Dave Oberhelman
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Coaches weigh in on IHSA’s rule changesAug 29, 2013 10:14 am - It’s ironic that in the first year of the Illinois High School Association’s new Football Acclimatization Policy, the weather during what traditionally had been known as...
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Explaining change at Wheaton AcademyAug 29, 2013 9:41 am - As the 2012-13 sports season wound down the question seemed to be on everyone’s tongue. “What’s going on at Wheaton Academy?” The short answer: a shifting focus in the p...
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Upstate Eight just keeps getting betterAug 27, 2013 12:13 pm - Reloading. That’s what it seems the Upstate Eight Conference’s top dogs are doing. In the Valley Division, defending champion Neuqua Valley doesn’t return a slew of star...
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IEC going airborneAug 26, 2013 7:44 am - Maybe the Interstate Eight Conference needed a little shaking up. We’re not talking about Streator coming in and Dwight leaving after the current school year. We’re talk...
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There’s more to SCC than three M’sAug 26, 2013 7:42 am - As it stands today from a football perspective, the Suburban Christian Conference should go out with a bang. The SCC Blue, the stronger of the two divisions, seems mayb...
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St. Charles East builds around strong nucleusAug 23, 2013 2:29 pm - Last season St. Charles East got where it wanted to be. Since then the Saints have worked to get closer to where they need to be. Last fall, in East’s first playoff game...
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Marmion’s offense looks more explosiveAug 23, 2013 2:29 pm - Marmion football coach Dan Thorpe composes one of the most colorful and informative preseason prognoses in the business. In his 2013 version, the prose fairly jumps off ...
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Aurora Christian reloads in bid for 3-peatAug 23, 2013 8:30 am - Two-time defending Class 3A state champion Aurora Christian returns talent, experience and numbers. Its title defense hinges more on intangibles every championship team ...
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Experienced Batavia’s back for moreAug 23, 2013 6:30 am - Anyone who has met Batavia coach Dennis Piron knows he’s an optimist. But when he says he’s as optimistic about this season as he could be, he’s not just blowing smoke. ...
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Aurora Central eyes playoff repeatAug 23, 2013 2:30 am - Aurora Central Catholic created a certain amount of expectation and pressure with last season’s playoff appearance, the Chargers’ first since 1997. Those are problems co...