Sports Columns
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Doesn't matter when it is, it's still Elgin-Larkin, and worth supportingSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Over the past few years, I always have people ask me during Elgin-Larkin week if the annual football clash between the city rivals has lost its luster, its excitement, i...
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Schaumburg keeps composureSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - This wasn't the bounce-back kind of first half Schaumburg was looking for Friday night. Especially in a highly-anticipated showdown with seven-time reigning Mid-Suburban...
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Football could delay firefighting career for Grayslake North's GwaltneySep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - There are probably a lot of little kids out there who have dressed up as firefighters for Halloween. My 9-year-old son did a few years back. Years ago, Troy Gwaltney did...
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The ongoing Sox' soap opera: Is all this Ozzie stuff just talk?Sep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Here is what we know for sure about Ozzie Guillen's future with the White Sox - nothing. And how did we reach that conclusion? Less than a month ago, I asked the Sox' we...
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Hard to get a read on how final five weeks will play outSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Football's regular season passes the halfway point this weekend with plenty of intriguing storylines around the Tri-Cities. The first year with Batavia, Geneva, St. Cha...
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Don't judge a football team by its record - yetSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - As we hit the midway point of the regular season for high school football, certainties and uncertainties are starting to emerge. With a fifth victory this weekend, unbea...
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MSL making a positive impact to protect its athletesSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - One of the biggest high school sports tragedies in this area's history is approaching its 29th anniversary next week. Hersey's Kurt Thyreen was a special kid. A successf...
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Explore the great outdoors at Silver Springs State ParkSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - A great celebration of the outdoors takes place this weekend in Yorkville as Northern Illinois Hunting and Fishing Days takes over the grounds at Silver Springs State Pa...
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Try artificial swim baits to produce some real resultsSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - My fish-finder indicated a school of big, suspended fish down around 30 feet. I dropped the bait to the school and jigged it several times. Just as I was about to bring...
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Fantasy football check: When to bench, when to show patienceSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - You left your draft feeling good. Nice running backs. Solid QB. Up-and-coming wide receivers. Two weeks later, there's a pit in your stomach and you're racing for the Pe...