Des Plaines Sports
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Libertyville’s Breckenridge bows out in styleMay 14, 2011 12:00 am - FRANKFORT — The 60th Annual boys gymnastics state meet turned out to be a great ending to the season for area athletes Saturday night at Lincoln-Way East. And after jump...
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Van Grondelle, Tsurumi a championship comboMay 14, 2011 12:00 am - Maggie Van Grondelle was looking for a new badminton doubles partner after her sister Katie graduated from Palatine. Maggie Van Grondelle, a junior who had won two state...
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Fremd eliminates suspense in MSL titleMay 14, 2011 12:00 am - This time there wouldn't be any dramatic endings at the Mid-Suburban League boys tennis championships. After keeping fans glued to the courts to watch to see if it was F...
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Batcha helps Prospect end MSL droughtMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - On the bus ride to Palatine on Friday night, Prospect seniors Nick Batcha and Kellen Strobel could see a difference in their teammates. “You could tell on the bus ride ...
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Winners abound at Buffalo Grove sectionalMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - As Carmel Catholic’s Megan Paul could clearly see through her stylish, black-framed eyeglasses, fellow junior Laura Schweikert of Palatine edged her out in the 200-meter...
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Jones sets the tone as Mundelein rollsMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - Two goals. A steal. An assist. Mundelein senior Alexis Jones did all of the above in about a minute of water polo action Friday afternoon. “Insane, huh?” said classmate ...
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L-Way finds a way; Palatine pleased with finishMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - Mundelein and Palatine didn’t expect to win Friday’s IHSA boys gymnastics state championhip. Rather, the two teams recognized the gap between themselves and Lincoln-Way ...
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Conant’s Warble shuts out SchaumburgMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - Conant left-hander Paul Warble didn’t need much support in Friday’s Mid-Suburban West baseball game with visiting Schaumburg. Warble threw a complete-game 6-hitter with ...
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The SoapboxMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - Welcome home, Haley: Haley Reinhart, the second District 214 alumnus to make the “American Idol” Top 3 in two years, comes home to Wheeling today. She’ll get a rousing w...
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Upset-minded Barrington advancesMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - The Barrington upset express just keeps rolling along. The Fillies, seeded No. 6 in the sectional they’re hosting, had already beaten No. 3 seed St. Viator in Wednesday’...