Prep Sports
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Tough way to finish for Fremd's ShivakumarFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Each year at the state meet there are a handful of swimmers that come agonizingly close to making the championship finals cut. Erik Maczko was off by .03 in the 100 back...
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North Stars just miss trophyFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Not to tick off anyone who specializes in throwing horseshoes or hand grenades -- but close really does count in a lot of things in addition to your chosen crafts. Take ...
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Partridge finishes with a flourishFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Stevenson senior Duncan Partridge tied his own school record in the 50-yard freestyle (21 seconds) Friday in preliminary competition of the state swim meet at Evanston ...
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Fremd makes steady progressFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Last year the Fremd boys swimming team registered 1 point in the state swim meet. This year the Vikings are guaranteed to top that total. After advancing its entire team...
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North Stars, Cadets enjoy good 1st dayFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - What a way to begin the state swimming meet. The first event in the preliminary round on Friday was won by St. Charles North to put the North Stars in a good position to...
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Partridge, Patriots ready to performFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - The week leading into Friday's boys swimming and diving state championships was rather nerve-wracking for Stevenson senior Duncan Partridge. It wasn't that the Iowa-bou...
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Wildcats looking goodFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Nobody's boasting but everyone in the Neuqua Valley camp admits that, based on Friday's preliminary results, the Wildcats are in a pretty good position to contend for th...
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State trophy in sight for St. Charles NorthFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - There comes a time in the swimming season when you just have to block everything out and perform. Matt Pircon reached that point a week ago at the St. Charles North sect...
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Bining representing Benet at stateFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Benet's Connor Binnig expects to put up a faster time in the 100-yard breaststroke at state this weekend than he did at last Saturday's Naperville Central sectional, whe...
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Wheeling's Maczko ready to flyFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - The text message finally buzzed his cell phone at 8:15 on Monday night. "fly" Brief, but with sectional seeds due the following day at noon, that's all Wheeling boys sw...