Carpentersville Sports
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Elgin 62, South Elgin 61Jan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - The biggest, most raucous crowd in South Elgin's brief boys basketball history inadvertently contributed to the home team's demise in a 62-61 loss to visiting rival Elgi...
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PC title shows progress Rockets have madeJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Burlington Central's success as a wrestling program can easily be quantified by its recent performance at the Prairie Central tournament. The Rockets won the 14-team tou...
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It's all Chargers in win over JacobsJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - The migraines and concussions are gone. Tommy Newman is ready to wrestle. The Dundee-Crown senior, who was cleared to practice Wednesday and competed in his first meet o...
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BC, Whips set to do it againJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - When Burlington Central hosted Big Northern rival Hampshire on Dec. 14, the Rockets jumped to a 14-0 lead, held a 27-point advantage at halftime and went on to win the B...
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Zinke closing in on a milestoneJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Al Zinke went through some ups and downs as a child. "I was disadvantaged growing up," said Zinke, now in his 29th season coaching wrestling at either Crown or Dundee-Cr...
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Holiday tourneys tell much about local squadsJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - The boys basketball tournaments conducted over the Christmas break provide gifts that keep on giving. They are mileposts teams use to springboard successful conference a...
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Cohen excels in classroom, on fieldJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Bartlett graduate Joel Cohen is a textbook success story. In high school at Bartlett, Cohen sported an unsightly 1.6 grade-point average. "To be totally honest, I was la...
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Persistence pays for Buffalo Grove's Timko, RicciardiJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Injuries could have easily damaged Paul Timko's promising high school career beyond repair. Having to play inside game after game against bigger and stronger opponents c...
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'Charity stripe' takes on new meaning at LakesJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Fundraising has become as much a part of high school athletics as crosstown rivalry games or athletes who still play mostly for the fun of it. In order to make ends meet...
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Meadows hits turning pointJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Rolling Meadows' last Mid-Suburban East boys basketball game was not a memorable moment. But a listless 61-48 loss to Buffalo Grove on Dec. 21 served as a wakeup call fo...