1997 Illinois State Little League® Tournament Results
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Illinois State Tournament
Little League Baseball Division (Ages 10-12)



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Illinois State Tournament
Host - Beardstown (District 17)
At Smoldt Park

Participating Teams
Section 1 Champions Beardstown(District 17)
Section 2 Champions Naperville American (District 11)
Section 3 Champions Jackie Robinson West (Chicago) (District 4)
Section 4 Champions Libertyville (District 16)
Section 5 Champions Rochelle (District 19)

Tournament Results:

Opening Round:
Rochelle 3, Libertyville 1

Winner's Bracket Semifinals:
Beardstown 8, Jackie Robinson West 2
Naperville American 11, Rochelle 3

Elimination Bracket Quarterfinals (five teams remain):
Libertyville 7, Jackie Robinson West 6 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket Semifinal (four teams remain):
Rochelle 9, Libertyville 8 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Final:
Naperville American 8, Beardstown 5

Elimination Bracket Final (three teams remain):
Rochelle 8, Beardstown 1 (elim.)

Championship Series:
Rochelle 2, Naperville American 1
Naperville American 7, Rochelle 1 (TITLE)

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1997 Illinois District Champions and Sectional Tournament Results

District Champions
in Section 1		 District Champions
in Section 2
D1 - Mount Carmel
D2 - Paris
D3 - Red Bland (Taylorville)
D17 - Beardstown

Section 1 Tournament
Host - Rushville (District 17)

Tournament Schedule/Results:
1 - Mount Carmel d. Paris
2 - Beardstown 5, Red Bland 0
3 - Paris d. Red Bland (elim.)
4 - Beardstown 8, Mount Carmel 3
5 - Mount Carmel 11, Paris 0 (elim.)
6 - Beardstown 3, Mount Carmel 1 (TITLE)

 D9 - LaGrange
D11 - Naperville American
D15 - Scottsdale-Ford City (Chicago)
D18 - Bradley-Bourbonnais American

Section 2 Tournament
Host - Lyons-McCook (District 9)
At Cy Jenks Field

Tournament Schedule/Results:

1 - Naperville American 11, LaGrange 0
2 - Bradley-Bourbonnais American 3, Scottsdale-Ford City 1
3 - Ford City-Scottsdale d. LaGrange (elim.)
4 - Naperville American 5, Bradley-Bourbonnais American 1
5 - Bradley-Bourbonnais American 3, Scottsdale-Ford City 1 (elim.)
6 - Naperville American 6, Bradley-Bourbonnais American 2 (TITLE)
District Champions
in Section 3		 District Champions
in Section 4
D4 - Jackie Robinson West (Chicago)
D6 - Lansing West
D7 - Evergreen Park
D8 - Alsip

Section 3 Tournament
Host - Jackie Robinson West (Chicago) (District 4)
At Mount Vernon Park

Tournament Schedule/Results:
1 - Jackie Robinson West 6, Evergreen Park 0
2 - Alsip d. Lansing West
3 - Lansing West 5, Evergreen Park 3 (elim.)
4 - Jackie Robinson West 1, Alsip 0
5 - Alsip 7, Lansing West 6 (elim.)
6 - Jackie Robinson West 5, Alsip 4 (TITLE)

 D10 - Melrose Park
D12 - Des Plaines Central
D13 - Barrington American
D16 - Libertyville

Section 4 Tournament
Host - Norridge (District 12)

Tournament Schedule/Results:
1 - Des Plaines Central 3, Barrington American 2 (8 innings)
2 - Melrose Park d. Libertyville
3 - Libertyville d. Barrington American (elim.)
4 - Des Plaines Central 6, Melrose Park 4
5 - Libertyville d. Melrose Park (elim.)
6 - Libertyville 3, Des Plaines Central 2
7 - Libertyville 6, Des Plaines Central 1 (TITLE)
District Champions
in Section 5
D5 - Rock Island National
D19 - Rochelle
D20 - Ottawa American

Section 5 Tournament
Host - Sterling (District 19)
At Gartner Park

Tournament Results:
1 - Rochelle 7, Ottawa National 0
2 - Rochelle 11, Rock Island National 4
3 - Rock Island National 2, Ottawa American 1 (elim.)
4 - Rochelle d. Rock Island National (TITLE)



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