Sports Stories from October 18, 2013 (Change date)
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Weber, Burlington Central in contention for state titlesOct 18, 2013 12:01 pm - NORMAL — Regardless of gender or sport, Burlington Central has never captured a team state championship. But after opening-round action Friday at the boys Class 2A stat...
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Burlington Central beats Rock FallsOct 18, 2013 11:59 am - Senior Casey Matthews ran for a touchdown, passed for one and caught a pass for another as Burlington Central downed Rock Falls 41-24 Friday night in Big Northern Confer...
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Marian Central too strong for St. EdwardOct 18, 2013 11:58 am - St. Edward turned in a solid effort against Marian Central, but the Green Wave just made too many mistakes. Fumbles, dropped passes, and missed tackles plagued the Wave...
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Hampshire is playoff boundOct 18, 2013 11:57 am - Hampshire football coach Dan Cavanaugh thought his team would have been on the playoff bubble with only five wins. There is no reason for the Whip-Purs to sweat out nex...
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Playoff bid secure for Dundee-CrownOct 18, 2013 11:56 am - The football congress at Dundee-Crown has spent the last 19 tumultuous years trying to figure out a plan to pass legislation to get into the playoffs. Some years they c...
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Cary-Grove holds off Crystal Lake SouthOct 18, 2013 11:54 am - One streak ended while another one is still alive. Those were the story lines as Cary-Grove slugged out a 21-14 victory over Crystal Lake South in Fox Valley Conference ...
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Bolland, Hawks ready for a memorable returnOct 18, 2013 11:52 am - The Rat is back. Dave Bolland, who had a significant hand in the Blackhawks’ two Stanley Cup titles, returns to the United Center on Saturday for the first time since he...
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Quenneville shakes up Hawks’ linesOct 18, 2013 11:40 am - As he hinted he might do following Thursday’s loss to St. Louis in a shootout, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville shook up his lines Friday at practice as a way to help j...
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Jacobs parties like it’s 1979Oct 18, 2013 11:35 am - The 34-year drought is over. Jacobs scored touchdowns on its first three possessions and held off a second-half rally by Huntley to clinch a share of its first conferenc...
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St. Charles North dumps LarkinOct 18, 2013 11:34 am - With both Upstate Eight Conference River Division teams entering Friday night with 3-4 records, it was do or die time for St. Charles North and Larkin. After the Royals ...