Sports Stories from May 23, 2012 (Change date)
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Fire’s U.S. Open Cup play continues in MichiganMay 23, 2012 10:56 am - The Chicago Fire will begin the journey for its fifth Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup trophy when the club takes on the Michigan Bucks at Ultimate Soccer Arenas in Pontiac, Mic...
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St. Charles North trips up St. Charles E. againMay 23, 2012 9:32 am - It might not always be pretty, and it certainly will come with a few anxious moments, but red-hot St. Charles North continues to find a way to win just about every softb...
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Batavia’s bats go coldMay 23, 2012 9:32 am - As everyone knows, regardless of the sport, you can’t win if you don’t score. Batavia’s softball team was reminded of that the hard way Wednesday afternoon. Playing agai...
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St. Charles N. survives scare from ConantMay 23, 2012 9:32 am - Most baserunners are trained to prepare for a pitch in the dirt that might bounce away and allow them to advance. But when Conant pitcher Nick Blaha threw one that saile...
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Manske, St. Charles E. shuts out Hoffman EstatesMay 23, 2012 9:32 am - Len Asquini is no stranger to postseason victories, having guided St. Charles East’s baseball team to a Class AA state championship in 1999 — the first of 4 consecutive ...
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Kaneland throttles RosaryMay 23, 2012 9:32 am - McKinzie Mangers’ first-inning second life was all the Kaneland softball team needed to make quick work of Rosary on Wednesday afternoon. The Kaneland senior co-captain ...
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Rosary nets 1st sectional winMay 23, 2012 9:32 am - Four years in a row, Rosary has qualified for an IHSA sectional. At least three other times in school history, the Royals have played sectional soccer. But they hadn’t e...
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Wheaton N. surprises St. Charles N.May 23, 2012 9:32 am - While unbeaten and nationally ranked Wheaton Warrenville South deservedly receives its share of accolades, there’s more than one boys volleyball team in Wheaton seeking ...
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Lake Park holds off upstart GenevaMay 23, 2012 9:32 am - When Lake Park began its current streak of four straight regional championships in 2009, the Geneva boys volleyball program did not yet exist. The champions of Upstate E...
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DeKalb knocks out defending state champ KanelandMay 23, 2012 9:32 am - Kaneland’s defense of its IHSA Class 3A baseball title didn’t go exactly as planned. The top-seeded Knights squandered golden scoring opportunities throughout Wednesday’...