Winfield Sports
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Rosary runs by St. Francis with convincing 3rd quarterDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Certainly, the cracks were already showing as St. Francis tried to stay close to Rosary in Wednesday's Suburban Catholic Conference girls basketball opener for both team...
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Sharkey shows off entire skill setDec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Alexa Sharkey is like a gourmet chef who buys the groceries and lays out the china. She does a little bit of everything. Wheaton Academy's 5-foot-9 guard showed off her ...
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Saints find way to beat West ChicagoDec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - If at first you don't succeed, shoot, shoot again. After connecting on just 6 of 27 field-goal attempts while clinging to a 17-14 halftime lead, St. Charles East's girls...
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The poise of a championDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - No matter how dramatic St. Francis' rise from consecutive 3-6 seasons to the 2008 Class 5A state title, Spartans coach Greg Purnell refuses to publicly take credit. He c...
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St. Francis wins Class 5A state titleNov 30, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN - From 3-6 to state champion. Hard to believe even for a member of the St. Francis Spartans. "It's like a dream come true," said senior Brett Robinson. "I don'...
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Batavia's 3s sink SpartansNov 29, 2008 10:00 pm - St. Francis opened up against Batavia in a zone. The Bulldogs' boys basketball team responded with a zone of its own; that is, a cannot-miss zone. Ben Potter drained fi...
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Cardinals undefeated season ends in playoff lossNov 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Leslie Johnston had a few words for her son. And thousands of screaming football fans weren't about to drown out the Chicago Ridge mother. "Go K.J.," Johnston blared fr...
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Now they're all just SpartansNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Some were Rams as kids. Others were Lancers. Now the St. Francis Spartans football team is, in the words of two-year starter Ryan O'Donnell, "doing the dream that everyo...
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Northwest suburban wrap-upNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Buffalo Grove 57, Regina 30: First year Bison coach Pat Dudle notched his first career win as the Bison (1-3) were led by Heather Nisbet (15 points), Brittany Abrahm...
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Westminster hangs on for winNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Having three fouls to give in the final 18 seconds of overtime Friday night proved vital to the Westminster Christian boys basketball team. But one mistake nearly cost t...