Darryl Mellema
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Pircon leads Marmion to 10th placeFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - If you're looking to give your boys swim a feeling of how exciting the state meet can be, Saturday's incredible three-team race can't be beat. And there was Marmion's fu...
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He might not love it, but Marmion's Pircon sure can swimFeb 25, 2010 10:00 pm - All through the offseason, Marmion boys swim coach Bill Schalz and Cadets senior Matt Pircon had a sort of running commentary on the time left before the start of the 20...
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St. Charles East turns into good neighborsFeb 23, 2010 10:00 pm - When awards for "Good Neighbor of the Season" are handed out at the close of the boys swimming campaign, St. Charles East deserves some recognition. With St. Charles Nor...
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South Elgin's Haseman headed to stateFeb 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Here's something most freshmen boys don't get to do - prepare to head to a state swim meet. But South Elgin's Nick Haseman has a Friday trip to Evanston in his sights as...
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Marmion just misses sectional titleFeb 20, 2010 10:00 pm - When looked at from any angle, there really wasn't anything wrong with Marmion's performance at Saturday's St. Charles East boys swimming sectional. Despite not having a...
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Elgin Academy advances to sectional finalFeb 15, 2010 10:00 pm - It's such a simple play, when a player drives to the low block on one side of the free throw lane, draws the defense, and then passes to an open player on the opposite s...
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St. Charles East's Van Gyseghem both a coach and a recruiterFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Despite the many times he'd heard people tell him they thought he might be a good swimmer, Matt Van Gyseghem had his own athletic pathway figured out. The St. Charles Ea...
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Barrington overcomes fatigue to capture inviteJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - If you look at a high school boys swimmers these days, you are sure to see signs of exhaustion. Even on-deck at meets, they don't have that spring in their step any more...
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St. Charles East squeaks out title at own inviteJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - There was a moment just before the start of the meet-ending 800-yard freestyle relay when St. Charles East didn't have anywhere near a full quartet behind the starting b...
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Marmion triumphs at own invite for 5th straight yearDec 19, 2009 10:00 pm - For sustained applause, it was hard to top the cheer raised following the one-minute relay at Marmion's Block Relays on Saturday. The goal of the race is for four swimme...