Youth Sports: September 2008 Archives

Alan Holtz let us know that the Brooks Middle School baseball team will play in the Illinois Elementary School Association Class 3A state finals on Friday. According to Holtz, this is the first time in school history that Brooks has advanced to state.

The Bulldogs (15-3) will play Normal Parkside (14-4) on Friday at 12:15 p.m. at the Eastside Centre in Peoria. If Brooks advances to the semifinals, the Bulldogs would play the winner of Teutopolis (19-1) and Danville North Ridge (15-3) in the semifinals on Saturday at 10 a.m.

Here is how Holtz described the action from last weekend's sectional and previous tournament victories at the regional tournament.

The Brooks Middle School (15-3) varsity baseball team rose to the occasion on Saturday by out dueling the Homer Mustangs 2-1 in the thrilling extra innings game. Both teams were locked in an epic struggle as neither team was able to score a second run during the standard 6 innings. Brad Elmore and Steve Waldrop pitched a combined no-hitter. The Mustangs only scored on an unearned run during the 5th inning. Elmore helped himself by smashing a solo homerun during the top of the 6th that sent the crowd into a tizzy. Later Elmore knocked in the go ahead RBI with a double to right field, scoring Mario Samuel in the top of the 8th. The Bulldogs made it to the sectional game by narrowly defeating Jane Addams Middle School of Bolingbrook 4-2 in the second round of the regional playoff and by defeating Lisle Middle School in the regional championship 9-0. Elmore pitched a complete game shut out in that game, while Scott Foltz and Chandler Pikarski each hit a long ball.

Thomas Page is the manager of the 12U Bolingbrook Bandits travel baseball team. He is attempting to lose 50 pounds before Jan. 22, 2009. Along the way he is raising money for the Bandits through per-pound sponsorships. This is the second of his weekly journals for The Brook Blog.

Well, the diet has been going good so far. To date, 7 pounds and counting!!

It's been a bit of a transition going from eating out just about every day to eating three square meals and 3 snacks. It's also been enlightening looking at calorie count and serving size on the boxes at the grocery store. I have been on diets before, but now with all the information on the packages, it's a real eye opener.

Exercise has also been something I found I have been able to work into my schedule. Good, long walks after supper are refreshing. My son has been going with me and pushing me to jog and sprint. He and I are both trying to exceed our goals we have set for ourselves.

The Bolingbrook Trojans youth football club will hold its homecoming pep rally Thursday Sept. 25 at Bolingbrook High School in the field house from 6:30 till approx 8 pm.

The Trojans will play their homecoming games on Saturday at the Trojan field next to the Annerino Center in Bolingbrook. Games begin around 9 a.m.

Thomas Page is the manager of the 12U Bolingbrook Bandits travel baseball team. He is losing weight in order to raise money to fund his team through donations per pound lost. Page will try to lose 50 pounds between Friday and Jan. 22, 2009. His progress will be monitored with monthly photos in The Sun and weekly blog posts in The Brook Blog.

Welcome to the blog for Thomas Page's fundraiser for the Bolingbrook Bandits. I would like to take a moment and give you a little background about who I am and why I am doing this.

I have always had a love for baseball. I have played all through grade school, high school. I have three boys 11, 9 and 7 and have coached them since they have been able to play. Last year, I was given the opportunity to coach this travel team for Bolingbrook Bandits 11 U.

It was an awesome experience to say the least. We over came many hurdles and one of the main hurdles we needed to overcome was the financial one.

Jeff Alcox reports that the Bolingbrook Trojans went 4-4 in the second week of the season.

Jr. Pee Wee Division 1 beat Naperville, 24-20
Jr. Pee Wee Division 2 beat Algonquin, 7-0
Jr. Pee Wee Division 3 lost to Darien, 27-6

Pee Wee Division 1 lost to Naperville, 13-0
Pee Wee Division 2 lost to Gilberts, 24-16

Jr. Midgets Division 1 lost to Naperville, 18-12
Jr. Midgets Division 2 beat Naperville, 6-0

Midgets beat Garfield Park, 35-0

Unlimited beat Maine Township, 36-6