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RailCats Announce 2009 High School Challenge

Published on February 26, 2009 under Northern League (NL)
Gary SouthShore Railcats News Release


GARY, Ind. - The Gary SouthShore RailCats proudly announce the schedule for the seventh annual High School Challenge, a month-long spotlight on prep baseball that will include 23 games featuring 42 different teams at U. S. Steel Yard this spring.

The RailCats have hosted the High School Challenge every season since 2003, and in fact the first baseball game at U. S. Steel Yard was part of the inaugural challenge. Since that time, the event has been held each spring and included some of the best teams and student-athletes from the Region.

The 2009 edition of the High School Challenge will begin Friday, April 10 and run through Saturday, May 9. The majority of the games will take place on either Friday evenings or Saturdays, with the last week of games coinciding with the opening of RailCats Spring Training.

Media interested in covering any High School Challenge games should contact Andy Viano at 219.822.2255 or aviano@railcatsbaseball.com to reserve credentials or broadcast space. A full schedule of games and results will be available online at www.railcatsbaseball.com/schedule/highschoolchallenge/. All High School Challenge results and a brief recap will be disseminated to the media and posted online at www.railcatsbaseball.com following the conclusion of each game.

2009 HIGH SCHOOL CHALLENGE SCHEDULE

Friday, April 10

7:00 p.m. - Bowman Academy vs. Washington Township

Saturday, April 11

10:00 a.m. - Covenant Christian vs. Marquette Catholic

1:30 p.m. - Hammond vs. Roosevelt

Friday, April 17

4:00 p.m. - River Forest vs. Lake Station Edison

7:30 p.m. - Portage vs. Clark

Saturday, April 18

12:00 p.m. - Morgan Township vs. South Central

3:30 p.m. - Hanover Central vs. Hebron

7:00 p.m. - Boone Grove vs. Kouts

Friday, April 24

4:30 p.m. - Lew Wallace vs. Wirt

7:30 p.m. - Griffith vs. Whiting

Saturday, April 25

12:00 p.m. - Andrean vs. Bishop Noll

3:30 p.m. - Calumet vs. East Chicago Central

7:00 p.m. - Lowell vs. Hobart

Tuesday, April 28

7:00 p.m. - Michigan City vs. Merrillville

Wednesday, April 29

5:00 p.m. - North Newton vs. Wheeler

Friday, May 1

7:00 p.m. - T-F South vs. T-F North

Saturday, May 2

4:00 p.m. - Hebron vs. West Side

Monday, May 4

7:00 p.m. - LaPorte vs. Chesterton

Friday, May 8

7:00 p.m. - Gavit vs. Morton

Saturday, May 9

10:15 a.m. - Marist vs. Carmel Catholic (DH)

3:30 p.m. - LaCrosse vs. Kankakee Valley

7:00 p.m. - Portage vs. Lake Central

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