Sports Stories from May 30, 2008 (Change date)
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Senior athlete's final event is tough day for entire familyMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I can picture the scene now that is playing out in many homes across our suburbs. It's actually been going on for a few weeks. Your son or daughter has just competed in ...
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Lightning, Alleycats kick off season SundayMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - With a program record of 216-142, the Northern Illinois Lightning Women's Fastpitch 18 and over team will look to continue an eight-year tradition, opening summer season...
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Hoffpauir comes off bench, fuels comebackMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - If rookie Micah Hoffpauir lusts to make a return trip to Des Moines, Iowa, he's going about it all the wrong way. Hoffpauir continued his sterling callup stint Friday wh...
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Downers Grove tops CarmelMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The Carmel and Downers Grove South girls soccer teams certainly had to brave some severe elements Friday. First lightning delayed warmups, then the match started 55 minu...
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Rush to kick off todayMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Kansas City Brigade (3-9) vs. Chicago Rush (9-3) at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont When: 7 p.m. Game is sold out, but limited standing room-only tickets may be available...
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Lake Co. boys volleyball All-Area teamMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Jeff Achler, Vernon Hills How valuable was Achler, a senior libero, to Vernon Hills' success? "If you take him away, that costs us more victories than (anybody else)," c...
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Marmol putting up special numbersMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - If there's anyone in baseball who's capable of making the reliever-to-starter transition alongside the New York Yankees' Joba Chamberlain, it's Carlos Marmol. Both spent...
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Parker, Fowles now Olympic teammatesMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Veteran basketball star Lisa Leslie will have help from Los Angeles Sparks teammate Candace Parker and 6-foot-6 Chicago Sky rookie Sylvia Fowles when the U...
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High school soccer offers unique benefitsMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - As we close the high school soccer season in this area, I want to reflect on just what happened roughly 20-25 times at each school this spring. On each of those occasio...
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Goggin leads MemorialMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Mathew Goggin birdied four of the first five holes Friday before strapping in for a wild ride of birdies and bogeys that ultimately added up to an even-par 72 at the Mem...