanks, in addition to a dolphin thread we will also have clubber thread to boot. how fortunate for those young men that they got to play on some of the finest fields in the world. blah, blah, blah. maybe we can get an update on all the old seminoles as well. see how all the 12yo all americans are doing. at least we have tacit evidence that dolphin mom and mark ormand are one in the same.

I don't know that Dolphin Mom is Mark Ormond. I just asked if Mark was reading the threads. I would like to know how those Seminoles are doing. I know Mike Kane is still one of the best hitters around. I never hear about Mike Olp though. I think he went to Wheaton. Walker is playing well for Maine East, and Sean Kennedy I think is playing in Gurnee, I think Warren. That 12 year old class of those travel teams seemed to be special at the time. I was just wondering how they panned out in high school.
There was always talk of how 12 year old "studs" would do in the future. For those kids, the future is now.

Given how Dolphin Mom writes can there be any doubt that it's a psuedonym for Ormond.

LOL!

you guys are killing me...but seriously, it really doesn't matter does it? travel ball as 12's and high school ball are such different beasts. some of the top back then are now average and some of the bottom of the lineup guys on those teams have now grown into their "adult" bodies and are leading their HS teams. And some, have not yet grown into their bodies and as such. are still showing signs of projectability for college success.

I distinctly remember some old timers predicting exactly this scenario. Of course, there are the few who were special then and remain so now...my props to Angelo Burrage...flat out scary then and still. Also to my dog at LWE...I saw all along the D1 potential.

Travelman

I was telling the big guy back then that those were the quickest hands i had seen for someone at that age .

My premise was are the studs at 12 still studs. I know they change, that is why it is interesting to me to see how they are doing now.

Young (25-4) won its Quarter Final this afternoon over Kenwood 12-2.

Lakeview 5-3 Wins Quarterfinal over Taft.

Lane 9-8 over Von Stueben to Win its Quarter.

Simeon 11-7 over Jones

The Semi Finals will be played on Monday, May 19 at UIC Les Miller Field.

Game 1 - Young vs. Simeon - Game Time 3:00 pm.

Game 2 - Lane vs. Lakeview - Following Conclusion of first Game

I don't know that Mark was very secretive at his transformation into Dolphin Mom. Obvious from the start. However, there is nothing wrong with threads such as the requested Clubber's Thread. In fact, I think that it is an excellent idea. The ability to track any of these "select teams" from the early days until now should shed a light on those younger players today and their projections into future success. Although we all know that several intangiables will also come into play. JMHO!

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Originally posted by CoachB25:
I don't know that Mark was very secretive at his transformation into Dolphin Mom. Obvious from the start. However, there is nothing wrong with threads such as the requested Clubber's Thread. In fact, I think that it is an excellent idea. The ability to track any of these "select teams" from the early days until now should shed a light on those younger players today and their projections into future success. Although we all know that several intangiables will also come into play. JMHO!

Coach, I agreee. But inevitably it will only digress...again into another "don't say anything if you have nothing nice to say' thread and someone gets upset and then the thread gets locked. But. yes, i'm sure some nice stories have evolved around and from those select teams referenced.