Prep Sports
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St. Viator to play in hockey championship gameMar 17, 2012 1:00 am - A year ago, St. Viator forward Patrick Gregory was a fan in the stands at the United Center, watching New Trier play Glenbrook North for a state championship in high sch...
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Northern Kane Hawks seeking playersMar 10, 2012 5:26 pm - The Northern Kane Hawks high school hockey program is interested in new players grades 8-11. The club is made up of players from St. Charles East, St. Charles North, Bur...
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Leukemia not keeping Hampshire's Miller off iceMar 10, 2012 5:00 pm - Nick Miller is excited for the day he can walk into a local ice rink — along with his gear and a stick or two — to play a game. Even if it's not for another year. Miller...
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Persistence pays off for Carmel’s OlmschenkFeb 29, 2012 11:00 pm - It was a tough decision for Cole Olmschenk to return to the Carmel hockey team after his freshman team. He admits the odds were, at best, 40 percent that he’d skate agai...
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Buffalo Grove’s DeSalvo a winner on and off iceFeb 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Anthony DeSalvo is a straight-A student, has never had a “B,” and gives a large part of his academic success to … hockey, believe it or not. “Ever since I was 5 years ol...
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St. Viator wins first Blackhawk Classic titleDec 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Two down, three to go. That’s the new, current battle cry for St. Viator after the Lions on Thursday cruised past Christian Brothers College of Missouri, 7-2, to win the...
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Stevenson grad Bozek hits the big-timeDec 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Megan Bozek was 4, the lone girl on a boys hockey team in Glenview during the 1997-98 season, yet no one volunteered to be the goalie. So she raised her hand. She thus b...
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Crystal Lake South’s Bower makes big impactDec 20, 2011 11:00 pm - He’s one of the smallest skaters on the team, but Joey Bower has had, perhaps, the biggest impact on the success this season of Crystal Lake South. Start with, for insta...
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Stevenson’s Spieler speaks volumes with his gameDec 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Given motivation, Zach Spieler has delivered. With goals and assists. And plenty of each. Spieler, 17, a Stevenson senior right wing in his second season on the Patriots...
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Avischious takes a shot at reducing youth sports burnoutNov 02, 2011 12:00 am - USA Hockey took a shot ... and scored. Without a stick. Without a puck. Without a goal. “The first time I saw the video, I got excited,” says Gary Avischious, recalling ...