Sports Stories from August 24, 2011 (Change date)
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Numbers game hits Hoffman Estates at sophomore levelAug 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Hoffman Estates football coach Bill Helzer saw the warning signs when only 26 freshmen finished the season last year. The normal attrition, a couple of player moves and ...
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Warren wants to field a winnerAug 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Dave Mohapp looked skyward and gazed. It was neither a plane, nor bird. Nor a perfectly thrown bomb by one of his starting quarterback candidates. But it was super, man....
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St. Edward shooting for playoff 3-peatAug 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Fresh off the best season in school history, St. Edward is seeking an unprecedented third straight trip to the playoffs. The Green Wave set a program record last year fo...
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Elgin targeting second straight playoff berthAug 24, 2011 11:00 pm - The Elgin football team is hoping to build on its 2010 success. Last season the Maroons swept the St. Charles schools and won 6 regular-season games to earn their first ...
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Mundelein takes a final run on the grassAug 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Those days of power football, chewing up yards and oftentimes chunks of grass in the process, are dwindling at Mundelein. The Mustangs begin their final home season on r...
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Willowbrook WarriorsAug 24, 2011 11:00 pm - When Nick Hildreth helped lead Willowbrook to the state football playoffs in 1999, it marked the Warriors' first postseason appearance in five years. As the Warriors' ne...
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Streamwood hoping to end postseason droughtAug 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Coach Cal Cummins has spent five years trying to build a winning program at Streamwood High School. His sixth team could be the one that turns the corner. "I feel much b...
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Fremd intends to send Donatucci, seniors out in styleAug 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Mike Donatucci is concerned with how it is all going to end at Fremd. But not for himself as the winningest football coach in Mid-Suburban League history with 133 enters...
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Crystal Lake South enters post-Ormseth era at QBAug 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Despite heavy graduation losses on offense Crystal Lake South coach Chuck Ahsmann says his Gators maintain the necessary components to defend their title in the Valley D...
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Wheaton North FalconsAug 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Like last year Wheaton North plans to thrive with a short passing game. Hopefully with a twist. "We've got the kind of skill players to execute the short pass play," sai...