Elgin Schools
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Rockets may be young but speedy talent is still thereAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Burlington Central will go as far in 2008 as its young offensive and defensive lines allow. The Rockets return some experienced players from the 2007 playoff squad that ...
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Hampshire looks to avenge '07 with return to playoffsAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Lousy playoff points. That's all that separated Hampshire's varsity football team from making the postseason as a 5-4 team last fall. The near miss, which snapped a stri...
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Blackhawks looking to take next stepAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Year three of Buck Drach's tenure at West Aurora is shaping up to be the best yet. Not only do the Blackhawks have plenty of experience coming back, they have three year...
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New leaders, new enthusiasmAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Every head football coach has a thousand concerns running through his head as the Friday night lights switch on for the first time in August. "Have we taught them what t...
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Fremd focuses on more of the sameAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Have no fear. That's how Fremd feels as it plugs in newcomers and gets ready to plug away toward a 14th straight playoff trip and sixth straight outright or shared Mid-S...
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South Elgin seeks breakout yearAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - The South Elgin football program begins its third season of varsity competition at a crossroads. Will the Storm follow up last year's 3-6 season, it's first campaign wit...
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Suburban teens make Metro debutAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Just four years ago, a group of Northwest suburban teens practiced with their rock band, Coventry, in their parents' basements. Friday night, they find themselves movin...
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Students, teachers remember 'Mr. Maine'Aug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - For nearly 50 years, R. Paul Carlson taught government and U.S. history in Room 338 at Maine East High School in Park Ridge. He was so much of a fixture there that stude...
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St. Viator uses youth movement to move forwardAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - This could be a defining year for St. Viator. After three games last season the Lions appeared to be headed for a school-record fourth straight playoff appearance. But t...
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Schlueter expects Jacobs to improve every weekAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Jacobs football practices were characterized by a heightened sense of urgency this month as position battles raged for 16 vacant starting jobs. To what degree such a hig...