Darryl Mellema
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McNamara tops in fly prelimsNov 21, 2014 12:01 am - Addison Trail/Willowbrook co-op's Kelly McNamara put herself in a good spot in the 100-yard butterfly at Friday's state swimming preliminaries at Evanston High School. M...
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Tri-Cities girls swimming state previewNov 19, 2014 12:01 am - In the world of fashion, "booted and suited" means to be dressed up, ready to go and rock the world with your sense of style. In swimming, the swimming world, the equiva...
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St. Charles East storms to sectional crownNov 15, 2014 12:01 am - From the meet-opening 200-yard medley relay through the meet-ending 400 freestyle relay, St. Charles East's swimmers solidly churned out state qualifying results at Satu...
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Filipek leads Bartlett-Streamwood sectional surgeNov 15, 2014 12:01 am - On a day filled with team and individual accomplishments, Bartlett-Streamwood sophomore Kayla Filipek was one of a number of proud Sabrehawks swimmers. Filipek qualifie...
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St. Charles schools, Rosary looking strong heading into sectionalsNov 12, 2014 12:01 am - Since mid-August, the focus for girls swim teams has been on training as athletes have piled up incredible numbers of yards in practice as well as numerous hours in the ...
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Rosary finishes second in conference meetNov 02, 2014 12:01 am - With spots still undecided for the team he will take to the IHSA Metea Valley Sectional, Rosary girls swim coach Bill Schalz needed every bit of data he could glean from...
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Neuqua Valley third in its final UEC meetNov 01, 2014 1:01 am - Neuqua Valley's girls swim team showed on Saturday, as it has all season, that it is one of the strongest teams in the area. But at Waubonsie Valley, meet-winning St. Ch...
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Bartlett-Streamwood's Filipek UEC 50, 100 champNov 01, 2014 1:01 am - The 50-yard freestyle is the most unforgiving race in a swim meet. The race is often broken down as "a start, a flip turn and a finish." But mess up on any of those thre...
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St. Charles North wins UEC on final raceNov 01, 2014 1:01 am - Describing Hannah Olsen's swimming performances for St. Charles North as anything less than "electric" is to do a disservice both to electricity and Olsen. The North Sta...
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West Aurora ends year with momentumOct 24, 2014 1:01 am - The sporting cliché is that West Aurora and Glenbard East were playing for pride on Friday night in the final game of the season, with both football teams already elimin...