Articles filed under Plainfield

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  Harper, Waubonsee meet for regional supremacy May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Most people would like to see the two best teams play for championships at the end of a season. In NJCAA baseball, that's exactly what will happen starting Friday at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove as the top-seeded Chiefs take on No. 2 Harper College (19-20) for a regional championship.
  

   

• Klimek, Fortsch keep winning in perspective at Waubonsie Valley May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Success isn't just about wins. Sure, you play to win the game, but the friendships and life lessons that come from playing help shape these high schoolers as they head off to college and adulthood. There's no denying that Waubonsie Valley is struggling on the field, but that hasn't stopped it from being a special season for the Warriors in other ways.
  

   

• Lake Park relishing top sectional seed May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  It may be unfamiliar territory but that doesn't mean Lake Park's baseball team isn't prepared to back up its status as a No. 1 sectional seed.
  

   

• Waubonsee sells former downtown Aurora site May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Waubonsee Community College is selling its former downtown Aurora campus for $1.5 million to a firm interested in turning the two buildings into stores and apartments. The college board approved the sale Wednesday night to Gorman and Co. It expects to close the sale in January.
  

   

• Taugner, Lake Park edge closer to UEC title May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  The few times Christian Taugner finds himself in a jam, he always manages to find that extra gear. It's not a pretty sight for opponents. Behind another masterful pitching performance from its senior ace, Lake Park moved a step closer to the Upstate Eight Conference baseball title with Tuesday's 6-0 victory over Waubonsie Valley in Roselle.
  

   
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  Lake Park overcomes lull May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  Lake Park got off to a fast start in all three sets in volleyball Tuesday against conference rival and host Waubonsie Valley. Then the Warriors battled back into contention three times, but the Lancers held them off in two of the three sets for a 25-21, 22-25, 25-18 victory in the Upstate Eight Conference Valley Division clash.
  

   

• Glenbard South still unbeaten in conference May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Cattenhead a hit for Glenbard South May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  To say Ashton Cattenhead has been a pleasant surprise for Glenbard South only tells half the story. It was a surprise she's even here. Cattenhead played for Glenbard South's freshman team two years ago, then moved to Huntley her sophomore year. Julie Fonda, the Raiders softball coach, didn't realize Cattenhead was back until she bumped into her in the hallway last fall.
  

   

• Naperville Central clinches share of DVC title May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Neuqua Valley edges Lake Park May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   

• Vatch 2-hitter helps Lake Park earn split May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
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• 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.
  

   

• 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.
  

   
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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.
  

   

• 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.
  

   

• 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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  Change at Willowbrook May 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Willowbrook's baseball team has seen the highest highs and the lowest lows this season. At least the Warriors now know they're headed in the right direction.
  

   

• Big sixth inning lifts Wheaton North May 8, 2013 12:00 AM
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• Waubonsie Valley nets UEC title May 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Some electrical problems left St. Charles North's scoreboard partially operational for much of Wednesday's Upstate Eight Conference girls soccer title match between Valley Division winners Waubonsie Valley and the hosts, winners of the River Division. When the scoreboard lit fully late in the second half, it reinforced what everyone in the stands and on the field knew — Waubonsie Valley was on its way to a comfortable 3-0 victory and its seventh straight victory.