Des Plaines Sports
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McGovern itching to help Maine West's softball programMar 09, 2015 1:00 am - When Mike McGovern retired from the University of Illinois-Chicago in 2001, he was 62 years old and one of the winningest softball coaches in the country. Fourteen years...
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Defense takes center stage at BarringtonMar 09, 2015 1:00 am - The Class 4A Barrington boys basketball sectional figures to be a battle, with coaches who place defense as their top priority. "We want to play good, solid defense," St...
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Balanced Palatine eliminates HerseyMar 06, 2015 12:00 am - Perhaps Hersey boys basketball coach Steve Messer said it best. "They (Palatine) have seven really good basketball players," said the Huskies coach. "They out-performed ...
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Big finish lifts St. Viator past Lake ZurichMar 06, 2015 12:00 am - St. Viator's boys basketball team punched its ticket to the Class 4A Barrington sectional with a thrilling 48-42 victory over Lake Zurich on Friday night in the Wheeling...
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Boys basketball: Northwest all-area teamMar 05, 2015 12:01 am - Matt Acevedo Maine WestBrought up to the varsity team in his final month of his sophomore season, Acevedo has been steadily contributing ever since. The only returni...
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Three Harper wrestlers named All-AmericansMar 05, 2015 12:00 am - Nine Harper College wrestlers traveled to the Jacobson Exhibition Center in Des Moines, Iowa, last weekend for the NJCAA national tournament. The Hawks scored 50.5 point...
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Girls basketball: Northwest all-area teamMar 05, 2015 12:00 am - Maggie Berigan HerseyCall it a breakout season for Berigan, who led the Huskies with 6.3 rebounds per game. "Maggie went from being a contributor as a sophomore to b...
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Coffaro, Hersey knock off Cary-GroveMar 04, 2015 12:00 am - Hersey sophomore guard Joe Coffaro looks like an eighth grader toiling in a grammar school tournament. Coffaro doesn't play like a grade-schooler. Connecting on six 3-po...
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Conant denies Elk Grove with impressive 'D'Mar 03, 2015 12:00 am - Thanks to a lockdown defensive effort, Conant had no problem advancing in the Class 4A Rolling Meadows boys basketball regional. Trailing 10-9 late in the first half, th...
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Bogumil, Libertyville wrap up with loss at Notre DameMar 03, 2015 12:00 am - During the final stages of Libertyville's regional semifinal against host Notre Dame on Tuesday night, Scott Bogumil paced the sideline and kept looking at the scoreboar...