Des Plaines Schools
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Leyden looking ahead to postseasonAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Ending a nine-year playoff drought had a big impact on Leyden. "People want to be a part of a winner," Leyden coach Tom Cerasani smiled of player increases to 65 on vars...
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Looks like Maine West's getting strongerAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Maine West needed to play a weighting game after Chris Hare's first season in charge. Last year only one player could bench 250 pounds and no one could squat 350. This y...
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Rodriguez's goal helps Hersey hold off BarringtonAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - 2008 state champion Barrington's assault on another deep run into the postseason has taken an early detour. For the second straight boys soccer match, the Broncos (0-2-0...
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Suburban teens make Metro debutAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Just four years ago, a group of Northwest suburban teens practiced with their rock band, Coventry, in their parents' basements. Friday night, they find themselves movin...
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Students, teachers remember 'Mr. Maine'Aug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - For nearly 50 years, R. Paul Carlson taught government and U.S. history in Room 338 at Maine East High School in Park Ridge. He was so much of a fixture there that stude...
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St. Viator uses youth movement to move forwardAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - This could be a defining year for St. Viator. After three games last season the Lions appeared to be headed for a school-record fourth straight playoff appearance. But t...
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Chinese prof: Americans too focused on test scoresAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - When it comes to tests Chinese students are tough to beat, said Yong Zhao. "They are great test takers and they produce a large number of engineers and scientists," said...
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Big beginning for Carmel in the ESCCAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Those interested in seeing how the East Suburban Catholic Conference will shake out this football season need not wait. Friday, Mundelein, 7:30 p.m. The game that could ...
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Lynch, Lake Zurich able to drive past St. ViatorAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - If Andy Lynch wanted to take on an extra job, he might be interested in trying his hand at directing traffic. On the soccer field Wednesday afternoon, Lynch demonstrate...
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Cancer survivors take leadership skills to collegeAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Matt Claver of Wheeling and Adam Petraglia of Hawthorn Woods only met each other this summer, but they share a lot in common. They both attended a brunch in June where ...