Prep Sports
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Tears of joy, sadness for St. FrancisNov 10, 2012 7:00 pm - NORMAL — A steady stream of tears from Peg Kopec and her St. Francis girls said it all. St. Francis has made little mention this season outside its family of Megan Boke...
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Girls volleyball/Top 20Nov 10, 2012 1:02 am - Girls volleyball Team (record) Comment 1. Benet (40-2) Back-to-back 4A titles 2. St. Francis (37-5) Ninth state crown for Kopec 3. Libertyville (34-6) Great ride ends wi...
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Benet fights back to beat LibertyvilleNov 09, 2012 10:00 pm - NORMAL — Knocked down but never out, defending state champion Benet is still standing. Down a game and 15-10 in the second to Libertyville, the Redwings answered the be...
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Familiar sight delivers semifinal for St. FrancisNov 09, 2012 7:00 pm - NORMAL — A Haggerty setting up a younger Haggerty sister at the state volleyball tournament. Haven’t we seen this movie before? Maddie Haggerty’s pass to McKenna Kelsa...
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Scouting this weekend’s state volleyball tournamentNov 08, 2012 3:03 pm - Class 4A Matchups: Friday, Semifinals, New Trier (38-1) vs. Mother McAuley (35-4), 7:30 p.m. and Benet (38-2) vs. Libertyville (34-6), 9 p.m.; Saturday, Third-place matc...
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St. Francis has that family feelingNov 08, 2012 10:42 am - Peg Kopec is going for her ninth state volleyball title at St. Francis this weekend, but she had another number on her mind Thursday. Six. As in Kopec’s current Spartans...
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Libertyville knows its placeNov 07, 2012 10:00 pm - It refers to neither one of the United States’ proud 50, nor an emotional condition. Truth is, three years ago, as a freshman playing on Libertyville’s varsity volleybal...
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Keith Country Day halts Harvest Christian’s runNov 03, 2012 7:21 pm - LANARK — One would not have blamed Harvest Christian’s girls volleyball fans if they had begun to set their GPS units for Redbird Arena after Game 1 of the Class 1A Lana...
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Benet earns return trip to NormalNov 03, 2012 2:09 pm - NORMAL — After falling behind early in both games, Benet answered with identical 8-1 scoring runs at the midpoint of each to post a 25-20, 25-20 win over Edwardsville to...
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Believe it: Libertyville advances to state tourneyNov 03, 2012 1:38 pm - Kristen Webb couldn’t believe her eyes, and her Libertyville volleyball teammates could share her excitement. Prairie Ridge’s serve was out and, like that, Libertyville ...