Sports Stories from August 23, 2012 (Change date)
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Cary-Grove has Valley title aspirationsAug 23, 2012 3:13 pm - Two years removed from its last title in the Fox Valley Conference, the Cary-Grove football team aims to reclaim its Valley Division throne. The Trojans continued their ...
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Bartlett’s attack might look new, but it’s notAug 23, 2012 3:13 pm - It’s not a new formula, more like Bartlett “classic.” The Hawks enjoyed multiple successful seasons in the 2000s by combining two hallmarks: a punishing defense and a sm...
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Dundee-Crown eager to snap streakAug 23, 2012 3:13 pm - Hard work is the only way to end a 26-game losing streak. With that in mind, the young Dundee-Crown varsity football team set out to change the program’s dynamic via a h...
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Burlington Central focused on who it hasAug 23, 2012 3:13 pm - The Burlington Central coaching staff addressed the elephant in the huddle right at the start of summer camp in June. Yes, leading rusher and all-state honorable mention...
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Hampshire will be bigger, more physicalAug 23, 2012 2:43 pm - On the heels of a 1-8 campaign in 2011, the Hampshire football team enters its second season in the Fox Division of the Fox Valley Conference better equipped to compete....
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Push back to the playoffs is Larkin’s goalAug 23, 2012 2:43 pm - Larkin’s push for its first playoff berth since 2006 has heft behind it. Providing the muscle are two of the biggest senior offensive linemen in the Upstate Eight Confer...
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Jacobs hoping to take that next stepAug 23, 2012 2:43 pm - Jacobs has been rising up the Fox Valley Conference charts with a bullet since hall of famer Bill Mitz took over. The Golden Eagles finished 6-4 in 2010 and 7-3 in 2011,...
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There’s talent despite low numbers at ElginAug 23, 2012 2:43 pm - Football is a game of inches. It’s also a numbers game. Coming off a 1-8 season in 2011, the Elgin football team has some burgeoning young talent, but a roster of only 2...
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Hart expects Huntley to think like winnersAug 23, 2012 2:43 pm - No more wading slowly into the treacherous waters of the Fox Valley Conference for the Huntley football program. With the hiring last spring of two-time Indiana state-c...
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South Elgin has speed to burnAug 23, 2012 2:36 pm - South Elgin’s revamped lineup boasts the kind of overall team speed that could make Storm chasers of opponents this season. The fastest player of all for the Storm is ta...