Sports Stories from February 15, 2012 (Change date)
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Finishing touch helps Carmel tops RichmondFeb 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Thursday night’s Class 3A Carmel regional championship between the host Corsairs and visiting Richmond-Burton Rockets could be classified one of two ways, depending on w...
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DeKalb thwarts HuntleyFeb 15, 2012 11:00 pm - DeKALB — Huntley got off to a quick start against DeKalb, but couldn’t maintain the momentum. The Red Raiders gave up too many easy baskets and didn’t take advantage of ...
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Vernon Hills takes big step to sectionalFeb 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Neither senior Abby Springer nor sophomore Lauren Webb is taking history at Vernon Hills High School this semester. They helped make it, instead — on the basketball cour...
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Boozer, Deng lead Bulls over Celtics 89-80Feb 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng each scored 23 points, and the Bulls escaped with an 89-80 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night after blowing a 16-point lead. I...
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Westmont regional looks loadedFeb 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Three’s a crowd at Westmont. Lisle, Immaculate Conception and Timothy Christian all are at the Class 2A Westmont boys basketball regional, part of the Lisle sectional th...
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Stevenson ousts Lake ZurichFeb 15, 2012 11:00 pm - His voice starting to crack, Stevenson girls basketball coach Tom Dineen, overcome with joy for his players, removed his eyeglasses and dabbed a tear before it could sli...
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Historic night of firsts for St. ViatorFeb 15, 2012 11:00 pm - One first was missing on a historic night of them Thursday at St. Viator. The long-awaited first outright boys basketball conference title was secured as the Lions wrapp...
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Kaneland overtakes Yorkville lateFeb 15, 2012 11:00 pm - It took putbacks to put Kaneland back into sectionals. The Knights received and scored baskets off of three clutch offensive rebounds late in the fourth quarter to hold ...
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One goal for area teams at sectionalFeb 15, 2012 11:00 pm - It’s time for the postseason spotlight to shine on the state’s boys swimming and diving teams. The most important moments of the season annually come right at the end, a...
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Danica Patrick in spotlight at DaytonaFeb 15, 2012 11:00 pm - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The buildup for Danica Patrick's first Daytona 500 began in earnest at Thursday's annual media day, where auto racing's sweetheart was saddled with...