Sports Stories from August 23, 2013 (Change date)
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Dundee-Crown’s goal: PlayoffsAug 23, 2013 4:03 am - Losing third-year fullback Cody Lane to a torn knee ligament in June was a blow to the rising Dundee-Crown football program, but third-year coach Vito Andriola firmly be...
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Pistorio era begins at South ElginAug 23, 2013 3:35 am - Change does not always arrive at a glacial pace. For instance, in early May Dale Schabert was still South Elgin’s head football coach and Jason Schaal was still its defe...
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Bartlett would like to maintain traditionAug 23, 2013 3:03 am - The Bartlett football team is accustomed to qualifying for the playoffs, having done so 12 of the last 13 seasons. Despite the graduation loss of Aaron Everson — the dur...
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Cary-Grove reloads, as usualAug 23, 2013 3:03 am - Cary-Grove was a senior-dominated football team last fall when the Trojans won their first 13 games before falling to Crete-Monee in the Class 6A championship game, 33-2...
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Rohde trying to instill confidence at ElginAug 23, 2013 3:03 am - Among the many tasks facing Elgin first-year football coach Kyle Rohde and his staff is a basic but important one: getting his players to believe they can win. Some prog...
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Aurora Central eyes playoff repeatAug 23, 2013 2:30 am - Aurora Central Catholic created a certain amount of expectation and pressure with last season’s playoff appearance, the Chargers’ first since 1997. Those are problems co...
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Geneva looking to grow up fastAug 23, 2013 2:30 am - Data. Geneva coach Rob Wicinski needs data. He doesn’t have much on paper or film yet of a team where returning starters are sparse. Wicinski sited only defensive end Bi...
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Jacobs focusing on defenseAug 23, 2013 2:07 am - Offense wasn’t an issue for Jacobs last season. The Golden Eagles averaged 28.7 points and 388 yards per game. With returning weapons like all-area senior quarterback Br...
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Larkin will have speed to burnAug 23, 2013 2:07 am - Sleep on Larkin and the Royals are bound to pass you by. At high speed. With a healthy varsity roster of 45 players nearing 50 as preseason practice continues, the Roya...
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Naturally, Johnson and Powell have high hopesAug 23, 2013 1:56 am - Prospect’s Josh Johnson and Barrington’s Brad Powell are two of the top golfers and athletes in Illinois. That’s why it was so frustrating to see mother nature interfere...