Prep Sports
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Rosary seniors take aim at another state championshipOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Like an ancient arrowhead, swim seasons all work toward a singular point - the state meet. And like those arrowheads, swimmers work all season, chipping away loose bits,...
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Pliskin helps power PatsOct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The original plan Thursday called for Stevenson's Michelle Pliskin to swim the 100-yard backstroke. During the break for diving, the Patriots' coaches realized they wou...
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West Aurora's Timmons can't imagine life without swimmingOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - How deeply-embedded is swimming in Emily Timmons' life? Deeper than the pools in which she's competed for four years and with a current that travels more swiftly than th...
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Chokran has enough left to win twice for N. StarsOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - It's that time of the year again, when every swim team in Illinois could have Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty" as a theme song. Effort was at a maximum in Saturday's...
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Chou, Warren bring home Jamboree titleOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Last year, Warren finished second to Prospect at the Hersey Swim Jamboree by 6.5 points. On Saturday the Blue Devils left no doubt. They cruised to the title with 238 po...
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Red Devils hold off worn-down WildcatsOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - It's that time of the year again, when every swim team in Illinois could have Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty" as a theme song. Effort was at a maximum in Saturday's...
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Fremd foursome really wants a relay repeatOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The Fremd girls swimming team had a pretty special day last November at the York sectional. Not only did the Vikings qualify for the state meet in two individual events,...
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St. Charles North scores rivalry win vs. EastOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - This annual battle between St. Charles' girls swim teams is always something to anticipate. This is the dual meet that brings out the largest regular season crowd, the ...
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On the swimming horizonOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Barrington once again has established itself as top team in Mid-Suburban League. The Fillies won the Lake County Invite last Saturday and defeated Fremd in a dual meet o...
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'Make or break' month beginsOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - When swim coaches and athletes talk about the critical nature of October training, sometimes there is a sense that August or September are easy months in the water, foll...