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Bellaire focused on ending title drought

By Jeff Miller
Special to ESPNRISE.com

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

BELLAIRE, Texas -- It's game day for the Bellaire High (Texas) Cardinals baseball team. Which, given the emphasis coach Rocky Manuel puts on practice, can be almost something of a relief. "It's rough, but it's fun, because he's going to push you to the limit every day," senior first baseman Trace Knoblauch said. "You've got to be able to bend and not break, one of his sayings." The Cardinals aren't much on breaking. They headed into the last weeks of the regular season with a 19-1 record and a ...

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