Darryl Mellema
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Rust's goal in final five minutes wins it for SaintsApr 04, 2008 11:00 pm - As the ball bounced inside Naperville Central's goal on Friday night and as St. Charles East raced away to celebrate, there was one lingering question on everyone's mind...
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Geneva falls in shortened matchApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - There was an abundance of water at St. Charles East's Norris Stadium on Thursday where a doubleheader in the host school's girls soccer invitational should have taken pl...
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St. Charles East, Geneva both eyeing Saints' inviteApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Like a fleet of shiny new sports cars, area soccer teams can't seem to get out of their garage this season. Then again, neither can any of the other sports teams. Weeks ...
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West Chicago spoils Rosary's season openerMar 29, 2008 11:00 pm - One of the goals for West Chicago's girls soccer team this year is to play attractive soccer. The longer you watched the Wildcats play on Saturday, the more you realized...
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Weather doesn't dampen memorable time in NetherlandsMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - My father and I finally made it to our Mellema homeland of Friesland and found it, quite frankly, to be freezing. March has been the worst in recent memory in the Nether...
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Soccer isn't greatest memory of this tripMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - This vacation to the Netherlands has passed its midpoint and my father and I are still enjoying our jaunt through the land of our ancestors. We have searched for canals,...
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Double the twin troubleMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Sarah Tennant wears Adidas soccer shoes. Madeline Tennant prefers Nike-branded footwear. That's a very good thing when it comes to telling the two players apart on the s...
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Ready or not, soccer about to startMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - According to the IHSA's calendar, it's spring. Actually, by the calendar on my desk, winter ends in just over two weeks. But looking out my window, there is still snow o...
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Evanston 63, Prospect 56Feb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Late in the first half, Prospect boys basketball coach John Camardella removed his sport coat, unbuttoned his cuffs and rolled up his sleeves. In the second half, the K...
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St. Charles North, Marmion map programs for swimming titleFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - There are certainly countless swim teams where the main goal is to qualify what athletes they can for the state meet. And there's nothing wrong with that. Sometimes, the...