The News-Gazette's baseball Top 10 poll: SJ-O reclaims No. 1 spot
May 22—The regular season is nearly wrapped up, with IHSA postseason games starting on Memorial Day. Before the regional tournaments begin, Sports Editor Matt Daniels offers up one more batch of area power rankings: 1. St.
Joseph-Ogden ➜ Record: 32-2 ➜ Previous ranking: No. 2 ➜ Quick hit: The Spartans honored their superb 2016 team that finished second in state in Class 2A last Saturday in between home games against Bishop McNamara and Charleston. Can this current SJ-O team make a run to the state tournament?
Possibly. Coach Josh Haley and his talented roster, highlighted by six junior-college signees, begin the postseason at 3 p. m.
next Wednesday as a No. 1 seed. Either ninth-seeded Sullivan or eighth-seeded Marshall awaits in a 2A regional semifinal game in Bismarck.
2. Champaign Central ➜ Record: 26-6 ➜ Previous ranking: No. 4 ➜ Quick hit: Ryan Pipkins and the rest of the Maroons are playing well heading into the postseason.
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