Dave Oberhelman
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Scouting the Lisle LionsAug 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Shortly before last season Lisle was thrown into a tizzy when returning starting quarterback Jon Surber announced he was instead concentrating on baseball. It worked out...
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Scouting the Montini BroncosAug 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Those who hoped Montini would go away after winning the Class 5A championship will be disappointed. "We're definitely a factor," said the Broncos' Hall of Fame coach, Ch...
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Casey era begins at Aurora CentralAug 26, 2010 11:00 pm - When a football team hasn't reached the playoffs in 12 seasons something has to change. That's what was felt at Aurora Central Catholic, where after 23 years under Hall ...
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Scouting the Waubonsie Valley WarriorsAug 26, 2010 11:00 pm - One is the prime number at Waubonsie Valley. The Warriors pledged not to finish one game back in the Upstate Eight Conference... or to lose their playoff opener by a poi...
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Scouting the Immaculate Conception KnightsAug 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Smoother sailing should be in order this season at Immaculate Conception. The Knights adjusted to a new coach in 2009 - not a huge change since Mike Alberts was former c...
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Scouting the Metea Valley MustangsAug 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Metea Valley, the area's freshest football program, will hit the ground running. Literally. "We did a ton of plays," said Mustangs coach Ted Monken. "You figure 50-60 p...
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Batavia determined to bounce backAug 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Batavia football coach Mike Gaspari illustrated the thin line between perceived success and failure. "We were only nine points from being 5-4 and in the (2009) playoffs,...
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Football trivial compared to this real-life battleAug 26, 2010 11:00 pm - In this space 364 days ago we told of Lisle football coach Dan Sanko's marriage proposal to girlfriend April Sorce, nervously delivered in a gondola in Colorado's high c...
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Lisle chasing WilmingtonAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Lisle defensive coordinator Ron Jaegle plainly states conditions in the Lions' division of the Interstate Eight Conference. "Wilmington is the team to beat in the Small ...
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Batavia, Geneva add power to Upstate EightAug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - The breakup of the Western Sun Conference could have been the best thing for the Upstate Eight. The Western Sun's dissolution left Batavia and Geneva without affiliation...