Dave Oberhelman
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Previewing: Montini CatholicAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - An all-state quarterback goes out, another highly regarded signalcaller comes in ... Brandon Pechloff, a prototype 6-foot-6, 230-pound senior who interests most of the M...
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Previewing: Neuqua ValleyAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Talk about motivation. Neuqua Valley's 2008 record of 4-5 produced the Wildcats' first non-playoff season since 2001. Coach Bryan Wells' squad will try to turn that ar...
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Saints' line looks to push foes aroundAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Pity the poor defensive lineman who sees St. Charles East's offensive line sprinting toward him out of the huddle. Snapping the ball is probable starting center Charles ...
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Catching up with what your favorite coach did this summerAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Used to be a high school football coach brought in the troops for doubles, directed the mandated nine weeks of the regular season and, if lucky, a couple more when playo...
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Defense, newcomers provide keys for BataviaAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - This is a landmark year for Batavia. Coach Mike Gaspari enters his 25th season leading the Bulldogs, who likewise celebrate 25 seasons playing under the lights. Like Ge...
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Previewing: LisleAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - It's hard, with a roster of 27, to assemble all the components of a quality football team. That is Lisle's dilemma. Whereas last year the Lions had a pair of two-way, 29...
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Previewing: Immaculate ConceptionAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - What to do for a Class 2A state championship encore? "I hate to talk about things like that in the preseason," said first-year Immaculate Conception head coach Mike Albe...
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Marmion looking for better breaksAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The line between victory and defeat can be so thin. Ask Marmion. The Cadets in 2008 allowed only 3 points more than they scored yet they compiled a 3-6 record. They lo...
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Spears, O-line could have West Aurora running wildAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - If any team in the DuPage Valley Conference would favor a track meet type of football game, it would be West Aurora. Charismatic 6-foot-3 receiver Aviance King has all-s...
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Don't blink or you might miss Aurora ChristianAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - If Aurora Christian coach Don Beebe questioned his team's chemistry over the summer, he got an answer mid-August in Norway. Norway, Ill., that is, where Beebe took the E...