Des Plaines Sports
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Clinic set to help communication between officials, coachesMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - The highest accolade a basketball official can receive is silence. I am positive you didn't see many high school games in 2007-08 where officials were treated that way. ...
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Four-class system delivers big thrillsMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Two, squared. Four classes instead of two. Has the IHSA's new, four-class system been twice as nice? That, of course, depends heavily upon who you ask. And the jury is n...
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Palatine doubles way to quad titleMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Palatine was doubly tough in its badminton quad Wednesday. The Pirates won four of five doubles matches to take the team title with 14 points. Plainfield North was secon...
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Tomorrow comes today for high school athletesMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - With all its euphoria and net-cutting and trophy-hoisting, March Madness is a magical time of year. If you've been to a fan-packed high school gym during the state baske...
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No shame in end of Saxons' playoff runMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Endings such as these are always painful. But there was nothing shameful about how Schaumburg arrived at this emotion-filled point Friday night at Barrington. The sevent...
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Join me in annual hair-razing cancer benefitMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Ashley Conley spent too much of her third year on Earth vomiting. Enduring blood transfusions that lasted for hours. Riding in the family van that wore two deep grooves...
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DeSimone: Buffalo Grove's proven leaderMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Four more years is a common theme in politics. High school athletes are restricted to four-year terms of competition. If they weren't, there is no doubt Buffalo Grove bo...
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Boys basketball: Northwest all-area teamMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Brandon Bolger, Schaumburg The transition from reserve to one of the Mid-Suburban League's top scorers wasn't always a smooth ride for Bolger. But the senior persevered ...
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Saxons show they're more than a two-man actMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Highland Park succeeded in not getting beat by Cully Payne and Brandon Bolger. Schaumburg's dangerous duo had a grand total of 2 points of their combined average of 32 a...
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BG seniors leave mark of successMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - A 20-20-20-20 vision is tough to focus on for a freshman. "I never understood the meaning of a 20-win season," Paul Timko said of when he arrived at Buffalo Grove and wa...