Sports Stories from April 18, 2012 (Change date)
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Softball/Fox Valley roundupApr 18, 2012 10:12 pm - Cary-Grove 3, Huntley 0: Lindsay Efflandt (12-3) fired a 1-hitter with 12 strikeouts and no walks as the Trojans (13-4, 3-1) bounced back from Tuesday’s loss to McHenry ...
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Sox’ Danks likes team’s attitudeApr 18, 2012 10:07 pm - After Tuesday night’s 3-2 loss to the Orioles, starting pitcher John Danks was a little dejected but hardly discouraged. Danks was actually encouraged after the White So...
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Peavy, White Sox beat Orioles 8-1 to stop slideApr 18, 2012 10:00 pm - First-year manager Robin Ventura has preached patience when asked about slumping slugger Adam Dunn. Same for scuffling second baseman Gordon Beckham. That steady hand pa...
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Huntley tabs top Indiana coach to lead football programApr 18, 2012 9:54 pm - Huntley High School will name former Indianapolis Warren Central coach John Hart as the school’s new football coach, pending approval by the District 158 Board of Educat...
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St. Charles North’s Formento 1-hits LarkinApr 18, 2012 9:54 pm - One lousy hit separated St. Charles North pitcher Carl Formento from a no-hitter in a 2-0 victory at Larkin Wednesday. Only two hitters reached base against Formento (2-...
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Prairie Ridge’s Stevens shuts down JacobsApr 18, 2012 9:46 pm - No, Kirsten Stevens didn’t drive the bus home from Algonquin to Crystal Lake. The Prairie Ridge junior pitcher did enough with her arm and bat. Retiring the final 12 hit...
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Cubs hope for Wood to return FridayApr 18, 2012 9:39 pm - MIAMI — Reliever Kerry Wood received a cortisone injection in his right shoulder Wednesday, and the Cubs remain hopeful Wood can return by Friday’s game at home against ...
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Fremd wins roller-coaster rideApr 18, 2012 9:30 pm - Fremd and Barrington had an up-and-down Mid-Suburban West baseball battle Wednesday in Palatine. But Fremd (10-7, 3-2) had the last chance and ended up with a 4-3 victor...
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Quenneville impressed with how Saad’s bulked upApr 18, 2012 9:30 pm - With Marian Hossa out for Game 4, it appears likely that forward Brandon Saad will be in the lineup Thursday when the Blackhawks host Phoenix. “There’s a good chance he ...
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Lake Park scores 3 in 7th to beat Metea ValleyApr 18, 2012 9:27 pm - Lake Park softball coach Tom Mazzie probably didn’t know whether to make his kids keep running or congratulate them on a comeback. Either way, the 6:45 a.m. bus for Ohio...