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Kaneland beats Marmion, wins first sectional

Jun 11, 2011

A bloop here, a ground ball with eyes there, a couple of missed pitches by Marmion and a fortunate hop late helped lead the Kaneland Knights to their first sectional title in program history with a 6-3 victory over the Cadets Saturday morning in Rochelle. “This is huge — but …

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Upstart Kaneland wins 3A title