Des Plaines Schools
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Stevenson takes Hersey’s best shotSep 10, 2012 12:21 am - Stevenson outside hitter Liza Pflugradt summed it up well. “When we play a great team, it just makes us play better,” said the 6-foot Jacksonville State-bound senior aft...
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Title IX: Local high schools work to bridge achievement gapSep 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Barrington High School junior Karen Rojas isn't yet sure what she wants to pursue as a career, but it likely will have something to do with math or science. That's why t...
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Mulder established girls teams with help from menSep 09, 2012 8:00 am - Editor’s note: While Arlene Mulder coached the first girls basketball team at Niles West High School after the signing of Title IX in 1972, two other coaches had led gir...
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Prospect's Walker helped girls sports hit the ground runningSep 08, 2012 11:00 pm - When Jean Walker began teaching at Prospect High School in 1972, boys interscholastic sports were flourishing. On the other hand, the girls were only participating in t...
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Barrington soaks up victory over EvanstonSep 08, 2012 9:30 pm - Kirsten Jacobsen and Mekenna Scheitlin each won two races and had legs on two winning relays as Barrington earned a 110-75 dual meet victory over Evanston on Saturday. S...
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Fremd, Prospect 2-3 at breezy Zee-Bee inviteSep 08, 2012 6:53 pm - Nestled among a wide expanse of green space in far Northern Illinois, Shepherd’s Crook Golf Course in Zion can be a difficult place to play on a breezy day. When the win...
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Belvidere North wins at Lake ParkSep 08, 2012 5:19 pm - It’s a different year, and there are different challenges, but Belvidere North and senior Tyler Yunk are aiming for the same results. Belvidere North has won three conse...
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Lake Park’s Kaylee Flanagan speeds to title in course-record timeSep 08, 2012 5:19 pm - Lake Park senior Kaylee Flanagan may not be faster than a speeding bullet, but the Lancers senior sure looked super at the 38th annual Harvey Braus Lancer Invitational o...
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Stevenson’s Miller medalist at WaukeganSep 08, 2012 4:49 pm - Ally Scaccia will be on the basketball floor for Prospect this winter. But for now, the Knights junior is netting some solid shots on the golf course. Scaccia shot a tea...
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Lake Park Lancer Joust is marching bands’ first big testSep 08, 2012 5:21 am - At this competition at Lake Park, musicians are the focus