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Summer roundup: LW East baseball wins regional; Griffins compete in massive hoops tourney

Lincoln-Way East’s Joey Boland rips a pitch during the Griffins’ 14-1 win over the host Knights in the Chicago Christian Regional championship game. STEVE MILLAR/22ND CENTURY MEDIA

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Steve Millar, Sports Editor
4:00 am CDT July 8, 2019

Nothing accomplished in the summer playoffs will make up for the crushing upset loss Lincoln-Way East suffered in the first round of the IHSA postseason this spring.

The Griffins were the No. 1 seed in the Lockport Sectional and fell to No. 17 seed Romeoville.

That defeat, however, gave the Griffins a little more reason than most teams to be excited to compete for a summer title.

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