Sports Columns
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Nieckula excited about 5th year with CougarsFeb 01, 2008 10:00 pm - I caught up with Cougars manager Aaron Nieckula at the team's annual banquet, which was held Friday night at Riverside Receptions and Conference Center in Geneva. Niecku...
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What a difference a year makes for South Elgin girlsFeb 01, 2008 10:00 pm - When Tim Prendergast took over the South Elgin girls basketball program, he had no idea what he was getting himself into. "I got the job in June and when I got it I didn...
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What a difference a year makes for South Elgin girlsJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - When Tim Prendergast took over the South Elgin girls basketball program, he had no idea what he was getting himself into. "I got the job in June and when I got it I didn...
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Chemistry key in Blackhawks' reboundJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - The West Aurora girls basketball team has done something this year that no other girls team in the Tri-Cities Area has yet to do -- win 10 games in a row. Batavia and Ge...
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Here's the kicker: Ewald's a top recruitJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Among the football players sure to be watched in Illinois next season is one who stands 5-foot-10 and weighs all of 160 pounds. Waubonsie Valley place-kicker Mitch Ewald...
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More power to Bauer as she battles injuryJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Her right shoulder sports thin bandages thanks to surgery last week and will be sling-ridden for the next month. Which makes Lydia Bauer not much use to her high school ...
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There's no reason girls can't shoot better than the boysJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Girls should shoot better than boys. I've thought that for a long time but have never heard anyone say the same thing. Compared to boys basketball, the girls game is slo...
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Unlike Skiles, Coughlin a changed manJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Change is a popular topic in America these days, in sports as well as politics. So it isn't shocking that both Tom Coughlin and Scott Skiles were in the news this week. ...
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How do you deal with criticism? Use it to your advantageJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - There are some people in the sports world who command so much respect that I stop everything when I hear them talking. Bill Curry is such a person. This former NFL star ...
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Dutchie Caray on Harry: Where does the time go?Jan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - There are still a couple days a week when Dutchie Caray walks into her Palm Springs home and expects to hear the TV blaring. She thinks she'll peer into the living room ...