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• Vatch 2-hitter helps Lake Park earn split May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
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• Trophy time, again, for Fremd May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  It turned out to be another finish to remember for Fremd's badminton team. Junior Angela Wu and senior Kelly Owens advanced through the singles consolation bracket in Saturday in Charleston to meet one another in the consolation semifs. Wu won that matchup 21-14, 21-9 to earn a spot in the fifth-place match, where she dropped a two-setter to Audrey Mang of New Trier. The points amassed by Wu and Owens helped the Vikings to another state trophy finish under coach Bob Hanson. Thornton Fractional South won the team championship with 16.5 points. Fremd and Naperville Central tied for second place with 12.
  

   

• Studying pays off for Naperville Central May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Naperville Central girls water polo team defeated Naperville North 10-6 in the Neuqua Valley sectional championship match Saturday and is going to the state finals for the sixth straight year with the help of going to class.
  

   

• Naperville C.’s Swamy adds to comeback with DVC triumph May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  Naperville Central's Sid Swamy endured a lot of pain and disappointment on his way to a DuPage Valley Conference singles championship, but when his time came Saturday it was quite satisfying.
  

   

• Hohman, Waubonsie Valley shut down Bartlett May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  It's not very often a team starts a day with a lead in a game, but it worked to the advantage of Waubonsie Valley and sophomore ace Shannon Hohman. Leading Bartlett 1-0 with one out and a runner on first base in the bottom of the first inning when the rain-suspended game resumed on Saturday at Bartlett, Hohman and the Warriors got the final two outs of that inning. the right-hander settled into a groove, her team added 3 more runs and just like that there's another tie for the lead in the Upstate Eight Conference Valley Division softball race. Waubonsie's 4-0 win over the Hawks technically puts the Warriors in first with a 13-3 league record. Bartlett is 11-3, Lake Park 12-4, Neuqua Valley 11-5 and South Elgin 10-5 heading into what promises to be a riveting final week of the regular season.
  

   

• Metea Valley hangs tough for DH split May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  How does a loss turn into a win? You might want to ask Metea Valley's baseball team. Even though a stunning rally still resulted in a 12-11 nine-inning loss to Waubonsie Valley in Game 1 of Saturday's Upstate Eight Conference doubleheader, the host Mustangs managed to roll the momentum into a 6-0 victory in the second game.
  

   
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  Naperville North students capture state title for home design May 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  State championship banners representing accomplishments in everything from football to badminton are on display at Naperville North High School. Now it's time to hang another banner, although this one has nothing to do with sports. The school's latest winning team was named the 2013 Mock Firms Illinois State Champion in Home Design.
  

   

• Wheaton North steps up, cruises to DVC title May 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  Naperville Central offered outstanding individuals. Wheaton Warrenville South looked solid. Yet there was no containing Wheaton North at the DuPage Valley Conference boys track championships Friday at West Aurora.
  

   
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  Chicago Philharmonic to name Larry Rachleff as music director emeritus at May 24 concertMay 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  On Friday, May 24 at 7:30 p.m., Larry Rachleff, Principal Conductor and Music Director of the Chicago Philharmonic, will raise his baton one last time when he conducts Bernstein and Schubert, the final symphonic concert of the 2012-2013 season at Pick-Staiger Hall in Evanston.
  

   

• New COD Board Seated, Officers ElectedMay 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  The College of DuPage Board of Trustees bid farewell to outgoing Board Chairman David Carlin at an organizational board meeting Tuesday, May 7. During this special meeting, the Board also welcomed new Trustee Kathy Hamilton and congratulated returning Trustee Joseph Wozniak to his second six-year term
  

   
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  Glen Ellyn woman loses 100 pounds in 7 months with nothing but healthy habitsMay 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  Glen Ellyn's Health Track Sports Wellness encourages its members to not just exercise, but to eat right too. This no-nonsense approach to getting healthy is helping many people like Wendy Garland lose hundreds of pounds and gain a whole new life. Read Wendy's inspiring transformation that started when she said she stopped dieting and started simply living a healthy lifestyle.
  

   
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  First Scout to Achieve New STEM Supernova AwardMay 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  Eugene Lim, the first Scout to earn the new Boy Scouts of America's Supernova Award in the Three Fires Council service area will be recognized at the Council Annual Board meeting on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at the Hotel Arista located in Naperville.
  

   

• Some COD part-time faculty will get health care May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Though the impact of new federal health care guidelines remains unclear, College of DuPage officials say they're planning to provide benefits to some part-time professors. The college will create the new position of "lecturer" — a nontenured adjunct faculty member who will teach more classes than the average adjunct professor, but still fewer classes than a full-time professor. The new designation would allow lecturers to be eligible for health care insurance, officials said.
  

   
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  Lake Park departs with a UEC title May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Upstate Eight Conference's loss will be the DuPage Valley Conference's gain. That is, the Lake Park boys track and field team, which on Thursday on its home track in Roselle won the UEC for a third straight year in the school's final year before shifting leagues.
  

   

• Naperville Central wins again in DVC May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
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• Lake Park strikes back against Neuqua Valley May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  A slight dose of rain aside, this was just what the doctor ordered for Lake Park. A day after their bats were silenced at Waubonsie Valley, the No. 12 Lancers broke out to beat No. 20 Neuqua Valley in an 8-5 back-and-forth Thursday game in Roselle.
  

   

• Rain can’t spoil Naperville North’s sectional fun May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  While the main focus was qualifying girls for next week's state track finals, Naperville North coach Joanna Wilson was all smiles while walking through the rain Thursday night with a sectional championship plaque firmly in her grasp.
  

   
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  Keller Williams Realty Infinity Partners with Turning Pointe Autism FoundationMay 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Keller Williams Realty Infinity Partners with Turning Pointe Autism Foundation on Red Day, Thursday, May 9, 2013.
  

   
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  Choosing a Life Insurance ProviderMay 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Let's talk about Choosing a Life Insurance Provider. There are a number of factors that go into picking the right insurance company or companies for your insurance needs.
  

   

• Batavia schools taking out short-term loan May 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Batavia school district is doing some short-term borrowing to make sure it can cover its expenses in late May and in June. The school board Tuesday agreed to sell $5 million worth of tax-anticipation warrants