Dave Oberhelman
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Batavia lacrosse excited about joining IHSLA ranksMar 21, 2013 2:11 pm - Welcome to the big leagues. Well, soon enough. Scheduled for Wednesday at Geneva, Batavia’s boys lacrosse match was canceled like most every other outdoor event this we...
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Wrestling, Purdue win Geers' heartMar 20, 2013 2:00 pm - Andrew Geers followed his heart. The Neuqua Valley senior interested the New Mexico State, Wyoming, Indiana State and Wisconsin football programs. As a wrestler, Central...
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Ruggles reigns from arcMar 16, 2013 6:45 pm - They call him King of the Hill. Wheaton Academy sophomore Josh Ruggles claimed that title Saturday at the Three-Point Showdown at the site of the IHSA boys basketball fi...
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Senior 800 excellence from Rachford, Sullivan helps Bartlett to thirdMar 16, 2013 2:11 pm - Track announcer Skip Stolley stated that Saturday’s Upstate Eight Conference Indoor Championships at Batavia was the largest indoor meet of its kind in Illinois. Yet wit...
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Lake Park gets a big bounceMar 16, 2013 2:11 pm - The value of “big and bouncy” apparently can’t be overestimated in track and field. Lake Park’s Marcus Jegede said he felt just that way entering the Upstate Eight Confe...
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Relays help St. Charles North take 4thMar 16, 2013 2:11 pm - Here was Grant Loess’ chance at redemption. He took advantage of it. Earlier this indoor track season the St. Charles North senior while running a relay he cut into the ...
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For Wheaton North, it’s all goodMar 15, 2013 9:23 pm - Wheaton North senior Zach Gordon said Falcons coach Don Helberg’s message entering Friday’s DuPage Valley Conference indoor track and field championships was simple. “Ju...
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From figure skating to shot put, here’s something for everyoneMar 14, 2013 11:14 am - The road to becoming an Olympic athlete is not for the squeamish. Figure skater Derek Wagner, who will be a freshman at Geneva High this fall, has pictured himself secur...
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Top-notch soccer for a good causeMar 13, 2013 8:21 pm - It worked so well the first time, they’re doing it again. The girls soccer teams from Neuqua Valley, Naperville Central, Waubonsie Valley and Naperville North will play ...
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St. Francis seniors showed they were a class aboveMar 12, 2013 3:41 pm - DEKALB — St. Francis coach Bob Ward once called them “program kids.” No stars, no flash, any among them a potential top scorer any given game. The Spartans’ all-senior s...