Darryl Mellema
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Neuqua Valley ends Rosary’s streakSep 24, 2011 12:00 am - Teams that are deep with quality swimmers have always done well at Rosary’s girls swimming invitational meet. In the five previous years the meet was held, the Beads wer...
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St. Charles E. swims past St. Charles N.Sep 15, 2011 12:00 am - In his after-meet discussion with his St. Charles East girls swimmers, Saints coach Joe Cabel described how a knife blade can get dull and not cut very well. And that wa...
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Rosary grad Schalz on the way backSep 03, 2011 12:00 am - As a college senior-to-be, Kylie Schalz is many years removed from writing those “What I did on summer vacation” papers. But what a story she could write. After completi...
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Tri-Cities girls swimming previewSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - Rosary Coach: Bill Schalz Losses to graduation: Francesca Devine, GiSun Pak. Key returnees: Rachel Burke, Freestyle, sr.; Emily Launer, Freestyle, sr.; Sarah Sykstus, sr...
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Gage’s passion for soccer pays offJun 09, 2011 12:00 am - People often speak of “lifelong passions.” When it comes to soccer and Sammy Gage, that term fits perfectly. “When I was 1-year-old, my dad had cleats and a soccer ball ...
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Wentzel calmly sends Conant to supersectionalMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - From the outside, Conant freshman Drew Wentzel seemed the calmest player at Norris Stadium as she prepared to take a penalty kick awarded to her team with 1:06 left in t...
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Conant calmly stops Lake ParkMay 24, 2011 12:00 am - There were many ways Conant coach Jason Franco could have addressed his team at halftime of Tuesday’s St. Charles East Class 3A girls soccer sectional semifinal. With hi...
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Schaumburg upends St. Charles NorthMay 24, 2011 12:00 am - It’s not that Schaumburg entered overtime tied 2-2 with St. Charles North as fresh as a daisy in Tuesday’s Class 3A St. Charles East sectional semifinal. The teams had f...
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Rosary ousts Kaneland in sudden deathMay 21, 2011 12:00 am - Three, as the Schoolhouse Rock folks used to sing, is a magic number. With each of three corner kicks in succession midway through a second-sudden death overtime, Rosary...
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St. Charles North a regional champMay 20, 2011 12:00 am - After every match, St. Charles North’s girls soccer players choose one of their own to receive a little blue truck, a sort of traveling trophy within the team unit for t...