Sports Stories from August 23, 2013 (Change date)
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Willowbrook will be balancedAug 23, 2013 1:14 am - From winless one year to the playoffs the next, Willowbrook’s football team opened a lot of eyes with its dramatic improvement last season. Opponents will want to keep t...
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Downers Grove South has all the toolsAug 23, 2013 1:14 am - Mark Molinari may be entering his first season as Downers Grove South’s head football coach, but he’s more than familiar with the Mustangs’ program. He was on staff when...
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Benet would like to take next stepAug 23, 2013 1:14 am - Perhaps no football team in the state enjoyed a bigger one-year turnaround than Benet. From 1-8 in 2011 to 11-2 last year, the Redwings stunned many by claiming a share ...
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Early schedule will tell a lot for Naperville N.Aug 23, 2013 1:14 am - Last season Naperville North ran the football nearly five times more than the Huskies threw it. With a dominant offensive line like that, who could blame them? A new sea...
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Glenbard West primed for repeatAug 23, 2013 1:14 am - With a punishing ground game and a pummeling defense, Glenbard West’s football team displayed a textbook state championship formula last season. Repeating the feat means...
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Montini seniors hope to make own historyAug 23, 2013 1:13 am - 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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Despite low numbers, core solid at LisleAug 23, 2013 1:13 am - Lisle has some good football players, tough, strong and driven. If only it had more of them. Coach Dan Sanko’s preseason roster lists 25 players. Up to eight of them mig...
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Metea Valley has beefed upAug 23, 2013 1:13 am - 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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UEC Valley welcomes West ChicagoAug 23, 2013 1:13 am - It was one of the first days of football practice and West Chicago second-year coach Bill Bicker was thinking. ”We want to have this in the back of our heads, that we wa...
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Waubonsie Valley’s O-line looks toughAug 23, 2013 1:13 am - 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 ...