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Yoendrys Gómez walked the first three batters in Friday’s start against the New York Yankees. It was the beginning of a wild night for Chicago White Sox pitchers. The Sox walked nine Yankees in a 10-2 loss in front of 28,069 at Rate Field. “Walks were a problem,” manager Will Venable said. “You know that coming in with the Yankees offense, they control the zone extremely well … [Read more...] about Chicago White Sox walk 9 in 10-2 loss to New York Yankees, falling a season-worst 39 games under .500

Highland’s Aaron McCormack was bound to cool off Friday night, since his opening couldn’t have been much hotter. But all in all, the 6-foot-3, 175-pound sophomore’s first start at quarterback went rather well. “I was a little nervous at first, but once I settled in, after my first throw to my tight end, I just felt good,” McCormack said. “I had a good confidence boost, and … [Read more...] about Highland’s Aaron McCormack is ‘a little nervous’ to begin his first varsity start at QB. But he’s on fire too.

As if Sandburg’s Sean Ruisz wasn’t nervous enough about making his varsity debut against district rival Andrew, throw in a shoulder injury that sidelined him from practice for the entire week. The junior quarterback wasn’t even sure until a few hours earlier before kickoff that he would be able to play in Friday night’s game. But he made sure to stay ready in his mind. “I knew … [Read more...] about After missing practice with shoulder injury, Sean Ruisz makes varsity debut at QB for Sandburg. ‘It’s go time.’