Sports Stories from August 18, 2017 (Change date)
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New look, same high expectation at Grayslake NorthAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Affable, enthusiastic and hard-working, Sam Baker is already making friends at his new school. "He's a lovable guy," Grayslake North junior quarterback Austin Martineau ...
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Q&A with Team USA volleyball star Thomas Jaeschke of WheatonAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - At age 22, Thomas Jaeschke was the youngest member of the USA Olympic men's volleyball team, which captured a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro. ...
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This year, familiarity is an asset for St. ViatorAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - In his first year at St. Viator, coach Dave Archibald saw his football team at a crossroads midway through the season. The Lions were 2-2, coming off a tough loss to Ben...
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Conant's aiming for a return to form under StortzAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Bryan Stortz knew what he was getting into when he took the Conant head football coaching job. But even though the Cougars were 0-9 last year, Stortz does not look at t...
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Hauck embraces special challenge at WheelingAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - It was a special year last season for Wheeling's football program. The Wildcats qualified for the playoffs for the first time in eight years before losing to Cary-Grove ...
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Young Bartlett a work in progressAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - On the first day of fall practice, each Bartlett freshman wore a strip of masking tape across his helmet with his name written in black magic marker so the coaches knew ...
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Huntley has plenty of weaponsAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - The Huntley football program took a significant step last season. No, the Red Raiders didn't win the title in the treacherous Fox Valley Conference. They went 6-2 in FVC...
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Offensive line will lead Cary-GroveAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Cary-Grove gets no time to ease into the football season. The Trojans' opening-night opponent is anything but a cupcake, though defending Class 6A state champion Prairie...
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Fontana takes the reins at Crystal Lake SouthAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Crystal Lake South's new football coach has a familiar plan. Rob Fontana, an assistant since 2005 with the exceptions of 2008 and 2009, takes over for Chuck Ahsmann, who...
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Plenty of skill returns for JacobsAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - If you enjoyed the best Jacobs football season in history in 2016, you'll like the encore. With starters returning at 18 of 22 positions, nine on each side of the ball, ...