who are some of the top juco programs in illinois?
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For a D1, South Suburban College, unqestionably.
anyone have any opinions on oakton cc or parkland cc?
And what about Harper?
I have heard good things about Heartland and also elgin.
there are alot of good JUCO PROGRAMS in Illinois
the majority of the Division I programs are in Southern Illinois in the GRAC conference--John Logan College, Rend Lake, Southeastern, Southwest , Olney, Lincoln Trail, Wabash, Lakeland
Division II schools are up north mainly--Kankakee Community College also has a nice program and great facilities...
Division III schools--Joliet is a good baseball school
You cannot go wrong with junior college baseball inIllinois----great programs available for kids--it just depends on where You fit in
the majority of the Division I programs are in Southern Illinois in the GRAC conference--John Logan College, Rend Lake, Southeastern, Southwest , Olney, Lincoln Trail, Wabash, Lakeland
Division II schools are up north mainly--Kankakee Community College also has a nice program and great facilities...
Division III schools--Joliet is a good baseball school
You cannot go wrong with junior college baseball inIllinois----great programs available for kids--it just depends on where You fit in
All of who woodly said and Kaskaskia has also built a nice program.
A lot of kids from our area go to Parkland. Have always been under the impression they are a top program.
Lincoln Land in Springfield has a couple WS titles to their credit and have had many many draft picks. At one time more than U of I. Program has been down lately mainly due to Springfield College who has been winning the recruiting war around here.
and...Parkland is a national powerhouse
and...Parkland is a national powerhouse
As far as Division one Juco's go south sub and John A. Logan are tops. Division two you have to look at Elgin CC. They have been to the world series four years in a row. Parkland is always tough but off to a slow start this year. Heartland in its first year, who knows how they will do? Oakton, great talent but can't seem to put it together in may.
Let's talk about Illinois JUCO's. I will break down the top programs in Illinois. If your school isn't mentioned don't take it as insult. There are alot of QUALITY programs in Illinois, however these are the top dogs.
D1: John A Logan- bar none top dog in Illinois. Coach Halstead seems to get whoever he wants year in and year out. Have been a top dog for 6-8 years now. Always have a mix of talent from southern Illinois, northern Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky.
South Sub- Went to the D1 series a couple of years ago. Best northern Illinos D1 program without a doubt. Ruzich doesn't get the props he deserves either. Going to the D1 series is nothing to sneeze at my friend.
D2: Elgin- What Logan is to D1, Elgin is the equivalent if not better in D2. Did someone say 4 straight world series appearances? That's unheard of in any division. What Billy Angelo does over there should be sold as the blueprint on how to run a successful program.
D3: Joliet- Wayne King just keeps building winning teams. Ho-hum, ho-hum we've won another region title. No big deal for this program! They could compete with most of the states D1 and D2 schools. Great hotbed for talent in the Joliet area, but you still have to know what you're doing to get the kids to go there. Have gone to a few world series' over the past decade also. Won a World Series in the early 90's.
Honorable mentions: Lincoln Trail, Olney Central, Springfield, Parkland
D1: John A Logan- bar none top dog in Illinois. Coach Halstead seems to get whoever he wants year in and year out. Have been a top dog for 6-8 years now. Always have a mix of talent from southern Illinois, northern Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky.
South Sub- Went to the D1 series a couple of years ago. Best northern Illinos D1 program without a doubt. Ruzich doesn't get the props he deserves either. Going to the D1 series is nothing to sneeze at my friend.
D2: Elgin- What Logan is to D1, Elgin is the equivalent if not better in D2. Did someone say 4 straight world series appearances? That's unheard of in any division. What Billy Angelo does over there should be sold as the blueprint on how to run a successful program.
D3: Joliet- Wayne King just keeps building winning teams. Ho-hum, ho-hum we've won another region title. No big deal for this program! They could compete with most of the states D1 and D2 schools. Great hotbed for talent in the Joliet area, but you still have to know what you're doing to get the kids to go there. Have gone to a few world series' over the past decade also. Won a World Series in the early 90's.
Honorable mentions: Lincoln Trail, Olney Central, Springfield, Parkland
I would have to say Triton is one of the premiere programs in the state. They are always a tough team.
Joliet is currently ranked #1 in NJCAA D3
Kishwaukee College in Malta, IL has produced some players over the years.
just an fyi, Triton lost to Olive Harvey this weekend in the JUCO playoffs. This ended the Triton season. Olive Harvey hadn't won a game all year.
Without Bob Symonds Triton has turned into just an average, run of the mill junior college program.
just my .02 cents.
Without Bob Symonds Triton has turned into just an average, run of the mill junior college program.
just my .02 cents.
congrats to Joliet JC on winning the birth to the D3 JC World Series. The Rourke kid is really good.
I heard that if you go to Parkland for two years you get an automatic admittance to U of I Champaigne. Does anyone know if that is true?
I think a lot of kids believe that but its not true
My advice is be carefull whenever you hear something that's too good to be true or someone guarantee something. It's true some juco's will serve as feeders for a bigger program like U of I but I highly doubt any school would guarantee you acceptance after playing juco ball. Now if U of I liked a kid but he didn't qualify academically, they might suggest he go to Parkland and they will keep an eye on the player. But after a year or two the kid might not want to go to Illinois, or he might still not be able to get in, or possibly he didn't improve enough for Illinois to want him. See there are alot of variables there. If he's at Parkland, U of I will have a great idea of what type of player he is and be able to see the kid alot which can be good or bad. The main goal would be to get your associates degree, then you can go to virtually any state school academically. Baseball wise, that's another story as I expressed and they certainly aren't guaranteeing Parkland's entire roster they can play at Illinois when done, if they did this it would be with 1-2 players max.
Nails,
You make some great points with your post. I can't imagine any juco making those sorts of promises. If anybody should decide to go to juco make sure they take care of their business, which is obtaining an associates degree.
You make some great points with your post. I can't imagine any juco making those sorts of promises. If anybody should decide to go to juco make sure they take care of their business, which is obtaining an associates degree.
Congratulations to Coach Bill Angelo and the Elgin Community College baseball team on making it to their 5th consecutive Div II JUCO World Series.
Joliet won their second game, in as many days, at the NJCAA d.3 World Series 14-5.
They continue to roll.
They have fallen just short the past few years, so hopefully this is the year!
Good Luck Wolves!
They continue to roll.
They have fallen just short the past few years, so hopefully this is the year!
Good Luck Wolves!
Joliet looks like they just might win a national title. Good luck to Wayne King and JJC!
Congrats to Elgin for making it back to the D2 world series.
Both programs continue to dominate the northern Illinois juco scene.
Congrats to Elgin for making it back to the D2 world series.
Both programs continue to dominate the northern Illinois juco scene.
Joliet won their thrid game last nite 10-8.
They are off tonight and will play wednesday night for the title. If they lose, they play again on thursday where winner takes all.
They can bring back Dillian Roark at some point, if they choose. He pitched 5 innings on Sunday.
Got to like their chance but none the less, Good luck.
They are off tonight and will play wednesday night for the title. If they lose, they play again on thursday where winner takes all.
They can bring back Dillian Roark at some point, if they choose. He pitched 5 innings on Sunday.
Got to like their chance but none the less, Good luck.
Good luck to the Wolves.
Their roster is made up of mostly kids from the Joliet area and far southwest suburbs. The baseball played in this area is second to none.
Their roster is made up of mostly kids from the Joliet area and far southwest suburbs. The baseball played in this area is second to none.
it looks like oakton will be good next year, there recruiting class looks very solid.
BBallDad, there is NO truth to that at all. It's to bad if some people really believe that. Parkland is a good school with a decent program though. It should be able to stand on it's own.
Good Luck to all the Illlinois schools still going. And Congrats to the Springfield College Baseball team who bowed out one game from going to the D2 World Series, losing to the defending national champions, Longview College.
Joliet won the D. III World Series Yesterday. They went 4-0 in the tourney.
Dillon Roark was named MVP.
Dillon Roark was named MVP.
Nice Job Guys!!!
Good luck to Elgin Community College this weekend in the Division II World Series.
Tournament Schedule/Results
Tournament Schedule/Results
Congrats to Wayne King and the Joliet Wolves!
Congrats to Joliet CC. Doesnt suprise me that Dillon did so well after seeing him play in 06 with us down here.
Congrats to Elgin for beating defending D2 national champs Longview CC 7-4 in the 1st round of D2 World Series today.
Well, it's official in Normal, IL. The town of Normal and the Heartland Community College board have both giiven the OK for a $12 Million minor league stadium to be built on HCC land. The team will start play in 2010 and will be part of the independent Frontier League. The field will be artificial turf, as the Heartland baseball, softball and men's and women's s****r teams will all use it for their games. The field will be put in first so the HCC teams have a place to play in 2009, with the stadium following for the start of the 2010 season.
The bulk of the cost will be paid by the minor league team ownership, with the town of Normal putting in $1 million for infrastructure and Heartland contributing the $3.5 million they were going to pay for their previously planned sports field complex.
The minor league team will be owned by a group headed by Mike Veeck, son of former White Sox owner Bill Veeck. Veeck will have to divest himself of all ownership interests he currently has in affiliated minor league teams, which I believe totals 3, because of the proximity to Peoria, home of the Cubs Class A team.
The bulk of the cost will be paid by the minor league team ownership, with the town of Normal putting in $1 million for infrastructure and Heartland contributing the $3.5 million they were going to pay for their previously planned sports field complex.
The minor league team will be owned by a group headed by Mike Veeck, son of former White Sox owner Bill Veeck. Veeck will have to divest himself of all ownership interests he currently has in affiliated minor league teams, which I believe totals 3, because of the proximity to Peoria, home of the Cubs Class A team.