Prep Sports
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Girls swimming and diving: Sectional meets will serve as a mythical state finalOct 16, 2020 1:00 am - The end of the girls swimming and diving season is near, and while there is no state meet, there will be ways to compare the swimmers after the Oct. 24 sectionals. "We'r...
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Swimming and diving: Conference meets will take on a new lookOct 10, 2020 1:00 am - Here's a bit of normalcy for the area girls swimming and diving season: Conference meets. While not every conference will have one, most are, and they will happen on Oct...
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Girls swimming: Buffalo Grove's journey has been successful thus farOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove girls swimming and diving coach Michael McPartlin is fond of saying every race is a journey. That's the rationale he uses when he allows his charges to exp...
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In print or in person, Shalin loved to tell storiesSep 30, 2020 1:00 am - Neil Shalin was a storyteller at heart. He entertained friends and family by telling stories of his early years in New York City. He felt great joy telling stories about...
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Girls swimming: Downers South's Padavic makes dream realitySep 25, 2020 1:00 am - It's been quite a journey for Downers Grove South senior Madeline Padavic in her commitment to Miami of Ohio. By her own admission, she "wasn't a standout swimmer as a s...
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Girls swimming: Schaumburg's Mollin keeping her Olympic dreams aliveSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - Schaumburg junior Nina Mollin hasn't let COVID-19 interfere with her goal of representing Canada in the Olympics. Mollin has dual citizenship with the United States and ...
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Girls swimming: Here's a way to safely run relaysSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - Stevenson's girls swimming team started off its season with a bang last week, winning all three relays in a defeat of Warren Township. Wait ... what? Didn't the IHSA for...
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Girls swimming and diving: Welker back on deck, this time at BenetSep 05, 2020 1:00 am - For Sue Welker, it was the right time to return to the pool deck as a high school girls swimming and diving coach. Welker coached at Naperville Central from 2006-13, the...
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Pandemic forces sports to surmount unique challengesSep 02, 2020 1:00 am - The four sports deemed safe enough to compete this fall face unique quirks. Swim teams at a dual meet, each in their own pool. Staggered starts to cross country meets. T...
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Remote learning creates unique situation for athletesSep 01, 2020 1:00 am - When the idea started of fall high school sports returning while students stayed home for remote learning, it caused some questions about the fairness. It's not safe eno...