La Grange hosts state baseball tourney
13-year-old Babe Ruth All-Stars start play tonight, winner crowned Sunday
By Steve Metsch
La Grange Babe Ruth Baseball is again hosting the Northern Illinois 13-year-olds All-Star Tournament at Sedgwick Park, 47th Street and East Avenue.
Play begins today, July 20, with Evergreen Park playing Downers Grove at 5 p.m., followed by Galesburg and La Grange at 8 p.m.
Tournament games are set for 5 and 8 p.m. Friday, and noon and 3 p.m. Saturday. The title game is to start at 1 p.m. Sunday.
All the tournament games are played on the lighted senior field. Admission is free, and the concession stand will be open.
Steve Metsch is an award winning veteran reporter who previously worked for the Daily Southtown Newspapers, Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times. Metsch is a writer and editor at the Southwest News Newspaper group based in suburban Chicago, and a freelance writer a health magazine, the Suburban Life, the Naperville Sun, and other organizations.
Email Steve Metsch at sm4610@sbcglobal.net
Email Steve Metsch at sm4610@sbcglobal.net
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