Sports Columns
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Batavia turns tables on GenevaMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - From the black Bulldog uniforms to the introductions to the free-throw line to the most important thing - the outcome - Wednesday was a night of role reversal at Batavia...
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Officials lend support to high school sports with clinicMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - The 12th annual Whistle for a Cause Volleyball Officials Clinic has produced another ace in its support of worthwhile causes. This year's event will be held Saturday, Ma...
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Van Lier, Kerr must be cringingMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Tuesday afternoon the Bulls announced they would honor Johnny Kerr and Norm Van Lier with tribute patches on the players' uniforms. Tuesday night I was honored with a wo...
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Anglers take note of LaSalle LakeMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - My choice for some hot, soft-water angling is LaSalle Lake, which opens to the public March 15. It's a man-made, 2,058-acre lake eight miles southeast of Marseilles. I ...
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Where there's water, there's a willMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - SANTA MONICA, Calif. - This wasn't a pleasure trip to the West Coast. In fact this was a very trying experience for me. My 95-year-old uncle appears to be on a nonstop,...
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It's too late now to make a differenceMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - As much as baseball players like to spit, you'd think their whistles would be perpetually wet. That's why if you came in during the middle of Sunday's "60 Minutes," you ...
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Prevention strategies can limit soccer knee injuriesMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - There should be a way of measuring youth soccer coaches by how much they care about their players, not just wins and losses. Do they place a priority on skill developme...
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Vikes use a sound approachMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - So I'm not the only one. "I always have to eat a sandwich from Potbelly's," Geneva junior Lauren Wicinski said. I was asking about pregame traditions. Good luck charms. ...
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Sure would be nice if Bears took this kind of QB gambleMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - The Bears and other NFL teams had a million reasons not to trade for Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel. If Bill Belichick let him go he must not be that good. He's a one-...
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My idea for NBA fiscal responsibility: Early Exit PlanMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - While dozens of players changed uniforms in the hours leading up to the trade deadline, no doubt some fans were left wondering why so many borderline-useful NBA players ...