Sports Stories from October 26, 2012 (Change date)
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Neuqua rolls past Naperville N.Oct 26, 2012 6:50 pm - Almost literally, Neuqua Valley’s football team was unstoppable Friday night. The key was stopping Naperville North. The Wildcats did just that in the second half, domin...
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WNBA crown completes Catchings’ glittering resumeOct 26, 2012 6:30 pm - We all just want to fit in, even world-class athletes. Tamika Catchings was feeling a bit left out during a special ceremony at the WNBA All-Star Game in 2011. It was th...
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Hester vows to be more aggressive in return gameOct 26, 2012 6:30 pm - After temporarily benching the greatest combined kick-returner in NFL history last week, special teams coach Dave Toub said Devin Hester needs to be more aggressive. “He...
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St. Charles East rolls over LarkinOct 26, 2012 6:24 pm - St. Charles East’s boys soccer team heard the echoes. The Saints knew that Larkin wanted a date with the Saints in the sectional final, long before the sectional round e...
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Bartlett gets defensive on LeydenOct 26, 2012 6:22 pm - The Leyden defense held Bartlett to 125 total yards in Friday’s Class 8A playoff opener in Northlake, but the Hawks did them one better. Bartlett’s defense allowed the E...
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Waubonsie Valley puts away bad memoriesOct 26, 2012 6:11 pm - In one night Waubonsie Valley washed away a year’s full of pent-up playoff football angst. And the Warriors did it in emphatic fashion. The No. 4 seed Warriors simply wo...
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No. 5 Irish, No. 8 Sooners add to rich historyOct 26, 2012 4:36 pm - NORMAN, Okla. — The words “Play Like a Champion Today” are plastered on the walls leading from the locker room to the field at both No. 5 Notre Dame and No. 8 Oklahoma, ...
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Amid changes, No. 9 Ohio St., Penn St. still rollingOct 26, 2012 4:27 pm - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The Big Ten won’t hand out a championship trophy to the winner of the Ohio State-Penn State game Saturday night, so bragging rights will have to do....
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Lake Forest gets Rolling Meadows on the runOct 26, 2012 4:17 pm - A night that started out so promisingly for Rolling Meadows took a turn for the worst in the second half. Lake Forest scored five times after halftime while holding Mead...
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Happy ending favors StevensonOct 26, 2012 4:00 pm - A better script could not have been written for Friday's sectional soccer final. Libertyville vs. Stevenson — two storied programs led by distinguished coaches Andy Bitt...