Darryl Mellema
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St. Charles East stands tallNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - For Juliet Suess and St. Charles East's senior girls swimmers, Saturday's girls swim sectional gave the Saints a chance to do something they'd never done before - celebr...
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BC's Van Oost, St. Edward's Venlos off to stateNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Every year, IHSA sectional swim meets are notable for the proliferation of swim caps from schools you've never seen all year. Due to a lack of pools in many schools, a n...
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Zima feels at home in St. Charles North familyNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Many athletic teams call themselves "one big family." At St. Charles North this fall, the girls swim team took that concept to an entirely deeper level. And one of the b...
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Geneva's turnout doubles as Vikings get ready for sectionalNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - There is not, as any visitor will confirm, a large body of water located anywhere inside Geneva High School. Drinking fountains and sinks are about the closest you'll ge...
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Rosary's the class of Metro Catholic meetOct 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Remember the names of the athletes and teams that finished at the top of the Metro Catholic Aquatic Conference meet on Sunday - they're going to be somewhere toward the ...
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Butterfly becomes favorite for St. Charles East's KreczowskiOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - She's been swimming literally for her entire life, but Hayley Krzeczowski found a new way to get faster in the water in the past year. The key for the St. Charles East s...
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Lake Park comeback stuns BartlettOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - When they talked after Friday's 27-23 victory over Bartlett, Lake Park's players and coaches used words like "defining" and "statement." This was a regular season finale...
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St. Charles North, East seniors enjoy 'friendly competition'Oct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - If Polaris is in the St. Charles North pool area, you know it's something special. And the big polar bear was indeed on-deck, along with a drum line, on Thursday to help...
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Lake Park near playoff bidOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Finding the hash marks on East Aurora's football field proved elusive on Friday night. By halftime seeing the numbers on Lake Park's white road jerseys was increasingly ...
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Rivals Geneva, Batavia can't beat bad weatherOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Pouring rain wasn't a problem for Geneva and Batavia on Thursaday, as the school's boys soccer teams pattered through a persistent precipitation. Lightning was another s...