Dave Oberhelman
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Next direction: Up?May 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Before Brian Opoka interviewed for a teaching position at Montini two years ago, he needed to consult Mapquest.com for directions. Opoka now is directing Montini's boys ...
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Coaches know way to state championshipMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Looking ahead to the weekend's Class AA boys state track meet, York coach Stan Reddel dusted off his annual "proposal" to the Illinois High School Association. "They sh...
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Geneva shines at sectionalMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Geneva's Joe Augustine has been too busy winning sprints and jumping events recently to participate in the Vikings' 1,600-meter relay. Friday at the Streamwood boys trac...
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The ones to watch in track and fieldMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Natural talent is a given. Technique, taught by some of the best coaches in the state and applied unilaterally within their boys track programs, can be a wash. The quest...
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They came from DuPageMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Time again to peruse the overstuffed folder containing local athletes' exploits… Cum Laude Benj Petroelje, a senior goalkeeper and co-captain on the Taylor University m...
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Teams targeting BarringtonMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - The Class AA Waubonsie Valley girls track sectional advanced a whopping 93 qualifiers to this weekend's state meet. "It was insane," said Naperville North coach Chuck Ho...
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Quick quartet keeps Spartans in the runningMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - You can't dismiss Mark Kachmer, Ryan O'Donnell, Garrett McKnight or Vince Perry. These St. Francis Spartans did their maximum -- as in four events each -- to try to defe...
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Cadets soaking it all upMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Two different Marmion boys track coaches got congratulatory drenchings from team water coolers after the Cadets won the Suburban Catholic Conference meet on Monday. If t...
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Fab 400 relay for WaveMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Indications didn't predict it -- but that's why they run the race. St. Edward's 400-meter relay came into Monday's Suburban Catholic Conference boys track meet with a se...
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Falcons keep DVC title in WheatonMay 09, 2008 11:00 pm - What happens in Wheaton stays in Wheaton. At least on Friday night at Wheaton Warrenville South, where Wheaton North won the DuPage Valley Conference boys track title, h...