Sports Stories from February 23, 2012 (Change date)
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North Central, Wheaton advance to CCIW finalFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Just minutes after the North Central men’s basketball team’s 63-56 win over Augustana on Friday, Derek Raridon was getting ready to jump in an ice bath. No better way to...
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Results mixed on opening dayFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Six-lane pool with choppy water? No more space-age swimsuit technology? Nothing seems to slow down Illinois' high school swimmers, who scorched the water at Evanston on ...
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Dundee-Crown falls to Crystal Lake CentralFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - The Dundee-Crown Chargers never knew what hit them. Trailing Crystal Lake Central 10-7 with 3:44 left in the first quarter, the Tigers outscored D-C 17-0 during nearly a...
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Cubs owner Tom Ricketts addresses his playersFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. — Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts stepped into the bright Arizona sunshine Friday and proclaimed a new era in Cubs history — if not in his ownership. Now enterin...
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Rolling Meadows hopes MSL experience valuableFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Big games have been in short supply the last 11 years for the Rolling Meadows boys basketball program. So the Mustangs hope their 69-51 loss at Schaumburg in Wednesday’s...
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Hinckley trips up Westminster ChristianFeb 23, 2012 10:00 pm - For the first few minutes of Friday's regional championship game, Westminster Christian was able to take care of the ball. The Warriors led Hinckley-Big Rock 8-7 with 3...
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Kaneland can't quite dig out of 18-point holeFeb 23, 2012 10:00 pm - Even with an 18-point lead over Kaneland midway through the second quarter of Friday's boys basketball game, Rochelle coach Tim Thompson didn't feel comfortable. "No, ne...
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Burlington Central's Hunnicutt breaks school record in lossFeb 23, 2012 10:00 pm - Ray got the record, but Richmond-Burton took the title. Burlington Central senior guard Ray Hunnicutt scored on a driving layup with one second remaining to become his s...
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Boys basketball/Fox Valley roundupFeb 23, 2012 10:00 pm - Jacobs 57, Johnsburg 46: Nick Ledinsky scored 19 points and Bobby Mladenovic added 13 as Jacobs (7-21) prevailed in this Fox Valley Conference crossover. Alex Glover add...
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Defending state champs dominate Aurora CentralFeb 23, 2012 10:00 pm - NORMAL Aurora Central Catholic had far more concerns than relishing the historic occasion of appearing in the first Class 2A girls basketball state semifinal at Redbird...