Darryl Mellema
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Geneva 73, W. Chicago 41Feb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - The abiding image of Monday's Geneva-West Chicago boys basketball regional-opening contest isn't of West Chicago turning over the ball -- which the Wildcat did on 26 occ...
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North Stars take 4th; C-G's Curtis medalsFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Not to tick off anyone who specializes in throwing horseshoes or hand grenades or people who drop atomic bombs -- but close really does count in a lot of things in addit...
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North Stars just miss trophyFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Not to tick off anyone who specializes in throwing horseshoes or hand grenades -- but close really does count in a lot of things in addition to your chosen crafts. Take ...
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State trophy in sight for St. Charles NorthFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - There comes a time in the swimming season when you just have to block everything out and perform. Matt Pircon reached that point a week ago at the St. Charles North sect...
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No teams, but Batavia, Kaneland both have state-bound individualsFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - What water there is to be found at Batavia and Kaneland high schools tends to come out of sinks or drinking fountains. It most certainly does not come in 25-yard increme...
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Kaneland 62, Yorkville 55Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Down 6 at halftime and worried? Oh come now, this is Kaneland's boys basketball team, a squad whose nickname should be Gophers because they've dug themselves out of some...
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North Stars best of bestFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - There wasn't anywhere in the state where they swam as fast as they did at St. Charles North on Saturday afternoon. And the honor of the fastest team in the fastest secti...
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St. Edward 63, Marmion 58Feb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - In a first half where St. Edward needed some 3-point shots to stay close to Marmion, Josh Dix was there bombing away, knocking down five 3-pointers in an 18-point perfor...
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Burlington Central 49, Kaneland 48Feb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - In the sharp-edged world of girls basketball, Burlington Central's Jordan Maisto, who stands 5-foot-3, is more of a paring knife than a cleaver. But small knives can als...
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Here's the A-B-Cs for swimmers and their tapersFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - It's championship season for area swimmers, and everyone's talking taper. And just like an aquatic limbo contest, the point of the discussion is always a version of "how...