Sports Columns
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The bottom line? Metal spikes not good in high schoolFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - I don't like spikes. Let's put that on the table as an appetizer right up front. I don't like spikes. In nine years of coaching college-age girls in summer softball, the...
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Buckle up, this tournament may produce wild resultsFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Ready or not, here it comes. The IHSA's four-class boys basketball playoff system rolls into full swing with the start of the Class 3A and 4A tournaments on Monday, and ...
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Former stars advise current crop of potential D-I playersFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - The players on the girls basketball teams in the Tri-Cities Area aren't really known for heading to Division-I schools for basketball. Soccer? Yes. Volleyball? For sure....
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Local trio made great impactFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Among the criteria John Tawa uses for choosing the girls players who earn mention on his PrepVolleyball.com High School All-America list are those who, simply, "made the...
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HBO's Louis documentary misfires with betrayal themeFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - It's a story endemic to the fight game: Boxer rises to the top and makes millions, only to squander it all, then suffer a long and very public decline. HBO tells it aga...
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Sitter's performance warrants removal of interim tagFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Let's say you're a high school boys basketball coach looking for a job. Maybe you took note back in November when Elgin assistant varsity coach Mike Sitter was named int...
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Watch out for those signs of stress or burnout in your childFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - I worry about burnout, and I'm not even an athlete. I have been in this job so long that there must come a time when I will hit the wall. Actually, I have been very clos...
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Well, at least Paxson did somethingFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Perhaps the current Bulls GM doesn't want a plaque in his office to someday read, "John Paxson slept here.'' Or maybe the players voted Ben Wallace off the club. Either ...
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Pekin lands Palatine native KaiderFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Those who know George Kaider best had no question about the lengths he was willing to go to return to coaching high school football. But Kaider's wife Rebekah had to ask...
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The show is finally over ... and Boothe was lights-outFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Sarah Boothe flicked up the final shot of her wonderful high school career, the final seconds of the game ticked off, and a nanosecond after the final buzzer sounded Mun...