CRYSTAL LAKE HERALD SPORTS – GNATS NOWGnats Staff Takes the Day Off for Vegas Draft PartyUpdated: June 8, 2028 – 3:05AM CDT By Howard Heskin, Staff Writer – Twitter @HowardHeskin1 As Gnats fans are well aware, all of this years draft picks were traded away to avoid financial disaster. But with fan interest at an […]
CRYSTAL LAKE HERALD SPORTS – GNATS NOWOff-Season Acquisition Yasutoki Ine Loses Closer RoleUpdated: May 29, 2028 – 11:30AM CDT By Howard Heskin, Staff Writer – Twitter @HowardHeskin1 “They understand and I understand, you know?” Ine said. “I’m not the guy to go into the manager’s office and say, ‘Why am I not in the lineup? […]
CRYSTAL LAKE HERALD SPORTS – GNATS NOWSandgnats Purchased by Charles “Chuck” Dole IVUpdated: February 25, 2028 – 11:30PM CDT By Howard Heskin, Staff Writer – Twitter @HowardHeskin1 As the slow thaw comes to northern Illinois, reborn is the Dole Family traditional ownership of the Crystal Lake Sandgnats with the recent purchase of the team by […]
[size=150]CRYSTAL LAKE HERALD[/size] SPORTS – GNATS NOW [b]Gnats Shutdown In Division Series to Aurora[/b] Updated: October 12, 2026 – 11:30PM CDT By Howard Heskin, Staff Writer – Twitter [url=https://twitter.com/howardheskin1]@HowardHeskin1[/url] It’s been a few years since the pain of the epic melt down by [url=http://www.pebabaseball.com/reports/news/html/players/player_3574.html]Francisco ‘Yogi’ Robles[/url] against Aurora in the 2023 playoffs. Since then, The […]
CRYSTAL LAKE HERALD SPORTS – GNATS NOW Sandgnats Buzz Out Of Wildcard with Game 5 Win Updated: October 12, 2026 – 11:30PM CDT By Howard Heskin, Staff Writer – Twitter @HowardHeskin1 After limping into the playoffs with a wildcard birth after losing perennial all-star starting pitcher Miguel Cantú to a season ending injury as well […]
CRYSTAL LAKE HERALD SPORTS – GNATS NOW Gnats Summer Review into the September Stretch Updated: September 14, 2026 – 11:58PM CDT By Howard Heskin, Staff Writer – Twitter @HowardHeskin1 Sandgnats Fans – in this episode of the Sandgnat reviews, I’m going to look back at a summer stretch that found the Gnats climb back to […]
CRYSTAL LAKE HERALD SPORTS – GNATS NOW Crystal Lake “Takes Off” in May Updated: May 31, 2026 – 11:58PM CDT By Howard Heskin, Staff Writer – Twitter @HowardHeskin1 May saw a change of fortunes for the Sandgnats who posted an 18-11 record only to be bested in their division by rival Duluth by one win […]
CRYSTAL LAKE HERALD SPORTS – GNATS NOW Crystal Lake “Flies” Low in April Updated: April 30, 2026 – 11:55PM CDT By Howard Heskin, Staff Writer – Twitter @HowardHeskin1 Crystal Lake continues its April habit of slow starts the past couple of seasons with an April 2026 to forget. With a record of 10-13, The Gnats […]
CRYSTAL LAKE HERALD SPORTS – GNATS NOW Sandgnat’s Spring Half-time Review by Heskin Updated: March 23, 2026 – 11:55PM CDT By Howard Heskin, Staff Writer – Twitter @HowardHeskin1 1B Rob Raines Notably missing from this year’s Spring Training is Sandgnats GM RJ Ermola. Apparently, he was sent to the South Pacific on a “scouting mission” […]
CRYSTAL LAKE HERALD SPORTS – GNATS NOW Sandgnats Announce Stadium Expansion Project Updated: January 11, 2026 – 10:58PM CDT By Howard Heskin, Staff Writer – Twitter @HowardHeskin1 The Sandgnats have announced that Ellison Field at Dole Park will be expanding for the 2026 season from 50,000 to 60,000 seats. The south end bowl of Ellison […]
