Elgin Sports
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Algonquin’s Jager sets U.S. mark in steeplechaseJul 20, 2012 4:38 pm - In his first international steeplechase race ever, Olympics-bound Evan Jager of Algonquin set an American record. Jager, a Jacobs High School grad who now trains in Port...
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Fremd, Maine West bow out in regional final roundJul 19, 2012 10:58 pm - Fremd and Maine West saw their summer baseball seasons end in different ways Thursday in regional championship games of the Phil Lawler Illinois High School Baseball Coa...
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Cougars’ Bonifacio motivated by older brother’s success in the MajorsJul 19, 2012 1:21 pm - Miami Marlins outfielder Emilio Bonifacio has a critic in Geneva. When his younger brother Jorge finds time between his own games with the Kane County Cougars, he tries ...
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Fremd cashes in against New TrierJul 18, 2012 10:52 pm - Matt Isola’s throw was right on the money as Fremd finally found a way to keep a lead from being withdrawn by New Trier in Wednesday’s Palatine regional semifinal of the...
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Wire is Barrington’s baseball hireJul 17, 2012 10:56 pm - Pat Wire understands he is not taking over just any high school baseball program. And Wire made that perfectly clear Tuesday after he was named the new head coach at Ba...
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Conant track event held in honor of long-time coachJul 11, 2012 5:30 am - Those who knew him say Conant High School boys track and field coach Ron Gummerson was the type of mentor who truly went the extra mile. “He obviously could harness tale...
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Hubbard gets surprise from PurdueJun 29, 2012 7:29 pm - Megan Hubbard received a surprise on a recent visit to the office of Purdue softball coach Kim Maher. While in West Lafayette, Ind., to register for classes, the Fremd g...
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Jacobs coach knew Olympian had something specialJun 29, 2012 7:00 pm - From local high school distance runner to the Olympics in five short years. Evan Jager, a 2007 graduate of Algonquin's Jacobs High School, qualified Thursday for the U....
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Nazos among Batavia’s new coachesJun 29, 2012 5:54 pm - In one fell swoop, Batavia High School announced it has filled three coaching positions this week. The Bulldogs will install former Wheaton North coach Jim Nazos as boys...
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Jacobs grad Jager makes OlympicsJun 28, 2012 9:24 pm - Former Jacobs running star Evan Jager is a relative novice in the steeplechase. But Jager will continue to gain more experience in the event on the most prestigious stag...