Sports Stories from September 1, 2012 (Change date)
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Serena avenges loss to Makarova, wins at U.S. OpenSep 01, 2012 4:33 pm - NEW YORK — Serena Williams didn’t watch any video of her loss to Ekaterina Makarova at this year’s Australian Open as she prepared for their rematch at the U.S. Open. Sh...
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Miller makes Meyer’s debut a winner, 56-10Sep 01, 2012 4:11 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Braxton Miller made Urban Meyer’s debut even more memorable. Miller rushed for 161 yards, a record for an Ohio State quarterback, and threw for two scor...
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Larkin’s Hansana wins Cary-Grove singles titleSep 01, 2012 4:06 pm - Larkin’s Mary Hansana won the No. 1 singles championship and Cary-Grove took the team title Saturday at the Cary-Grove girls tennis invitational. Hansana beat second-pla...
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Girls volleyball/Fox Valley roundupSep 01, 2012 4:04 pm - At Somonauk: Westminster Christian took second place at the Somonauk tournament, losing to Rosary but then beating Seneca, Hinckley-Big Rock, Somonauk and Leland. Claire...
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Boys soccer/Fox Valley roundupSep 01, 2012 4:01 pm - The Elgin boys soccer team knocked off Nazareth 5-1 Saturday to win the championship at the St. Patrick tournament. Tournament MVP Tony Escamilla scored 2 goals in the w...
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Buffalo Grove completes dominant effort at Lake ParkSep 01, 2012 4:00 pm - Buffalo Grove wrote itself into the tournament history book after its 4-2 victory Saturday morning over host Lake Park to capture the team title at the Hillner Classic i...
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Northwestern tops Syracuse 42-41 on Fields’Sep 01, 2012 3:52 pm - Backup quarterback Trevor Siemian hit Demetrius Fields for a 9-yard touchdown pass with 44 seconds left and Northwestern held on to beat Syracuse 42-41 Saturday in the t...
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Stevenson finally conquers Cary-GroveSep 01, 2012 3:49 pm - In the last three years, Stevenson has lost 8 straight matches to Cary-Grove including agonizing setbacks in two consecutive supersectionals. The drought is over. With J...
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Benet tops South Elgin to move to 2-0Sep 01, 2012 3:48 pm - Benet Academy coach Pat New heard the talk coming into Saturday’s nonconference game at South Elgin. Coming off a 1-8 campaign in 2011, the Redwings opened the season la...
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Illini, Beckman survive Broncos for win, 24-7Sep 01, 2012 3:47 pm - CHAMPAIGN — With quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase injured, Ashante Williams returned an interception 60 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown to help Illinois and new coach...