Downers Grove Sports
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The highlights have been plentiful, and they might not be done yetJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week Kevin Schmit reported a chronological list of the top 10 moments for DuPage County boys high school athletics for the 2007-08 school year. Let's close out the ...
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Benet pitcher Bryan Roberts brings the heatJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Bryan Roberts learned from the best. Now he's one of them. The top-rated sophomore baseball player in Illinois two years ago, the Benet senior grew up before the curious...
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Pitching keys Neuqua Valley's repeat bidJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - The order of their pitching rotations is now unimportant. Which hurler was considered a team's No. 1, 2 or 3 starter during the regular season means little when a club n...
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The old college tryJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - In the last Sports Extra of the academic year, this column likes to catch up with the college freshman our local sports staff voted as the prior year's top senior male a...
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DuPage County All-Area Softball TeamJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Brooke Andresen, Downers Grove South The left-handed-hitting junior with a smooth stroke put up some staggering numbers for the Mustangs this season. A third-year varsit...
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The best of the 2007-08 season in DuPage CountyJun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - About these awards As the 2007-08 high school sports season comes to a conclusion, the Daily Herald DuPage County high school sports staff looks back on the year that wa...
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Lightning teams ready for summer seasonJun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - In 2006, the Northern Illinois Lightning 18U girls fastpitch team was born. Now entering season three, the Lightning welcomes a barrage of area talent looking to improve...
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Final DuPage County boys track honor rollJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Marks in parentheses are 2008 manual state-qualifying standards for Class AA and A, respectively. ** --2008 Class AA state qualifier * --2008 Class A state qualifier a -...
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State title tops off Einbecker's seasonJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Imagine, throwing the discus 197 feet, third all-time in Illinois, and finishing second at your conference meet. That was Brett Einbecker's lot at the Upstate Eight Con...
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Soccer tournament arrives; basketball camps set schedulesJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The invasion of young soccer players is almost here. If you're in the suburban area this weekend, you will see them everywhere. Over 1,500 boys and girls will arrive fo...