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Article: honors for local Pony League team
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- The Sun - Homer Township - Lockport - Lemont (IL)
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- August 29, 2007
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Joe Marshall said the celebration "was awesome, just absolutely great."
Of course, the same description could apply to the accomplishments of his young baseball team.
The Crest Hill Pony League 14-year-old all-stars reached the semifinals of the recent North Zone Tournament in Bay City, Mich. before dropping a 9-4 decision to Central Michigan. One victory later, Central Michigan punched its ticket to the Pony League World Series at Washington, Pa.
"Our 2000 team went to the zone, but this was the first time we were the last team left in Illinois," said Marshall, who has been managing at Crest Hill for 28 years.
This indeed was a feat worth celebrating.
Last weekend at Giovan's ...