Dave Oberhelman
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Sacred Heart-Griffin denies Montini 5A football titleNov 30, 2013 10:19 am - DeKALB — Montini’s Drive for Five hit a brick wall here Saturday. Sacred Heart-Griffin of Springfield denied the Broncos their fifth straight state championship, 38-28, ...
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Batavia takes pride in making historyNov 30, 2013 10:00 am - DeKALB — When a football program wins its first state championship in a pigskin history dating to 1909, there are a lot of angles to look at. Batavia's 34-14 win over Ri...
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Scouting the Class 6A football championship gameNov 29, 2013 10:46 pm - Class 6A championship 1 p.m. Saturday, Huskie Stadium, DeKalb Batavia (12-1) vs. Richards (12-1) Scouting Batavia: The Bulldogs are in their 17th postseason, their fourt...
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Catching up with a long list of college achieversNov 29, 2013 9:53 am - Let’s give thanks this week to a bunch of area graduates doing well in college ... Like Southern Illinois senior linebacker Juan Avila (Marmion). Though the former Junio...
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Batavia’s Thielk, Moffatt looking for storybook endingNov 27, 2013 10:32 am - Tuesday night at Batavia High was “Media Night” for reporters to gather the goods on the Class 6A state championship-bound Bulldogs football team. It also was about Bata...
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Giving thanks for college achieversNov 27, 2013 9:00 am - Let's give thanks this week to a bunch of area graduates doing well in college ... Loras College men's soccer team heads to the Division III Final Four for a second stra...
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Montini QB Wills finishing strongNov 26, 2013 6:36 pm - Montini quarterback Alex Wills, with one state championship under his belt and another beckoning, admitted his time as a high school football player has had its ups and ...
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Montini thinking four titles just not enoughNov 23, 2013 2:00 pm - The Drive for Five is alive. Four-time defending Class 5A champion Montini earned a shot at a fifth straight state title with a 42-20 victory over previously unbeaten Sy...
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Long makes quick transition into coachingNov 21, 2013 1:06 pm - The adage is the best players don’t make the best coaches. Lyndsie Long is putting that to the test. The 2006 Kaneland graduate and Elmhurst College all-American basketb...
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Treiber leaving thriving Glenbard South programNov 20, 2013 4:05 pm - A good thing about the pension and benefits system in Illinois public education is it allows men and women to retire while still in the prime of their lives, able and ea...