Prep Football
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Scouting the Naperville Central RedhawksAug 18, 2017 1:01 am - And how was your summer? Ask Naperville Central that question, and the response might be a collective smile. The Redhawks already expected a good football season, and th...
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Maine West aims to take another couple steps forwardAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - During his first three years as head coach, Jason Kradman and Maine West made incremental steps to improve. In that span, the Warriors have gone from 2-7 to 4-5 last ye...
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New look, same high expectation at Grayslake NorthAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Affable, enthusiastic and hard-working, Sam Baker is already making friends at his new school. "He's a lovable guy," Grayslake North junior quarterback Austin Martineau ...
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This year, familiarity is an asset for St. ViatorAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - In his first year at St. Viator, coach Dave Archibald saw his football team at a crossroads midway through the season. The Lions were 2-2, coming off a tough loss to Ben...
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Conant's aiming for a return to form under StortzAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Bryan Stortz knew what he was getting into when he took the Conant head football coaching job. But even though the Cougars were 0-9 last year, Stortz does not look at t...
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Hauck embraces special challenge at WheelingAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - It was a special year last season for Wheeling's football program. The Wildcats qualified for the playoffs for the first time in eight years before losing to Cary-Grove ...
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Young Bartlett a work in progressAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - On the first day of fall practice, each Bartlett freshman wore a strip of masking tape across his helmet with his name written in black magic marker so the coaches knew ...
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Huntley has plenty of weaponsAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - The Huntley football program took a significant step last season. No, the Red Raiders didn't win the title in the treacherous Fox Valley Conference. They went 6-2 in FVC...
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Offensive line will lead Cary-GroveAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Cary-Grove gets no time to ease into the football season. The Trojans' opening-night opponent is anything but a cupcake, though defending Class 6A state champion Prairie...
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Fontana takes the reins at Crystal Lake SouthAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Crystal Lake South's new football coach has a familiar plan. Rob Fontana, an assistant since 2005 with the exceptions of 2008 and 2009, takes over for Chuck Ahsmann, who...