Dave Oberhelman
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Purnell retires as St. Francis football coachDec 09, 2013 7:41 am - Age did not deter Greg Purnell from jump-starting his career as a football coach at St. Francis. Purnell, who had built a hall of fame career in Iowa, led the Spartans ...
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Marmion pushes St. Francis to limitDec 06, 2013 9:37 pm - Regardless of St. Francis guard Jason Sullivan swishing the first three shots he took, all 3-pointers, a boys basketball game between the Spartans and Marmion Cadets is ...
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Batavia receives hero’s welcomeDec 05, 2013 6:13 pm - The longest serving mayor in Batavia history and a lifelong resident, Jeff Schielke has seen a lot of things happen in his town. He hadn’t seen this. Coordinating an esc...
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Batavia’s Coffey-Scaccia a combo that can’t be beatDec 05, 2013 10:35 am - Glenbard North football coach Ryan Wilkens stood alone in an open practice field more than an hour before the 2012 season opener against Batavia. He considered the task ...
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The inbox is bursting with college achieversDec 04, 2013 11:32 am - Last week we said there were athletic college achievers to come. We weren’t kidding ... Harvard senior tight end Cam Brate (Naperville Central) earned unanimous first-te...
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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...