Gatton’s gamble pays off for Oak Forest
Oak Forest coach Thad Gatton rolled the dice. Instead of pitching ace Kyle Funkhouser on Wednesday against Rich Central, the second-year coach handed the ball …
- Jun 4, 2011
Rich Central picks up 20th win
It’s been 22 years since Rich Central won a conference baseball championship and 20 games in a season. The Olympians claimed the Southland Conference title …
- May 21, 2011
Rich Central tops Rich South
Rich Central 16, Rich South 4: Tyler House went 3-for-3 with three homers and eight RBI for Rich Central (16-4). Kyle Clark went 4-for-4. …
- May 11, 2011
Crete-Monee tops Rich Central
Crete-Monee 14, Rich Central 7: Crete-Monee (10-10, 6-5 Southland) was powered by Mike Wojtanowski (2-for-4, three-run home run, five RBI), John McLaughlin, Tirone Rogers and …
- May 10, 2011
Vikings play simple baseball to earn win
Hard-hit singles, stolen bases and drawing walks. There was nothing flashy about Saturday’s nonconference showdown with Rich Central for Homewood-Flossmoor. But coupled with eight Central …
- May 9, 2011
Rich Central tops Rich South
Rich Central 13, Rich South 3: Garrett Spivey (2-0) allowed no hits in six innings for Rich Central (10-1-1). He also was 3-for-3 at the …
- Apr 15, 2011
Rich Central tops Joliet Central
Rich Central 10, Joliet Central 4: Nick Collins went 4-for-4 with four RBI. Tyler House went 1-for-1 with a two-run homer. Matt Cole went 3-for-4. …
- Mar 30, 2011
Freshman Richard steps up for Oak Forest
When Kyle Funkhouser is on the mound, Oak Forest is capable of beating any team in the state. The junior right-hander, who already has committed …
- Mar 31, 2011
Rich Central baseball is the real deal
I can imagine what high school baseball fans were thinking Tuesday as they perused our Preseason Top 10, carefully reading off the teams in descending …
- Mar 24, 2011










