Crystal Lake Sports
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Jacobs seeking R-E-S-P-E-C-TFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Aretha Franklin sang about it. Rodney Dangerfield struggled in vain to get any. And the Jacobs boys basketball has been desperately seeking it statewide for two seasons....
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North Stars take 4th; C-G's Curtis medalsFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Not to tick off anyone who specializes in throwing horseshoes or hand grenades or people who drop atomic bombs -- but close really does count in a lot of things in addit...
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Can't beat season filled with buzzer-beatersFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Lou Gehrig beat me to the "I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth" by about 70 years. But that's just what I feel like this winter. I guess I'll jus...
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Fremd makes steady progressFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Last year the Fremd boys swimming team registered 1 point in the state swim meet. This year the Vikings are guaranteed to top that total. After advancing its entire team...
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Fox Valley wrap: Whip-Purs fall in regional finalFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - POPLAR GROVE -- Hampshire gave a valiant effort, cutting a 21-point deficit to 12 in the final period, but it was too little, too late for the Whip-Purs. Winnebago won t...
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BG/Wheeling wins, lets Fremd advanceFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Buffalo Grove/Wheeling (BGW) won its second game against Fremd this postseason, this time 4-1 in the Scholastic Cup playoffs, by scoring early and often. "We scored fir...
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Jacobs 79, McHenry 30Feb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Sure, Eric Schmidt would like to start. But on a talented Jacobs team, Schmidt is relegated to coming off the bench. Schmidt, who was a starter earlier in the season, sc...
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McHenry CC 89, Elgin CC 68Feb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Elgin Community College men's basketball coach Reed Nosbisch said his team has recently had trouble scoring consistently. Pair that with a hot-shooting McHenry County Co...
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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 ...