The Pee Wee Champion Lanark team and coaches pose with their trophies after defeating Shannon 22-14 on Thursday, July 14th, at Old Mill Park in Savanna. Front Row (l-r) Kane Stone, Cason Witt, Gabe York, Lowden Preston and Evan Rausch. Second Row (l-r) Gavin Sigel, Braydin Preston, Owen Rogers, Drew Burkholder, Riley McKenna and Spencer Stenli. Back Row: Coaches Eric Sigel, Chuck McKenna, Chris Rogers, Heath Burkholder, Keri McFadden and Mike York (not pictured). (PA photo/Craig Lang)

The second place Shannon Pee Wee team and coaches pose with their runner-up trophies. Front Row (l-r) Carson Heckman, Guillermo Hernandez, Darian Martz, Kellen Henze and Micah Glendenning. Second Row (l-r) Keegan Coulthard, Jacob Dillow, Drake Janssen, Theo Woessner and Michael Fry. Back Row (l-r) Coaches Craig Heckman, Luke Glendenning, Chris Frey and Carl Henze. (PA photo/Craig Lang)

Ethen and Wyatt Doty, sons of Andrew and Barb Doty of Mount Carroll, competed in the U.S. Army Midwest Nationals, held at Illinois Wesleyan University (Shirk Center) in Bloomington, IL on Saturday, July 9. Wrestling for the West Carroll Vipers Wrestling Club, the brothers entered the 1 & 2 grade division where they placed 4th overall out of over 50 other teams and received a trophy. Wyatt Doty (left) was in the 45 lb. class and went 3-1 with two pins and placed 2nd in his weight class. Ethen Doty competed in the 59 lb. class and went 4-0 with two pins, with one pin coming in the finals to become a U.S.Army National champion. There where nearly 800 competitiors from 13 states from grades 1st thru college. (Courtesy of Andrew Doty)

SPORTS . . .

More Sports Trivia

On June 15, 1938, Cincinnati’s Johnny Vander Meer became the only pitcher in baseball history to throw two consecutive no-hitters. Vander Meer shut out the Dodgers 6-0, four days after his 3-0 masterpiece against the Boston Braves.

Eddie Matthews is the only man to play with the same team (Braves) in three different cities. He began his career in 1952, the Braves final year in Boston. He then played the club’s entire 1953 to 1965 stay in Milwaukee before playing one year, 1966, in Atlanta.

On September 27, 1963, the Houston Colt .45’s started the first and only all rookie lineup in MLB history against the Mets. Despite future stars like Joe Morgan and Rusty Staub, the freshman team, with an average age of 19 years old, lost to New York, 10-3. Houston’s right fielder that day was a little-known player named Aaron Pointer. His better-known sisters had a few hits of their own, performing as the Pointer Sisters.

When Cubs manager Whitey Lockman was ejected from a 1973 game, coach Ernie Banks filled in for the last couple of innings of a 3-2 win over the Padres. Thus, Mr. Cub was technically baseball’s first African American manager, pre-dating Frank Robinson by nearly two years.

Vida Blue is the last switch hitter to win the American League MVP award, in 1971. Obviously, it wasn’t for his .118 batting average, but rather for his 24-8 record, 1.82 ERA and 301 strikeouts that year.

Hank Aaron won the NL home run crown four times. Three of the four times, he finished the year with 44 homers-the number on his uniform. There’s more on 44-when Al Downing gave up homer number 715 to Aaron, the number on his uniform, 44.

In 1924 Red Grange dazzled Illinois football fans, accounting for 402 total yards in a 39-14 win over Michigan. After running back the opening kick 95 yards for a touchdown, he scored on runs of 67, 56, and 44 yards, all in the first quarter. He added a 13-yard score and a 20-yard TD pass later in the game.

At the 1987 Kemper Open golf tournament, Greg Norman lost his temper and tried to throw his ball into a water hazard. It became obvious that his golf swing was better than his pitching arm after he hit playing partner Fred Couples in the chest.

After a Pro-Am at Doral in 1970, Raymond Floyd wrote his front-side score of 36 in the space reserved for the ninth hole. He signed the card and ended up with a round of 110.

In 1954, architect Robert Trent Jones received numerous gripes about the par-3 4th hole he designed for the upcoming U.S. Open at Baltusrol. Jones decided to play the hole himself and recorded a hole in one.

Sam Snead was the first golfer to shoot a score lower than his age in a PGA tournament. He shot a 66 at the Quad Cities Open in 1979 at the age of 67.

The Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives is better known as The Big Ten.

Red Townley of Gadsen, Alabama, totaled the lowest bowling series ever containing a perfect game. His 1989 series included a pair of 88’s followed by a 300 for a series total of 476.

Carroll County Summer League Tourney Results

Junior Boy’s

(at Chadwick)

July 9

Chadwick defeated Savanna

Milledgeville defeated Thomson

Lanark defeated Mt. Carroll

July 11

Shannon defeated Chadwick

July 12

Lanark defeated Milledgeville

July 13

(Championship)

Shannon defeated Lanark

Senior Boys

(at Albany)

July 12

Albany defeated Savanna

July 13

Fulton defeated Mt. Carroll

Pearl City defeated Shannon

July 14

Chadwick defeated Albany

Fulton defeated Pearl City

July 15

(Championship)

Chadwick defeated Fulton

ESPN3 To Show Legion World Series

ESPN and the Cleveland County American Legion World Series Committee have agreed to a four-year contract, beginning August 12-16, to feature all 15 American Legion World Series games on ESPN3, the network’s live sports broadband network. The games, taking place in Shelby, North Carolina, will be shown online and on mobile devices to internet customers with high-speed connections from affiliated service providers.

In addition to coverage of the games, ESPN3 also will provide coverage of events associated with the World Series, such as the Legion’s salute to military families and Blue Star Banner Day on August 14, and the Ronnie Dunn concert on August 11. The network also will provide coverage of the presentation of a Gold Star Banner to the family of a North Carolina military pilot recently killed while deployed overseas.

“We are extremely pleased that the Legion baseball committee in Shelby, North Carolina has reached agreement with ESPN3 which will allow hundreds of thousands of fans, maybe even millions, to enjoy watching The American Legion Baseball World Series,” said Jimmie L. Foster, national commander of The American Legion. “The people of Shelby, ‘The Home of The American Legion Baseball World Series,’ have done everything possible to make this a great and memorable event for those who can attend. Now they have made it possible for all of America to watch these fantastic young athletes in action.”

Baseball Tryout & Hitting Camp

Coast to Coast Baseball would like to invite local players (ages 10-18) to one of our upcoming tryout events. At the tryout, our staff will evaluate your skills in four areas: hitting, fielding, arm strength and speed. In addition to the tryout, an instructional hitting camp will be held the same day. The goal of the camp is to help players improve hitting fundamentals as well as their mental approach at the plate.

This event will be held at Rock Valley College (college baseball field) in Rockford, Illinois on Friday, July 29th. The tryout begins at 10 a.m. and the hitting camp begins at 2 p.m.

For more information, players and parents can visit our website at www.CoastToCoastAthletics.com. Register for one or both events on our website or by calling our office at 1-.

Midwest League Schedule

Wed. July 20

Wisconsin at Lansing

Clinton at South Bend

Kane County at West Michigan

Peoria at Dayton

Quad Cities at Lake County

Beloit at Great Lakes

Cedar Rapids at Fort Wayne

Burlington at Bowling Green

Thurs. July 21

Quad Cities at Lake County

Clinton at South bend

Kane County at West Michigan

Peoria at Dayton

Beloit at Great Lakes

Cedar Rapids at Fort Wayne

Wisconsin at Lansing

Burlington at Bowling Green

Fri. July 22

Kane County at West Michigan

Peoria at Dayton

Quad Cities at Lake County

Beloit at Great Lakes

Cedar Rapids at Fort Wayne

Wisconsin at Lansing

Clinton at South Bend

Burlington at Bowling Green

Sat. July 23

Kane County at South Beloit

Burlington at Dayton

Cedar Rapids at Lake County

Clinton at West Michigan

Beloit at Lansing

Quad Cities at Fort Wayne

Wisconsin at Great Lakes

Peoria at Bowling Green

Sun. July 24

Cedar Rapids at Lake County

Clinton at West Michigan

Kane County at South Bend

Beloit at Lansing

Wisconsin at Great Lakes

Quad Cities at Fort Wayne

Burlington at Dayton

Peoria at Bowling Green

Mon. July 25

Burlington at Dayton

Cedar Rapids at Lake County

Clinton at West Michigan

Kane County at South Bend

Beloit at Lansing

Quad Cities at Fort Wayne

Wisconsin at Great Lakes

Peoria at Bowling Green

MLB Schedule

Wed. July 20

Boston at Baltimore

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh

Cleveland at Minnesota

Washington at Houston

Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs

LA Dodgers at San Francisco

Oakland at Detroit

Seattle at Toronto

St. Louis at NY Mets

San Diego at Florida

NY Yankees at Tampa Bay

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City

Atlanta at Colorado

Milwaukee at Arizona

Texas at LA Angels

Thurs. July 21

St. Louis at NY Mets

San Diego at Florida

Seattle at Toronto

Atlanta at Colorado

Texas at LA Angels

NY Yankees at Tampa Bay

Detroit at Minnesota

Milwaukee at Arizona

Fri. July 22

Houston at Chicago Cubs

LA Angels at Baltimore

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland

Oakland at NY Yankees

San Diego at Philadelphia

Seattle at Boston

Atlanta at Cincinnati

NY Mets at Florida

Toronto at Texas

Tampa Bay at Kansas City

Detroit at Minnesota

Colorado at Arizona

Washington at LA Dodgers

Milwaukee at San Francisco

Sat. July 23

Oakland at NY Yankees

Houston at Chicago Cubs

Detroit at Minnesota

Atlanta at Cincinnati

San Diego at Philadelphia

LA Angels at Baltimore

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland

St. Louis at Pittsburgh

Seattle at Boston

Tampa Bay at Kansas City

NY Mets at Florida

Toronto at Texas

Colorado at Arizona

Milwaukee at San Francisco

Washington at LA Dodgers