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Vote now for the Daily Leader Athlete of the Week from April 29-May 4
Opportunities for area athletes to excel were limited last week as rain washed out most events set for Friday and Saturday. However, there were plenty of events that did take place to create a strong list of candidates for the Daily Leader Athlete of the Week honor for the week of April 29-May 4. Each week, the Daily Leader nominates a group of stars and you get to go and vote in our poll. Coaches may email...
Elena Krause, Pontiac claim rivalry victory over Prairie Central
Elena Krause didn’t allow a run and yielded as many hits as she collected in leading Pontiac to a 5-1 victory over Prairie Central in an Illini Prairie Conference softball contest Thursday at The Diamond at Williamson Field. It was the eighth straight win for PTHS. Krause gave up...
Jacob Fogarty delivers walk-off winner for Pontiac over Prairie Central
Anybody familiar with the Pontiac-Prairie Central rivalry knows not to take anything for granted. Such was the case Thursday at The Ballpark at Williamson Field as No. 9 batter Jacob Fogarty delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning for a 7-6 PTHS victory in Illini Prairie Conference baseball.
Find out who won Daily Leader Athlete of the Week poll for April 22-27
Through whatever means was implemented, the total vote count was a record high for Athlete of the Week as Henry DeYoung of the Pontiac baseball team overwhelmed the field to be voted the Pontiac Daily Leader's Athlete of the Week for the week of April 22-27. DeYoung collected extra-base hits in three games as Pontiac won two of three games during the week. The highlight was his game-tying three-run double against Prairie Central. He had a double...
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