Sports Stories from November 12, 2016 (Change date)
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Palatine's defense punctuates quarterfinal win over St. Charles EastNov 12, 2016 12:00 am - Palatine's defense came into this high school football season as a big question mark. But in time, it's developed into a huge exclamation point. That defense came away ...
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Culture of Chicago Bears locker room getting strongerNov 12, 2016 12:00 am - It might seem odd for the head coach of a 2-6 football team to say that team's locker room is headed in the right direction. But John Fox explained it thusly: "It's the ...
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Images: Palatine vs. St. Charles East, quarterfinal playoff footballNov 12, 2016 12:00 am - In a battle of undefeated teams, the Palatine High School football team hosted St. Charles East High School in their quarterfinal game in Palatine. ...
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DeKalb bounces Cary-Grove from 6A playoffsNov 12, 2016 12:00 am - DeKALB - Cary-Grove got off to a perfect start in Saturday afternoon's Class 6A quarterfinal against DeKalb, but the host Barbs seized momentum late in the opening quart...
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Girls volleyball: Winning, grinning Stevenson takes third placeNov 12, 2016 12:00 am - NORMAL - Unlike a night earlier, smiles made their way across the faces of the Stevenson volleyball team Saturday night. Those smiles were still there at the end, too, a...
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Running backs have shown their stuff this season, but there's only one ballNov 12, 2016 12:00 am - Bears running backs Jordan Howard, Jeremy Langford and Ka'Deem Carey have each demonstrated at times this season that they are capable of being The Guy. The guy who star...
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Willowbrook puts up a fight in quarterfinal lossNov 12, 2016 12:00 am - With every Willowbrook touchdown you could feel the energy level rising on the Warriors' sideline. It just wasn't enough to keep up with East St. Louis. The Flyers pile...
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Gregor: With desperate buyers, White Sox rebuilding ride could be a wild oneNov 12, 2016 12:00 am - As Thanksgiving approaches and the baseball world continues to watch and wait on the Chicago White Sox, let's cut to a scene out of the epic movie "Planes, Trains and Au...
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Benet's defense, special teams pin quarterfinal loss on Rolling MeadowsNov 12, 2016 12:00 am - Benet Academy will continue its march in the Class 7A football state playoffs after the visiting Redwings knocked out No. 3 seed Rolling Meadows 15-8 on Saturday night. ...
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Jacobs battles, but falls to FenwickNov 12, 2016 12:00 am - Trevor Fitzsimmons' 53-yard return of the opening kickoff late Saturday afternoon was a clear indicator that Jacobs was not content to have its historic postseason run e...