Dave Oberhelman
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The potential roadblock to the three-peatAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - As practice for the 2011 football season begins in DuPage County, the storylines remain similar to the end of the 2010 season. For starters, the rivalry between two-tim...
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DuPage track club members star at Junior OlympicsAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - The DuPage Track Club, led by Lake Park assistant Tom Kaberna, produced the most All-Americans out of Illinois at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Champio...
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One tough test ahead for St. Charles North gradsJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - The racecourse is laid out on the grounds of Devil’s Head resort in Merrimac, Wis. It’s an aptly named locale for what Steven Miller and Jack Skelton will encounter. Th...
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Venchus, Willowbrook deliver under pressureJul 19, 2011 12:00 am - A pitcher in command of his breaking ball can go a long way. Senior right-hander Zac Venchus took Willowbrook to the Glenbard South regional semifinals of the Phil Lawle...
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Lineman competition at W. Aurora on ThursdayJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - Quarterbacks, defensive backs and receivers have their days in the sun. Mike Powers and Buck Drach figured, why not linemen, too? Started years ago when both men coache...
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Golf outing helps Wheaton athlete fight ALSJul 16, 2011 12:00 am - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has not sapped Brian Schnurstein of what is most important. The deadly neurodegenerative disease may have rendered feeble the arm that thre...
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Woods works in at St. Charles East; Bilyeu commits to Air ForceJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - Serving more than a decade at Ridgewood as physical education teacher, boys basketball coach and, last year, as athletic director, Patrick Woods admitted he was entrench...
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Aurora Christian QB Maddie picks W. MichiganJun 29, 2011 12:00 am - Aurora Christian quarterback Anthony Maddie has got it. “A lot of times in football people talk about the ‘it factor.' If they see that in me, that makes me very happy,”...
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Hudson outduels Jackson with 3-hitterJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - On Friday night at least, the Arizona Diamondbacks got the better of last year's Edwin Jackson-Daniel Hudson trade. Limiting the White Sox to a sole infield hit through ...
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A potpourri of items to take into summerJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - It feels like only last August that we set out to document the people and events of the 2010-11 prep sports year. As the curtain draws on a most successful campaign — K...