Dave Oberhelman
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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...
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Previewing: Lake ParkAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - It's an enviable situation, having three-year starters at the two key spots on the football field. It's the deal at Lake Park. Quarterback Larry Nawrot and linebacker R...
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Previewing: St. FrancisAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - One of the magical moments of the 2008 football season was St. Francis hoisting the Class 5A championship trophy. The buzz continues. Spartans coach Greg Purnell said th...
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Previewing: Wheaton AcademyAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The first senior class in Wheaton Academy's rejuvenated football program seeks big things. Headed by quarterback Brian Pell, receiver-safety Anthony Ritchie and athletic...
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Geneva reloads after magical '08 seasonAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Geneva's Rob Wicinski knows it's a prep football coach's lot to mold a new cast every season. "It's the same-old, same-old. You try to get back to work and put it all to...