Des Plaines Sports
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Scouting the Maine East Blue DemonsAug 24, 2019 1:00 am - Small victories are the key to big victories. That's the message second-year Maine East coach Bob Winkel is trying to impart on his players. Maine East went 0-9 last sea...
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Girls volleyball: Talented Hersey has great expectationsAug 24, 2019 1:00 am - Six starters back. Height. Power. And talent. No wonder Hersey girls volleyball coach Nancy Lill believes this could be a special season for the defending Mid-Suburban E...
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Girls volleyball: Young St. Viator hoping to improveAug 24, 2019 1:00 am - After chalking up 16 wins a year ago, St. Viator girls volleyball coach Charlie Curtin is hoping to see his team hit the 20-win mark this fall. The Lions (16-20 and 1-6 ...
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Scouting the Maine West WarriorsAug 24, 2019 1:00 am - Maine West will be looking for an encore this year. The Warriors are coming off one of their best years ever where they won their first outright conference title since 1...
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Girls volleyball: MSL West co-champs Barrington, Fremd have new look this seasonAug 24, 2019 1:00 am - The 2018 Mid-Suburban League West girls volleyball co-champions Barrington and Fremd will try to defend their titles with new looks this fall. Barrington graduated eight...
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Boys soccer: Leyden should compete in WSC Gold againAug 23, 2019 1:01 am - It's a mark of how good head coach Mark Valintis and his staff has done at Leyden that his boys soccer team always plays attractive, entertaining soccer in addition to o...
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Boys soccer: Buffalo Grove hoping to keep its grip on MSL EastAug 23, 2019 1:01 am - Buffalo Grove was a runaway winner of the Mid-Suburban League East Division boys soccer race last year, finishing the season with 30 points. Bison coach Darren Llewellyn...
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Boys soccer: St. Viator's Taylor, 40 years in, still having funAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - Back in 1979 McDonald's introduced its Happy Meal, ESPN would make its debut, the price of gas was still under a dollar a gallon, and Mike Taylor took charge of the socc...
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Girls cross country: FitzPatrick, Barrington shooting for state hardwareAug 22, 2019 1:01 am - Barrington junior girls cross-country runner Molly FitzPatrick returns to the course this fall holding a unique distinction. She's the highest-returning state-qualifier ...
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Boys cross country: Northwest suburbs loaded with talentAug 22, 2019 1:01 am - If you are looking for big-boy cross country, the Northwest suburbs is the place to be this fall. The area boasts four teams that finished in the top 18 places in the st...