Spots are still available for the Benet basketball accelerated skills camp. It is open to boys and girls in the fifth through ninth grades and will take place July 13-16 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more information, contact Benet varsity boys basketball coach Gene Heidkamp at 630-719-2824 or gheidkamp@benet.org.
Benet: June 2009 Archives
Benet senior pitcher John Boyle and Waubonsie Valley junior third baseman Sam Carius were recently named to the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association's all-state team.
Boyle, who will throw for Creighton next season, went 8-2 with a 1.51 ERA. Carius, a unanimous all-Upstate Eight Conference pick, hit .431 with 31 RBI.
West Aurora senior outfielder Brady Renner - son of Robin, the Neuqua Valley head coach - was also selected for the Class 3A/4A team.
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On Saturday the DuPage Dragons will host "Benet Baseball Night" at Benedictine. Former Redwings pitcher Bryan Roberts is scheduled to throw and Benet graduate Matt Kleifges is also expected to be in the starting lineup.
According to Redwings coach Jeff Bonebrake, portions of the proceeds from ticket sales will go to the program when you mention Benet baseball.
Harvard man Dillon O'Neill has been named to ESPN The Magazine's Academic All-District 1 second team. The sophomore outfielder, who also plays on the school's soccer team, was honorable mention All-Ivy League after leading the Crimson with 49 hits and a .410 on-base percentage. The Benet graduate hit .322 and made 38 starts in 41 games.
--Benet senior pitcher John Boyle and Waubonsie Valley junior third baseman Sam Carius were honorable mentions on the Chicago Sun-Times all-area baseball team.
West Aurora senior outfielder Brady Renner - the son of Robin, Neuqua Valley's head coach - was selected to the second team. Wheaton North's Jack DeAno made the first team.
--From Prep Baseball Report guru Sean Duncan, here's more on the pitcher who eliminated Naperville Central in the supersectional round:
O'Fallon junior right-hander Miles Quintal won't light up any radar guns, but the kid knows how to pitch. He improved to 11-2 with his complete-game victory in the Class 4A third-place game. Quintal already has 22 career wins.
--Our all-city baseball package will be running later this month.
The Blue Jays picked St. Louis right-hander Dave Sever on Wednesday with the draft's 490th overall pick. The 6-foot-4-inch, 195-pound Benet graduate was chosen in the 21st round last year by the Dodgers, but he opted to return for his senior season and rose to the 16th round this time around.
Sever improved his stock by going 6-4 with a 3.60 ERA for the Billikens. He ends his St. Louis career as the program's all-time wins leader with 22.
Connor Powers was scheduled to work out for the Dodgers on Monday in Los Angeles. The Mississippi State first baseman must have done something right.
The Dodgers chose the 6-foot-2-inch, 220-pound Benet graduate on Wednesday in the 11th round of the first-year player draft.
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Joliet Catholic went 15-1 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference, so it's no surprise that Jared Voss was named coach of the year while A.J. Plese and Nick Ratajczak shared player of the year honors.
Benet senior shortstop Alex Staehley and first baseman Pat Gelwicks repeated as all-ESCC selections. Benet senior pitcher John Boyle was also chosen for the all-conference team.
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