Sports Stories from August 25, 2012 (Change date)
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Jacobs’ Estell has big day at county meetAug 25, 2012 8:08 pm - For Jacobs senior Tyler Estell, a year has made a big difference. Mired in 50th place at last season’s McHenry County Meet, Estell displayed vast improvement Saturday wi...
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A Stevenson sweep at New Trier InviteAug 25, 2012 8:02 pm - Lizzy Ettleson and Michelle Tulchinskaya didn’t lose a match, and neither did Stevenson’s girls tennis team in winning the New Trier invite Saturday. The Patriots domina...
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Roster already features key call-upsAug 25, 2012 8:00 pm - The Cubs probably won’t make a whole lot of September call-ups. Most of those players already are here. Major-league teams may expand their rosters beyond 25 beginning ...
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Latest loss has Sveum scratching his head in disbeliefAug 25, 2012 7:54 pm - Cubs manager Dale Sveum might want to wear a batting helmet in the dugout during games. Those “growing pains” the team is going through have a way of turning into migra...
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South Elgin outlasts Downers Grove SouthAug 25, 2012 7:51 pm - The South Elgin football team showed Saturday afternoon its offense can be multidimensional. Jeff Broger rushed for 104 yards and 2 touchdowns in the first quarter and ...
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Vernon Hills twins twice to capture own tourneyAug 25, 2012 7:30 pm - Vernon Hills’ boys soccer team captured the championship of its own Cougar Classic Saturday, rallying to edge Grayslake Central 3-2 and then nipping Zion-Benton 2-1 for ...
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Girls volleyball/Scouting the Fox ValleyAug 25, 2012 7:17 pm - Bartlett Hawks Coach: Michele Ehrlich (first season) Conference: Upstate Eight (Valley) Last year: 15-20, 2-4 FVC Valley Top players: seniors Elizabeth Arco (MH), Cara C...
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Waubonsie snaps West Aurora’s city streakAug 25, 2012 7:13 pm - Waubonsie Valley senior Ashley Bruner defended her Aurora City title Saturday at Marmion and in the process helped the Warriors end West Aurora’s reign on top of the tea...
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Marmion climbs to the topAug 25, 2012 7:13 pm - Marmion coach Dan Billish has seen West Aurora win the Aurora City Meet so many times in recent years he was just about ready to focus on second place. “They have always...
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Antioch meets Lake Forest Academy’s big challengeAug 25, 2012 7:00 pm - The last time Antioch defensive lineman Jack Johnson saw Felix Schildorfer was in Texas. And Schildorfer is certainly Texas-sized. “Felix is an absolute animal,” Johnson...