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St. Francis uses potent offense, strong pitching to beat Dixon in 5 innings and advance to sectional finals

After a hot start on offense Colt Armbrust rode the lead to toss a one-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts to help St. Francis to a 14-0 victory over Dixon to advance to the sectional finals.

By Joel Boenitz●

Newman baseball hopes to break through at state in 3rd straight appearance

Newman baseball brings confidence and another year of experience into Friday's state semifinals. The Comets hope to have their best finish yet in a third straight trip to state.

By Drake Lansman●

Evan Bushman’s complete game, Daniel Kelly’s homer lift Newman to state

Evan Bushman pitched a complete game and Daniel Kelly had a home run and four RBIs to help send Newman to state for the third straight year.

By Drake Lansman●

Twice as nice: Defending champ Marquette beats Fulton, advances to 1A state finals for second year in a row

The Marquette baseball team led from start to finish in a 6-3 victory over Fulton in Monday's Class 1A DeKalb Supersectional at Northern Illinois University’s Ralph McKinzie Field. The Crusaders will now have a chance to defend their title from last season.

By Brian Hoxsey●

Photos: Marquette, Fulton baseball meet in Class 1A supersectional at NIU in DeKalb

The Fulton and Marquette High School baseball teams met Monday in a Class 1A supersectional at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.

By Mark Busch ●