Baseball Headlines

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  Uncertainty surrounds talented John F. Kennedy

  March 19, 2010

  Alex Torres returns seventh-ninths of his starting lineup, including catcher Sammy Dominguez, one of the city’s most feared power hitters. He has a deep pitching staff that makes...

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  Hungry for redemption, Poly Prep is after state crown

  March 18, 2010

  Matt Roventini vividly remembers the pain he felt when last season ended. He remembers the shock and disappointment etched across his players’ faces after falling to Berkeley...

• McKee/Staten Island Tech looks to build on recent success

  March 17, 2010

  McKee/Staten Island Tech has come a long way under Mike Grippo in six years, from a two-win club his first year to finishing second in Staten Island, arguably the best division in...

• Fresh faces hold the key to Stuyvesant's season

  March 17, 2010

  John Carlesi is still getting accustomed to life without his seniors. For four years, Nolan Becker, Nick Rozar, Nick Wheatley-Schaller and Zach Karson were always there. “Those...

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  New curve in HS bats & bets scandal

  February 04, 2010

  A Xaverian HS baseball coach took thousands of dollars in payments for illegal bets while on the job, walking off the field in uniform to pick up the cash, law-enforcement sources...

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  Top Brooklyn HS coach in bet probe

  February 03, 2010

  One of Brooklyn's most successful high school baseball coaches is under investigation by the District Attorney's Office for his alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar,...

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  Poly Prep's JJ Franco commits to Brown

  December 16, 2009

  JJ Franco spent his formative years in big-league ballparks following around his father, legendary closer John Franco, shagging fly balls in spacious Shea Stadium’s outfield and...