Sports Stories from August 19, 2016 (Change date)
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Tough schedule will challenge KanelandAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - Kaneland coach Tom Fedderly is fond of answering questions about season-long goals by saying he just wants his team to go 1-0 this week. That hasn't changed for the upco...
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Aurora Central Catholic has high hopes to improveAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - Like its town private-school brethren (Aurora Christian and Marmion Academy), the Aurora Central Catholic football team had a roster filled with youth in 2015. "We strug...
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Football: Confident Grayslake North expecting another big runAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - For the second year in a row, the brick wall decorating the entrance to Grayslake North's stadium read "AYSLAKE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL." A thief apparently was to blame. Gr(r...
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St. Charles North has the horses to break throughAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - Opening night might be Aug. 26, but in some ways the St. Charles North season doesn't begin until Oct. 14. That's Week 8 of the season, and that's when the North Stars t...
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Another bad game for Shields, White Sox in 9-0 loss to OaklandAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - Forget about “Big Game” James Shields. The White Sox haven't really played in any since acquiring Shields in a June 4 trade from the Padres. Shields has been relegated t...
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Young Geneva still has the same goalsAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - Here's a list of Geneva's returning starters. Lance Árni. Thus concludes the list of Geneva's returning starters. Get the picture? Actually, Árni might not count as a re...
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Zimolzak has plenty to work with at HuntleyAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - New head coach, same loaded program. Huntley goes in a new direction in 2016 as former defensive coordinator Matt Zimolzak takes over for John Hart, but the talent pool ...
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Jacobs looking to raise the barAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - Coach Bill Mitz has turned Jacobs into a regular postseason participant. Now, the Golden Eagles want to raise the bar in terms of playoff advancement. Jacobs forged a 7-...
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West Aurora has many reasons to be optimisticAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - A year ago, West Aurora earned its first football state playoff berth in 21 seasons, capturing the final Class 8A postseason bid before giving eventual state champion Lo...
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Football: Offense evolution spreads to Lake ZurichAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - For more than a decade, Lake Zurich has run some version of the option and Wing-T offense. Not anymore. The Bears are now a spread team, officially joining the long list...