Villa Park Sports
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Sacred Heart Griffin tops Montini 28-14Aug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The end came Sunday for one of the state's top football openers, the eight-year series between Montini and Sacred Heart Griffin. Running behind a line that graduated onl...
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Pell grants Wheaton Academy's wishAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - After finally erasing an 18-7 deficit in the fourth quarter of Friday's season opener, the Wheaton Academy defense needed a big stop from its defense. What the Warriors...
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Merrithey leads Glenbard East past WillowbrookAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Glenbard East quarterback Jack Merrithey picked up where he left off last season in Friday's football opener against rival Willowbrook. Merrithey used both his arm and l...
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St. Francis off to fast startAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Starting the season strong is a key to sustaining the momentum required for a state championship season. In 2008 St. Francis returned the season's opening kickoff for a ...
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Previewing: Montini CatholicAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - An all-state quarterback goes out, another highly regarded signalcaller comes in ... Brandon Pechloff, a prototype 6-foot-6, 230-pound senior who interests most of the M...
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Previewing: WillowbrookAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Willowbrook suffered through a miserable six weeks at the start of last season, and then it finally came together. That's the starting point for this year's team. "I tho...
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Previewing: Immaculate ConceptionAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - What to do for a Class 2A state championship encore? "I hate to talk about things like that in the preseason," said first-year Immaculate Conception head coach Mike Albe...
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Previewing: St. FrancisAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - One of the magical moments of the 2008 football season was St. Francis hoisting the Class 5A championship trophy. The buzz continues. Spartans coach Greg Purnell said th...
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Previewing: Wheaton AcademyAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The first senior class in Wheaton Academy's rejuvenated football program seeks big things. Headed by quarterback Brian Pell, receiver-safety Anthony Ritchie and athletic...
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Gold, Silver could both be close racesAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Last year a total of 12 points separated the champions from the runners-up in the Gold and Silver football divisions of the West Suburban Conference. This season will fe...