Prep Sports
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Team Patten bounces back after bad hockey breakJan 15, 2013 11:18 am - Courtney Patten, an eighth-grader from Mundelein who plays for the elite-level Chicago Mission U14 hockey team, was trying to stop at the end of the drill on Sept. 18 du...
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Oswalt brings defensive identity to Naperville CentralJan 03, 2013 5:07 pm - The game plan to stop Naperville Central last season was simple: contain the high-powered offense of Jack Soneson and Shawn Nelson. But that was no simple task, and many...
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Ballestero’s thrusts: hockey and LDRSDec 18, 2012 7:32 am - Manny Ballestero, a senior at Warren, wants to be an aerospace engineer and is leaning toward attending classes next year at Iowa State University. He’s already well on ...
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Libertyville’s Miller extends family hockey lineageNov 27, 2012 6:15 pm - Yet another “Miller” appears on the back of a local hockey jersey. This one, though, also has a blonde ponytail extending from the blue helmet. Shannon Miller, 15, a sop...
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Quite a winning show from Duckmann, MaineNov 19, 2012 10:57 pm - The pregame pump-up song blares from the locker room of co-op Maine Township, and veteran coach Mike Tompkins plays the air-guitar. Crosley Duckmann and his teammates si...
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Cappuccitti’s skills on display with StampedeOct 22, 2012 11:24 pm - He’s one of the main reasons for the success so far this season for the co-op BG/H/W Stampede, a team filled with players from Buffalo Grove, Hersey and Wheeling. John C...
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Forward-thinking Bigos making a big difference at CL SouthOct 16, 2012 6:32 pm - He’s smart, shy and quite a successful goal-scorer. Jake Bigos, a senior in his third season on the Crystal Lake South varsity hockey team, is the Gators’ go-to forward,...
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New structure comes to high school hockeySep 30, 2012 10:00 pm - High school hockey has undergone a major off-season reconstruction, highlighted by the formation of a new elite team league and the end of the long-running Metro leagues...
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Bozek basks in NCAA title, Team USA successMay 05, 2012 10:54 am - Megan Bozek had a lifetime of hockey memories wrapped inside a six-week stretch. The skating glory started for Bozek, a Buffalo Grove native and Stevenson High School al...
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St. Viator’s Santorsola showcases skillsApr 12, 2012 1:15 pm - Ryan Santorsola is proud to say his heroes are his grandmothers, Nicoletta Indelidato and Margherita Santorsola — and not just because they often cook him pregame meals,...