Schools Stories from August 23, 2013 (Change date)
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Metea Valley has beefed upAug 23, 2013 12:11 pm - When Metea Valley started playing varsity football in 2010 six players were listed on the roster at 200 pounds or more. No longer is that the case. Offensive guard Walte...
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St. Francis happy to be back homeAug 23, 2013 4:39 pm - This is a big year for St. Francis. Not just on the field but with the field. After three seasons of playing home games at College of DuPage — “such gracious hosts,” Spa...
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Wheaton Academy has a veteran lineAug 23, 2013 7:00 pm - Wheaton Academy’s football off-season saw plenty of change. Fortunately not with the big boys in the trenches. A goal of making the playoffs for the first time since 200...
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New look at IC Catholic PrepAug 23, 2013 12:12 pm - This is somewhat of a new leaf for IC Catholic Prep. Starting with a new turf field at Plunkett Park, second-year head coach Bill Krefft has split from the split-back ve...
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Neuqua Valley looks strong againAug 23, 2013 4:29 pm - Last season Neuqua Valley enjoyed its best football season ever. Coach Bill Ellinghaus sees little falloff. “I think the kids are thrilled about what happened last year,...
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Montini seniors hope to make own historyAug 27, 2013 5:47 pm - Montini enters the 2013 season as the favorite to win what would be a fifth straight Class 5A championship. In Illinois the only loftier mark is former nemesis Driscoll’...
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Waubonsie Valley’s O-line looks toughAug 23, 2013 6:33 pm - A great season begs the question — what to do for an encore? Waubonsie Valley’s 10 wins in 2012 were second-best in program history, its Class 8A quarterfinal berth the ...
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Changing times, new outlook for Round LakeAug 23, 2013 11:11 am - The Jordan Era is beginning at Round Lake. No, not that Jordan. But Jordan Eder hopes to take the Panthers to new heights that even “His Airness” would appreciate. Consi...
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Maturity means optimism for AntiochAug 23, 2013 10:52 am - Sometimes, Brian Glashagel’s players finish his sentences for him. And he doesn’t mind that at all. Last season at this time, Glashagel got more of a deer-in-headlights ...
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Huntley looking for bigger, better thingsAug 23, 2013 10:36 am - These aren’t your uncle’s quaint Huntley Redskins of yesteryear. With a successful, veteran coach in his second year at the high school, a recently finished, state-of-th...