Itasca Sports
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Redhawks' Lawler battling through another round of cancerApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - It's hard to imagine perpetually positive Phil Lawler not having a good week. But, yes, last week was another good one for the legendary Naperville Central baseball pitc...
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Little Bro's revengeMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - You may have experienced this yourself: Big brother begrudgingly lets little brother play ball with him. Mom said so. Little brother is rewarded with a merciless poundin...
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'Use 'em and lose 'em' philosophy costing schools good coachesMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Things felt different when I covered a Glenbard North softball game this week. For one thing it was a lot quieter. That's because Jim McKinney is no longer coaching the ...
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Join me in annual hair-razing cancer benefitMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Ashley Conley spent too much of her third year on Earth vomiting. Enduring blood transfusions that lasted for hours. Riding in the family van that wore two deep grooves...
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Three ways to make the state basketball tournaments betterMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Not that anyone asked me, but here's a look at three ways the IHSA can improve the state basketball tournament. 1. Rethink the regional process Teams work all season to ...
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Foudy to make special appearance at youth soccer showMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Julie Foudy knows all about leadership. She has a sports leadership academy. She also is an expert on team building because of her valuable role for 17 years with Unite...
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Montini finishes 3rd in stateFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - This time the shots fell, and the Montini girls basketball players wore smiles on their faces. The Broncos (28-6) bounced back from Friday's semifinal disappointment to ...
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Montini loses in 3A semisFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - NORMAL - Somewhere during the bus ride from Lombard to Redbird Arena, the Montini girls basketball team lost its shooting touch. The Broncos shot miserably and paid the ...
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Long career does not go unnoticedFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - When Joe Fedinec started Benet's cross country program there was much more country to cross. Fedinec's athletes went from running farm roads in his late 1950s coaching y...
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Neuqua to hoist state swimming trophyFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Naperville's Neuqua Valley High School will celebrate its first state boys swimming championship with a ceremony at 7 p.m. today in the school's Rotunda, 2360 95th St. T...