On Saturday, June 6, University High’s amazing 2009 season came to a close. As the fifteenth seed in their sectional, the Maroons’ cinderella run ended against number one seed Jones College Prep with a final score of 9-2. U-High could not string together baserunners as the Eagles played solid defense and chipped away at U-High [...]
Posted on June 12th, 2009 by jwoo
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The glass slipper still fits.
The bats came out hot on Thursday as the Maroons (12-5) defeated Walter Payton College Prep 16 to 8, and advanced to Saturday’s Brooks Sectional final. U-High had fifteen hits as a team against four different Payton pitchers and slugged their way to victory. Senior second baseman and leadoff man Tim [...]
Posted on June 5th, 2009 by jwoo
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The stars aligned for the Maroons on Saturday, as they defeated Leo Catholic High School 13-0 in six innings for the first regional title in school history. With the victory, U-High (15) improved to 10-5 on the season and will advance to Thursday’s sectional semifinal at Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep.
From the first pitch to the [...]
Posted on May 30th, 2009 by jwoo
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On Wednesday evening, the Maroons defeated Kenwood Academy 5-3, improving their record to 9-5. Fifteenth seeded U-High completed a major upset on the road against the two seeded Broncos. Senior Mike Casey picked up the win, tossing a complete game with no walks as he piloted the Maroons to victory behind solid team defense. At [...]
Posted on May 27th, 2009 by jwoo
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The Maroons finished their 2009 regular season with a record of 8-5. Starting in March with the weeklong trip to Florida and ending their season on a high note with wins against Parker and Lake Forest Academy, the veteran U-High squad faces Kenwood Academy on Wednesday in IHSA regional semifinal action. Led by Seniors Mike [...]
Posted on May 25th, 2009 by jwoo
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Down 2-0 at for the first few innings, Matt Sobel settled down and pitched what was probably the best game of his career. The Maroons defense was great- no errors. Max Loy and Jason Whitaker did a flawless job in the outfield. Nick Phalen caught two pop-ups at first and saved [...]
Posted on May 19th, 2009 by ddyra
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The JV Baseball team saw measurable improvement at the plate and in the field during the 2 losses against North Shore on 5/5 and Parker 5/7. At North Shore, Matt Sobel pitched a good game through 5 innings, but some untimely errors broke the game open by scoring 6 runs. Luiz Saldana was [...]
Posted on May 18th, 2009 by ddyra
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The Maroons were up most of the game, but were upset by St. Bens 11-10 on April 22. Playing on all grass infield, the game was highlighted by several hits and too many easy errors by both teams. Max Loy and Jason Whitiker hit triples during the game. Charlie Rafkin hit a double [...]
Posted on May 6th, 2009 by ddyra
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The JV baseball team lost 2 games over the weekend, but showed some real improvement during game 2. A 15-3 loss on Friday night motived the Maroons to focus on basic plays in the outfield and infield. Leading after 3 innings at 4-2, Latin crushed the ball to take a 9-4 lead. [...]
Posted on April 21st, 2009 by ddyra
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U-High vs Chicago Hope 14-1
Latin vs U-High 14-10
MPA vs U-High 12-1
Northridge College Prep vs U-High 7-5
Chicago Christian vs U-High 5-4
MPA vs U-High 6-5
U-High vs NSCD 12-11
Latin vs U-High 7-5
Parker vs U-High 10-9
U-High vs Chicago Hope 14-10
U-High vs NSCD 10-6
U-High vs Parker 5-3
U-High vs LFA 12-2
U-High vs LFA 5-2
U-High vs Seton 13-11
Northridge Prep vs U-High 13-3
U-High vs Kennedy 4-3
Regionals [...]
Posted on July 3rd, 2008 by Ms. Gail Poole
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