Dave Oberhelman
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Marmion’s Grahovec perserveresMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - CHARLESTON — Eddy Grahovec was on a roll. The senior from Marmion Academy finished second in his heat of the Class 2A 800-meter run on Friday, good for a spot in the fin...
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Lake Park answers the bell at stateMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - CHARLESTON — Lake Park is who we think the Lancers are. In Friday’s preliminaries of the Class 3A boys track and field championships at Eastern Illinois University the d...
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Lisle’s Ventrella jumps into finalsMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - CHARLESTON — Anthony Ventrella believes he has more left in him, and he will get another chance to prove it. The Lisle senior qualified for the finals in each of his eve...
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Lake Park eager for chance to repeatMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - Pressure? What pressure? Lake Park boys track coach Jay Ivory believes his Lancers will successfully defend their Class 3A championship this weekend in Charleston. “The ...
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No more obstacles to hurdleMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - There they are, six local boys crowding the list of Class 3A 300-meter hurdles qualifiers. Geneva seniors Ryan Ahern and Tom Frederick. West Aurora seniors Marcus Waller...
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Smith, Mangano ready for what retirement bringsMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - A lifetime educator and high school administrator, Naperville North athletic director Doug Smith recognizes the warmth people feel for their prep glory days. It is speci...
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Lake Park set to defend titleMay 20, 2011 12:00 am - All the pieces are in place. At Friday’s Class 3A York boys track sectional in Elmhurst, the Big Three of Zack Ziemek and Jeremy and Jermaine Kline, who combined to give...
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Neuqua’s Derrick makes a name for himselfMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - Mark Derrick is one of those kid brothers of a superstar athlete trying to, as he said, “pave my own path.” And he’s succeeding. On Thursday at the Class 3A Plainfield N...
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Award catches Neuqua’s Oyster by surpriseMay 18, 2011 12:00 am - Neuqua Valley senior Megan Oyster was in a physical education class — body sculpting — when Wildcats coach Joe Moreau texted her. She’d been selected as the Gatorade Ill...
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Geneva’s Trimble headed south to West GeorgiaMay 18, 2011 12:00 am - The website of the University of West Georgia beckons, “Go West.” Geneva’s Dan Trimble is going. On Tuesday the All-Area basketball player signed his letter of intent t...