Schuckman: Return of prep all-star game showcases everything great about baseball

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | July 17, 2022
Quincy Notre Dame's Ben Kasparie, left, takes a selfie with Hannibal catcher Keaton Scott before leading off Saturday night's Missouri vs. Illinois All-Star Game at Clemens Field in Hannibal, Mo. | Matt Schuckman photo

HANNIBAL, Mo. — It started with a selfie and ended with a shower. Everything happening in between helped ensure Saturday night’s eighth installment of the Missouri vs. Illinois All-Star Game — the first since 2019 — became a full-tilt celebration of high school baseball. From bunts to bad hops, knee-bending curveballs to wild throws, and…

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Photo gallery: Missouri beats Illinois 7-4 in all-star baseball game at Clemens Field

By Muddy River Sports | July 17, 2022
Palmyra coach Mark Loman, who was the skipper for the Missouri all-stars, gets doused with a cooler of water after the Show-Me State won the eighth Missouri vs. Illinois All-Star Game on Saturday night at Clemens Field in Hannibal, Mo. | Matt Schuckman photo

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman spent Saturday night at Clemens Field as the eighth Missouri vs. Illinois All-Star baseball game unfolded. Here is a gallery of the images he collected both on the field and in the stands:

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Return of Missouri vs. Illinois All-Star Game comes with bevy of talent from both sides of Mississippi

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | July 15, 2022
Quincy High School teammates Grayson Cook, left, and Luke Mettemeyer will represent Illinois in Saturday's Missouri vs. Illinois All-Star Game at Clemens Field in Hannibal, Mo. | Matt Schuckman photo

HANNIBAL, Mo. — Like nearly every other big event during the summer of 2020, the Missouri vs. Illinois All-Star baseball game fell victim to a global pandemic. But Kevin and Aaron Peters, the Monroe City father-son duo who are the braintrust and the legs behind this event, never lost faith the game could return in…

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