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Baseball: Lisle’s Alex Ventrella stymies Westminster Christian

A trip to the bullpen Friday helped Lisle pitcher Alex Ventrella locate his missing curveball. The end result was an impressive save as he relieved …

  • Apr 20, 2012

Baseball: Lisle rallies past Aurora Central Catholic

The one thing Lisle’s baseball team has been missing so far this season is a comeback win. The Lions can cross that off of their …

  • Apr 13, 2012

Holtz fires first career no-hitter

In his warm-up session down the left field line at the Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex, Aurora Christian right-hander Mitch Holtz felt good, felt loose. Then …

  • May 28, 2011

Tough test awaits Westminster Christian

Fresh off its fourth regional title in five years, the task for Westminster Christian’s baseball team gets decidedly tougher this week. The Warriors open play …

  • May 26, 2011

Aurora Christian advances on walkoff

As Josh Haugen’s long fly ball fell safely beyond the yellow piping above the centerfield sign that read “350”, his arms shot into the air …

  • May 23, 2011

Lisle takes down Peotone

Lisle 16, Peotone 6: Ryan Burlison struck out 11 and went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored for Lisle (11-4). Nick …

  • Apr 15, 2011

Lisle tops Coal City

Lisle 6, Coal City 4: Ryan Van Bolkenberg (4-0) pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up six hits and striking out seven in the Lisle (2-3, …

  • Apr 12, 2011

Lisle edges Byron

Lisle 9, Byron 7: Nick Thome was 2-for-3 with a run, a double, a walk and three RBI for the Lions in the nonconference win. …

  • Apr 4, 2011

Lisle edges Orion

Lisle 8, Orion 6: The Lions rallied from a 6-1 deficit, scoring six times in the bottom of the fourth to earn a nonconference win. …

  • Apr 4, 2011

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Holtz fires first career no-hitter