Darryl Mellema
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Saints edge N. Stars at UECFeb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - In some senses, the meet-ending 400-yard freestyle relay was a microcosm to St. Charles East's entire day at the Upstate Eight Conference boys swimming and diving champi...
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It's no big deal, but Neuqua wins UECFeb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Conference swimming meets mark the final time a school's entire squad performs on deck together. By the time the IHSA sectional rolls around in two weeks, the size of th...
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Pircon excels at rare swimming/football comboFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - It goes without saying that every top quality swimmer wants to beat everyone else when they get into the water. But sprinters have a different look to them as they get o...
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Rosary holds off St. Edward despite Yohn's 39Feb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - There were moments Tuesday when Rosary appeared ready to put St. Edward swiftly to the sword. But then up stepped Katie Yohn, Rosary's lead was nearly gone and the stor...
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Bryant's 29 lead Batavia over DeKalbJan 31, 2009 10:00 pm - Just when Saturday's game with DeKalb might slip away, up stepped Batavia's David Bryant. Not once but twice in the final 30 seconds, Bryant ended with steals that thwa...
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Smith takes unusual route to become a swimming starJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Swimming wasn't Nick Smith's first choice of a sport, nor was it his second. In fact, the St. Charles North senior never really considered the sport seriously. Yet here ...
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Stars seniors show they're ready for finalsJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - There comes a time for all high school athletes to leave their competitive classroom behind. For St. Charles North's boys swim team, that classroom is filled with water,...
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Unified Saints take second in own invitationalJan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Team unity can carry a squad a long way - and St. Charles East's boys swimming and diving put its team-based singularity on display on Saturday afternoon for the school'...
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Booing shouldn't pe part of prep sports experienceJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - When you've paid your money for a ticket to enter a high school sporting event and you've blocked out two or three hours of your time - and then should your team or the ...
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No stopping North StarsJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - It is always hot enough at St. Charles East's Norris Center Pool to make a jalapeno pepper sweat. But Tuesday, it was just that little bit hotter. The rivalry between S...