Itasca Sports
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This is no Hawaiian vacationJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Last we saw of Wheaton North graduate Akim Millington he was on television, playing offensive tackle for the University of Illinois in the Rose Bowl. Reached Monday at t...
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Grads were very, very good in 2007Dec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Halfway 'round the turn of the high school sports calendar, heading into Christmas break, we found a number of local graduates who earned their way onto Santa's good lis...
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Talking turkey, boys basketball can wait till after ThanksgivingDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Few coaches openly talk about it, but many think it. It's time to change the boys basketball calendar and begin a week later. What that means is an end to Thanksgiving ...
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Try, try, try, try, try againDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Tough breaks. As we got into last week, local golfer Kevin Streelman's had a few. There was his first PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament -- AKA "Q-School" -- where Streelman...
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This holiday shopping list is worth checking more than twiceDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - In the spirit of the holiday season, I'm taking my credit cards and going on a spending splurge. With 18 shopping days left before Christmas, there's still time to think...
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Aurora University students fill 'cupboard'Dec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Kathy Breen was busy Saturday fielding cell phone calls and serving as a tactical officer. She was coordinating tasks and fetching supplies at Assisi Homes-Batavia Apart...
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Can Streelman conquer the Q?Nov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Wheaton Warrenville South graduate Kevin Streelman, who finished second in the 1996 IHSA Class AA golf championships, has advanced to the final stage of the PGA Tour Nat...
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Genuine sportsmanship takes back seat to IHSA's greedNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Somewhere, Add A. Tude must have been cringing. With one hand the IHSA preaches about the values of sportsmanship in the form of its orange and blue foamed mascot that ...
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Police still looking for man who robbed officeNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - Bensenville police still had no viable suspects Wednesday in the armed robbery a day earlier that led them to mistakenly detain Blackhawks player Tuomo Ruutu. The report...
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Derrick flies to top spotNov 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Neuqua Valley senior Chris Derrick, the reigning Class 3A boys cross country champ, has moved up to No. 1 on the national Foot Locker Favorites list in advance of the Fo...