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After school merger, Ryan St. Louis sparks Harvest-Westminster past Hope in supersectional. ‘Really jelled.’ Original

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By Rick Armstrong 
| Chicago Tribune
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For Harvest-Westminster’s Ryan St. Louis, there was no indication before his school’s merger with an Elgin neighbor that his could be the gateway to the state finals, but here they are. St. Louis, a junior who starts at shortstop when he doesn’t pitch, has helped lead the way. “Last year was a huge rivalry between us,” St. Louis said of Harvest Christian and Westminster Christian. “That’s why I was a little surprised we came together so well.
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Playing for dad, Nelson Wendell hits two-out, two-run triple as Geneva wins sectional title. ‘Huge at-bat.’

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By Rick Armstrong 
| Chicago Tribune
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Like father, like son applies perfectly to Geneva’s Nelson Wendell. The junior shortstop is in his second season playing on the varsity for his father Brad, who also is the head coach for the Vikings. It’s working well in what has become a family tradition. Brad Wendell did the same, playing in high school for his dad John, a Hall of Fame coach with more than 400 wins in his career at Buffalo Grove.
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Giving up isn’t an option for Oswego’s Kennedy Gengler at state. Waubonsee commit says, ‘I just love playing.’

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By Rick Armstrong 
| Chicago Tribune
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PEORIA — Truth be told, it sounds like Oswego’s Kennedy Gengler may have surprised herself. Good for her and the work ethic that made it happen for the senior shortstop. It’s fitting that Gengler became a key contributor for two strong playoff runs by the Panthers during a stretch that’s very likely to go down in history as the softball program’s heyday.
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