First-Place State Champs Troy Trojans to Celebrate Baseball Victory Today

Troy School District 30-C will hold an assembly today to celebrate the Troy Middle School baseball team's first-place state championship win this weekend.

The Troy Trojans, coached by Tom Knapczyk, Mike Tonelli and Jeremy Poch, marched past teams from Mahomet-Seymour, Mount Zion and Greenville to clinch the Class 3A division win.

The tournament was held by the Illinois Elementary School Association in East Peoria. Classes are determined by school enrollment, with Class 3A being the division for schools with the largest student populations.

Eight teams competed in the finals. The Trojans, which went into the tourney with a 12-4 record, beat Mahomet-Seymour (16-1 record) by a score of 9-2. In the second round they beat Mount Zion (14-3 record) by 11-2. And for the championship, they defeated Greenville (22-4) with a score of 19-11.

Greenville took second place in the state, followed by Normal Kingsley and Mount Zion. Local teams also competing were Frankfort Summit Hill and Minooka. Last year, Minooka finished second and Frankfort took third.

Joliet St. Paul competed in the Class 2A tournament this year, finishing sixth.