Sports Stories from February 20, 2016 (Change date)
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Another medal finish for Stevenson senior RudyFeb 20, 2016 12:00 am - ROCKFORD - Stevenson's Kaitlyn Rudy repeated the feat. Picking up a girls bowling state medal for a second straight year, that is. Rudy finished 12th in the state tourna...
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Operational success: Buffalo Grove's Soskich a state championFeb 20, 2016 12:00 am - Earlier in the year, Buffalo Grove bowler Jessica Soskich suffered a devastating injury which could have curtailed her season. Instead, the junior overcame it to win a s...
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Chicago Cubs' Ross taking low-key approach to final seasonFeb 20, 2016 12:00 am - MESA Ariz. - It's usually no big deal when a backup catcher says he's going to retire from baseball. And the Chicago Cubs' David Ross said Saturday he doesn't want to ma...
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Penny, Lake Zurich collect win No. 20Feb 20, 2016 12:00 am - Nick Penny had a game-high 15 points and 6 rebounds, and Lake Zurich's boys basketball team notched its 20th win of the season by capturing a 48-21 decision over Highlan...
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There's no slowing up Grayslake NorthFeb 20, 2016 12:00 am - When the Grayslake North boys basketball team played Crystal Lake Central earlier this season, the game got out of hand fast. The visiting Knights sprinted out to a 24-0...
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Prairie Ridge co-op repeats as state champFeb 20, 2016 12:00 am - Nobody said it was going to be easy the second time around, but Prairie Ridge co-op certainly made it look that way. After earning its first girls state gymnastics title...
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Glenbard West's Diab adds two titles, Glenbard North's Wahrman second on barsFeb 20, 2016 12:00 am - Three area seniors had an opportunity to compete one final time, but once again it was a freshman who stole the show. Glenbard West's Maddie Diab, who won the all-around...
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Tucker tops Antioch's Schoenfelder in 152-pound finaleFeb 20, 2016 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - In the matchup of the top-ranked Class 2A wrestlers in the state, something had to give. The showdown came at 152 pounds in the state tournament final at the...
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Previewing the Class 2A postseason in DuPage CountyFeb 20, 2016 12:00 am - Per usual coaches' consensus, the Class 2A Aurora Christian boys basketball regional is anyone's ballgame. The whole Clifton Central sectional, for that matter. "In my o...
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Fremd's Jacobs second at 220 pounds downstateFeb 20, 2016 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - The book of wrestling is brief. And on Saturday night, under the big dome at State Farm Center, the final chapter did not have the happy ending Alex Jacobs a...