Darryl Mellema
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West Aurora's Timmons can't imagine life without swimmingOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - How deeply-embedded is swimming in Emily Timmons' life? Deeper than the pools in which she's competed for four years and with a current that travels more swiftly than th...
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Coffey, Batavia light up DeKalbOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - In one way, Batavia was running a fancy new-age offense throughout the first half on Friday in DeKalb. The Bulldogs lined up in a no-huddle spread formation with two re...
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Chokran has enough left to win twice for N. StarsOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - It's that time of the year again, when every swim team in Illinois could have Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty" as a theme song. Effort was at a maximum in Saturday's...
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Red Devils hold off worn-down WildcatsOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - It's that time of the year again, when every swim team in Illinois could have Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty" as a theme song. Effort was at a maximum in Saturday's...
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Geneva wears down RochelleOct 10, 2008 11:00 pm - With Michael Ratay gaining more and more attention, Geneva had some news: the other guys can run too. Take fullback Drew Fagot, who gained 73 yards and scored a touchdow...
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High-flying, high-scoring Geneva on a roll... againOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - You have to have either a well-developed sense of history of a memory that goes back a way to remember when Geneva had average boys soccer teams. The Vikings were never...
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St. Charles North scores rivalry win vs. EastOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - This annual battle between St. Charles' girls swim teams is always something to anticipate. This is the dual meet that brings out the largest regular season crowd, the ...
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'Make or break' month beginsOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - When swim coaches and athletes talk about the critical nature of October training, sometimes there is a sense that August or September are easy months in the water, foll...
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Rosary Invite: Friendly, fun - and fastSep 27, 2008 11:00 pm - There was plenty of love on deck at Marmion High School's pool on Saturday, which hosted Rosary's annual girls swim invitational. That's because the field - the host Bea...
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England already making significant time dropsSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - When I asked St. Charles North girls swimming coach Rob Rooney who had been having a nice start to the season - someone I haven't talked about much - the answer was near...