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One pitch the difference as Bears ousted

Tue, 9 Jun 2009 04:00 CST

BASEBALL -- Chas Evans did everything in his power to match Scott Firth pitch for pitch.

Heiser's home run lifts Patriots

BY DICK QUAGLIANO — Thu, 4 Jun 2009 00:00 CST

Scott Firth tamed Lake Zurich while Teddy Heiser provided the bomb as Stevenson edged Lake Zurich 1-0 in the Barrington class 4A sectional on Thursday.

Bears hammer way to regional title

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 04:00 CST

It would be quite an awe-inspiring showcase for some of the league's most prolific power hitters.

Lake Zurich tops Rolling Meadows

Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00 CST

Lake Zurich 5, Rolling Meadows 4: Tanner Witt and Ricky Erickson each went deep for the Bears (24-9-1) to lead the hosts to a regional victory over Rolling Meadows. Chas Evans pitched five innings to earn the win, striking out five.

Lake Zurich's comeback kid

BY TAYLOR BELL — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00 CST

Lake Zurich's Tanner Witt is starring again on the baseball field after undergoing a 10-hour surgery for a life-threatening blood clot in his chest last year.

Witt, Bears are too much in NSC title tilt

Tue, 26 May 2009 04:00 CST

Firing a no-hitter was low on the list of priorities for Tanner Witt. The Lake Zurich High School right-hander -- who had a no-no for 4 2/3 innings -- had other things on his mind when the Bears hosted Lakes in the NSC championship game on last Thursday.

Bears get past Deerfield

Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00 CST

Lake Zurich 14, Deerfield 5: Austin Cox surrendered three earned on four hits for the Bears (23-9-1) to earn the win over the Warriors.

Bears' Witt makes up for lost time vs. Lakes

BY SEAN DUNCAN — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:00 CST

Tanner Witt wasn't able to contribute to Lake Zurich's North Suburban Conference championship last year because he was hurt. But the senior made his presence felt on Thursday, when the Bears repeated as league champs by beating Lakes 8-1.

The hits keep rolling for the Bears

By DAVE MASTERSON dmasterson@scn1.com — Fri, 22 May 2009 04:00 CST

At what point do you start calling this Lake Zurich High baseball program a dynasty? On Thursday, the Bears, featuring an almost entirely different cast of characters from the powerhouses of the past two seasons, pounded the Lakes Eagles in the ninth annual North Suburban Conference Championship Game.

Even in loss, Bears get in playoff spirit

By BILL McLEAN bmclean@pioneerlocal.com — Tue, 19 May 2009 04:00 CST

One game. That's what the NSC Lake division baseball race was reduced to after visiting Lake Zurich lost 3-2 to Stevenson on Monday afternoon. Both squads sported 8-3 marks in the division before their scheduled showdown Tuesday afternoon at LZ.

Bears top Stevenson

Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00 CST

Lake Zurich 8, Stevenson 6: Logan Matthews drove in three runs and Mike Miller added two RBI as the Bears (21-8-1, 9-3) clinched their third straight North Suburban Lake title.

Aslan helps Bears avenge '08 playoff loss to Bison

By BILL McLEAN bmclean@pioneerlocal.com — Thu, 14 May 2009 04:00 CST

Sam Aslan's plan is to major in natural resources at Colorado State. Lake Zurich's reliable senior lead-off man shared that news after Saturday's 11-6 defeat of visiting Buffalo Grove.