Cook County Sports
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Pousson turns it around, starts cleaning upDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Back when he was devilish Dillon, he had a brush with … soap. But then, what would you expect from a kid who says his mom named him after a soap-opera bad boy? "I used t...
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Huntley's Benning working hard to improveDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Nobody likes to lose. Huntley senior 189-pound wrestler Tony Benning falls into that category. But a recent tough outing at the Barrington tournament had a positive outc...
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Close not good enough anymoreDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Opinions vary as to the origin of the phrase, "close but no cigar." The prevailing belief is that the phrase was popularized by traveling carnivals, where a cigar was of...
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Luke leads early surge for HerseyDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Hersey needed most of the 19-point lead it built in the first 2½ quarters Thursday in its Mid-Suburban East boys basketball game against Prospect. The Knights went on a ...
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Bartlett roars back to down Lake ParkDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Despite trailing through most of the game, the Bartlett Hawks tightened up on defense while turning around a poor free throw performance to pull off a come-from-behind 6...
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Maxwell Holiday Invite on tap SaturdayDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Area girls bowling teams are beginning to show striking improvements as the 2007-08 season progresses. The timing could not be better as Bartlett, St. Edward, South Elgi...
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Hinsdale Central @ Glenbard WestDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Hinsdale Central (3-2, 0-1) at Glenbard West (4-3, 0-1) Both graduated tons of talent from highly successful teams, yet each aims high in the West Suburban Silver despit...
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Warriors reserves doing yeoman workDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - One reason the Waubonsie Valley girls basketball team takes an undefeated record into its Upstate Eight Conference game tonight at Streamwood is the quality of its bench...
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Scouting DuPage County boys swimmingDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Top area teams: Neuqua Valley, Naperville North, Naperville Central, Waubonsie Valley, Hinsdale Central. Top area swimmers: Neuqua Valley: Brian Alden, sr.; Kevin Ov...
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Four straight years of first-class rivalryDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - It has become the Mid-Suburban League's girls basketball rivalry of the mid-2000s. For the fourth straight year, Buffalo Grove and Wheeling will square off in a battle o...