Father McGivney wins state semifinal baseball game over Pawnee in four innings

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Father McGivney's Omar Avalos celebrates on third base after hitting a line drive to right field. The sophomore collected the team's first RBI, tying the score at 1-all. The Griffins went on to defeat the Indians in four innings 16-1, advancing to the Class 1A title game against Marquette High School. Avalos finished the game 3-for-4 with one run and 2 RBI.

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Left: Freshman Gavin Greer lays down a bunt to third base in the first inning. He scored the team's only run on a Coy Clarke hit to center field later in the frame. Middle: Kannon Kamp is welcomed to home plate after his grand slam shot over the right field wall with Evan Koontz, Ty Etcheson, and Reilly Sutberry. The four-run homer put the Griffins up 5-1 on the scoreboard. Right: Pawnee pitcher Riley McElroy, who took the loss for Pawnee, unloads a pitch in the bottom of the third inning. The senior gave up seven hits in semifinal loss.

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State Basketball |Phillips advances, Williamsville to play for third

CHAMPAIGN - Williamsville's Carson Kohler goes up for a second-half shot between Phillips' Claude Mpouma (left) and Amari Edwards at the IHSA Boys' Basketball State Finals on Thursday. A despite an exciting fourth quarter rally, the Bullets fell 60-54 in the state semifinal. Kohler finished the game with 15 points, eight rebounds, and six assists. Williamsville advances to the third-place game later this evening against the winner of the contest between Byron and Benton.

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State Basketball |West-Central advance to state championship game, Cougars beat Aurora Christian in double OT

CHAMPAIGN - West-Central's Chance Little tries to find his way around Aurora Christian's Jalen Carter during first half their Class 1A semifinal at the IHSA Boys' Basketball State Finals on Thursday. Little, who made 15 of 20 free throws, finished the game with a team-high 33 points to help the Cougars win the game 70-65 in double overtime. West-Central will take to Lou Henson Court at 11 a.m. on Saturday to play Meridian High School in the division's championship game. See more photos from today's game below.

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State Basketball |Meridan downs Hope Academy in semifinal

CHAMPAIGN - Meridan's Anton Flenoid celebrates after his game-ending dunk against Hope Academy. The Bobcats defeated the Eagles in their Class 1A seminfinal game, 68-60. Flenoid led the team to Saturday's championship game with a game-high 24 points and 12 rebounds. Meridan will play for the 1A state title on Saturday at 11 am at the State Farm Center on the University of Illinois campus. More photos from this game coming soon.

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Wayback Wednesday: Rockets topple Comets to advance to 3A title game

Unity linemen Logan Sehie and Tyler Crowl point the way toward Memorial Stadium in Champaign where the Rockets will be playing on November 23. The Rockets defeated the Comets at home 56-21 advancing to the Class 3A championship game. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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Rockets' Mitch Negangard runs through the game banner before the start of Unity's playoff game against the Greenville Comets on November 17, 2012. The 6'-1", 205-lb hard-hitting senior led the team during the season with 59 tackles heading into the title game.

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Greenville's Cameron Walker finds running room through the Unity defense in the first quarter of their semifinal playoff game.

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Left: Rockets' Micah Johnson tries to pull away from a Greenville tackler during second-quarter action. Johnson, who averaged 5.9 yards per carry, scored 14 TDs heading into the title game. Right: Unity's Mitch Negangard heads into the Greenville secondary during a second-quarter play. After the game, Negangard's season statistics boasted an impressive 947 yards on 94 carries with 12 touchdowns. Photos: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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After weaving his way past Greenville's Kerry Patrich and Dalton Kuhn, Unity's Justin Deters finds plenty of open grass through the Comets' defense in the second quarter. After his team's 13th game of the seaon and 183 carries, Deter's had amassed 1,272 rushing yards for the Rockets.

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Mitch Negangard dives into the end zone for a touchdown in the second quarter. Negangard scored twice as the Rockets during the 2012 semifinal.

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Unity defense end Jared Abrahamson blows by Brett Mueller while playing defense in the first half.

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Unity head coach Scott Hamilton gets his team's postgame victory celebration going after beating Greenville at Hicks Field. The Rockets played their final game of the season just 11 miles to the north at Memoral Stadium against Aurora Christian for the Class 3A title.

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2012 Season Schedule

Date	Opponent	W/L	Own	Opp
*8/24	Macon (Meridian)	W	59	6
*8/31	Maroa (M.-Forsyth)	W	7	6
*9/7	Moweaqua (Central A & M)	L	41	47
*9/14	Argenta (A.-Oreana)	W	29	26
*9/21	Sullivan [S.-Okaw Valley Coop]	W	49	20
*9/28	Decatur (St. Teresa)	W	49	21
*10/5	Monticello	W	18	14
*10/12	Clinton	W	47	28
*10/19	Shelbyville	W	50	12
*10/27	Pana (H.S.)	W	46	8
*11/3	Pleasant Plains	W	22	7
*11/10	Williamsville	W	10	7
*11/17	Greenville	W	56	21
*11/23	Aurora Christian	L	12	42

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