Sports Stories from February 5, 2014 (Change date)
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Tough win for Grayslake N.Feb 05, 2014 12:50 pm - If she’s brave enough to throw her body in front of hard-struck soccer balls, it’s no wonder Grayslake Central junior Rachel Effa would stand in front of a charging Brit...
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Batavia’s Night of Hoops will be bigger than everFeb 05, 2014 10:41 am - After honoring retired boys basketball coach Jim Roberts at the 2013 Batavia Night of Hoops and renaming it after the Hall of Fame coach and his wife the question was, w...
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McKeon heads Naperville North hall classFeb 05, 2014 10:40 am - Retired four years now, former Naperville North football coach Larry McKeon voices a lament common among his peers. “It’s funny,” he said, “how after years of coaching y...
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Weisberg, Stevenson right on track at regionalFeb 05, 2014 10:14 am - Alyssa Weisberg got about the business of defending her state balance beam championship on Wednesday night. The Stevenson junior knows it’s a different year, and a diff...
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Time to reflect on a contemplative endeavorFeb 05, 2014 10:04 am - With the snow up to my ears, it was too tempting to recall a day from not-so-distant past. A much warmer, fish-friendly day. I couldn’t scare up a partner, so I spent my...
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Uveges coach-player tandem succeeds for South ElginFeb 05, 2014 9:22 am - Serving as the South Elgin junior varsity girls basketball coach the past four seasons, John Uveges has never lost a game. He is now undefeated as a varsity coach, too. ...
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Even with Boozer, Bulls stick to planFeb 05, 2014 9:22 am - The day after complaining about his fourth-quarter minutes, Carlos Boozer delivered some late-game help for against the Phoenix Sun. He not only dropped in a hook shot w...
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Five eye-raising story lines out of Sochi OlympicsFeb 05, 2014 9:16 am - SOCHI, Russia — The unusual Olympic story isn’t so unusual anymore. Competitors like Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards — the British less-than-high-flyer who became a respectabl...
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Elgin Holiday Tournament ends 39-year runFeb 05, 2014 9:00 am - Elgin High School on Wednesday announced the cancellation of its annual boys basketball holiday tournament, ending a 39-year tradition. Athletic director Paul Pennington...
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Harvest Christian defeats KeithFeb 05, 2014 8:49 am - Harvest Christian 60, Keith 38: John Vislisel had 24 points and 18 rebounds and Brett Comer added 14 points to lead the Lions in the Northeastern Athletic Conference. No...