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Youth Baseball: Streator Junior League All-Stars 2-0 in state tournament

By J.T. Pedelty

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Little League postseason All-Star tournaments continued Monday across the state, including the Streator 14-Year-Old All-Stars winning again at Sterling on Sunday.

The Streator 14s picked up another victory in the Junior League Illinois State Tournament, defeating Beardstown 11-4. Streator now is 2-0 in the state tournament.

Brennen Stillwell (two singles, three RBIs), Isaac Melvin (two singles, one RBI), Carter Compton (single, triple, two RBIs) and Maddan McCloskey (two singles, two RBIs) led the Streator attack. Colin Byers (2 IP, 0 ER, 1 K) and Kamdyn Darrow (5 IP, 3 ER, 1 K) pitched for Streator, which plays Burbank in Sterling.

Minor League baseball: At Oglesby, the District 20 champion Streator 10-Year-Old All-Stars advanced out of the Minor League Sub-State Tournament and on to the Illinois Minor League State Tournament scheduled to start July 29 in LaGrange Park.

Streator won 11-1 against Orion and 11-3 over Rock Falls to advance and is 6-0 this Little League All-Star season.

The Streator 10-Year-Old All-Stars open play in the Illinois Minor League State Tournament this coming weekend. The team includes (not as pictured): players Chad Ferguson, Liam Doty, Benny Villalobos, Davin Cook, Kash Weibel, Christian Jacobs, Antonio McStoots, Silas Angelico, Daxton Branz, Connor Koetz, Kane McCloskey and Urijah Zavada; and coaches Greg Zavada, Beau Doty, Chad Ferguson and Mike Weibel.

The Streator 10-Year-Old All-Stars open play in the Illinois Minor League State Tournament this coming weekend. The team includes (not as pictured): players Chad Ferguson, Liam Doty, Benny Villalobos, Davin Cook, Kash Weibel, Christian Jacobs, Antonio McStoots, Silas Angelico, Daxton Branz, Connor Koetz, Kane McCloskey and Urijah Zavada; and coaches Greg Zavada, Beau Doty, Chad Ferguson and Mike Weibel. (Provided by Streator Youth Baseball)