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Gimme 5: Chicago Christian's Deckinga Following His Dream
Knight baseball standout will trade his bat for a club and play golf in college. He plans to pursue a career in a sports-related field.
Brian Deckinga played an instrumental role during Chicago Christian's drive to a school-record 30-win baseball season and a berth in the Class 2A sectional semifinals.
He split his time between left field and third base. He singled in his last game as a Knight, but it's not baseball that is going to help him through college.
Deckinga, a senior, won't be going far from home, nor far from Chicago Christian. In fact, he'll be just down the street at Trinity Christian College. He'll be playing golf for the Trolls next year.
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He enjoys playing golf at Green Garden, where his personal-best score is 88 on the par-72 course.
Deckinga spent time on the basketball and football teams while at Chicago Christian, too. He plans to pursue a degree in sports management and work for a sports team or be an athletic director.
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