Articles filed under Oberhelman, Dave

• A clinic with an eye on Rwanda May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  This is a football clinic with reach. The second annual Youth Football Clinic for Africa New Life, June 8 at Wheaton Warrenville South, will provide instruction by a crack coaching staff with all proceeds targeted to assist a settlement in Rwanda.
  

   

• Local schools will be well represented at state badminton May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Geneva badminton coach Pat Fischer called No. 1 singles player Ann Green a "wonderful musician," an Ohio State-bound senior who plays flute in the Elgin Symphony Orchestra. Now Green is ready to make noise in the state badminton tournament.
  

   

• Former St. Patrick players celebrate Burger’s 80th birthday May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
  For the young-uns out there the name Bob Burger may not register. To St. Charles High School graduate and basketball star Jeff Howard, Burger was the closest thing to John Wooden.
  

   

• A story as beautiful as a rose May 1, 2013 12:00 AM
  The story of Catherine Kitz may not be a miracle, but it's close. The Montini senior distance runner was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at 4 months old. She runs a fine line between appreciating her physical ability and resenting the confinements of the disease. Cystic fibrosis, for which there is treatment but no cure, is a life-threatening, genetic disease that causes mucus to build up and clog parts of the body, according to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation website. The organs affected most are the lungs and pancreas — ironic, Broncos coach Pete Connelly notes, since lungs are among a distance runner's most vital organs.
  

   

• The numbers add up: Essig a Hall of Famer Apr 25, 2013 12:00 AM
  Stat geeks take heart. One of us is being inducted into a hall of fame.
  

   

• Rogowski ready for end of ‘a great run’ Apr 24, 2013 12:00 AM
  Mike Rogowski's last big job mirrored his own situation.
  

   

• There’s more than just a name behind track meetsApr 18, 2013 12:00 AM
  Who are those guys? Nearly every weekend track athletes and their parents might wonder whose name heads the cover of the invite program they’re holding. Most of the time these folks are not household names, just normal people with passion.
  

   

• There’s more than just a name behind track meets Apr 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  Who are those guys? Nearly every weekend track athletes and their parents might wonder whose name heads the cover of the program they're holding. In nearly every occasion these folks are not household names, just normal people with passion.
  

   

• First year rowing club a big hit for St. Charles students Apr 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  D. Tyler Miller spent his youth and college years as a competitive rower developing his shoulders, lats and legs. Now he’s got your back.
  

   

• Jendryk grew up — and up and up — in volleyballApr 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  St. Francis junior Jeffrey Jendryk, in just his second year playing volleyball, is a fast learner.
  

   

• Congrats SCN coaches: Gould headed to Hall; Vostal reaches 200 wins Apr 4, 2013 12:00 AM
  This weekend is the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association annual spring clinic. Retiring St. Charles North football coach Mark Gould knows it well, but would never have expected to be part of the event's highlight. One day earlier this year Gould opened his mail and discovered he'd been selected for the IHSFCA Hall of Fame. Inductions are Saturday in Champaign. "I remember when the envelope came I thought it was when the (annual IHSFCA) clinic was coming up. I was completely blindsided," Gould said.
  

   

• Local athletes thriving in college Apr 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  Spring took a long time arriving. So did this column highlighting area collegiates' winter athletic achievements.
  

   

• Time to catch up with these college achievers Mar 30, 2013 12:00 AM
  Spring took a long time getting here. So did this column highlighting area collegiates' winter athletic achievements. So here it is.
  

   

• Thompson eager to commit to OSU Mar 27, 2013 12:00 AM
  Maybe it was the Woody Hayes paraphernalia that got him. Or the history of success, the facilities, the academics, the family atmosphere of coaches' wives joining their husbands right there at the training table, or simply the cachet of being a Buckeye.
  

   

• Batavia lacrosse excited about joining IHSLA ranks Mar 21, 2013 12:00 AM
  Welcome to the big leagues. Well, soon enough. Scheduled for Wednesday at Geneva, Batavia's boys lacrosse match was canceled like most every other outdoor event this week.
  

   
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  Wrestling, Purdue win Geers' heart Mar 20, 2013 12:00 AM
  Andrew Geers followed his heart. The Neuqua Valley senior interested the New Mexico State, Wyoming, Indiana State and Wisconsin football programs. As a wrestler, Central Michigan, American University, Nebraska, Ohio University and Purdue were after him. Wrestling won by decision.
  

   
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  From figure skating to shot put, here’s something for everyone Mar 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  The road to becoming an Olympic athlete is not for the squeamish. Figure skater Derek Wagner, who will be a freshman at Geneva High this fall, has pictured himself securing that very goal.
  

   

• Top-notch soccer for a good cause Mar 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  It worked so well the first time, they're doing it again. The girls soccer teams from Neuqua Valley, Naperville Central, Waubonsie Valley and Naperville North will play March 20 in a doubleheader that doubles as an event to raise awareness of breast cancer.
  

   

• This weekend’s D-III indoor finals features local flavor Mar 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  Just this past Wednesday night at the Bolingbrook sectional semifinal boys basketball game West Aurora won, this writer was saying his best story ideas are often someone else’s. Here’s an example.
  

   

• Water polo teams ready to pool their resources Mar 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  Four of the state's top girls water polo teams will dive into action this weekend for Naperville North's annual Kickoff Tournament.