Jerry Fitzpatrick
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Baseball: Gattuso sparks St. Charles North's comeback win over Burlington CentralApr 03, 2019 1:00 am - Athletes can handle a demotion two ways. There is the woe-is-me-approach, defined by pouting. Or it can be approached head-on, the way St. Charles North senior Mike Gat...
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Two players who'll lend local flavor to Kane County Cougars this seasonApr 02, 2019 1:00 am - South Elgin resident Ryan Weiss wasted no time making the Kane County clubhouse feel like home this week. "The first thing he asked about was can we get a Ping-Pong tabl...
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Scouting Fox Valley baseballMar 28, 2019 1:01 am - Aurora Central Catholic Chargers Coach: Sean Bieterman (17th year, 349-192; 7th year at ACC, 132-73) Last year: 19-15; 7-10 Metro Suburban (Blue); Lost to Kaneland 8-4 i...
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Tears for all, and championships for East St. Louis, Belleville WestMar 16, 2019 1:00 am - PEORIA - The losing team normally does the crying. Not Saturday afternoon at Carver Arena. Not after East St. Louis rallied to send the Class 3A state final to overtime ...
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Evanston, Belleville West show their mettle in semifinalsMar 16, 2019 1:00 am - PEORIA - Blake Peters wears thick, protective glasses that make him look a young Kurt Rambis with shorter hair. The Evanston sophomore had no problem eyeing the Carver A...
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The Fox Valley All-Area Boys Basketball TeamMar 14, 2019 1:01 am - Kelvin Balfour, West Aurora This 6-foot-3 forward works hard on both ends of the court. The junior used his quick hands to make 48 steals and 45 deflections and block 7 ...
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McDonald leads Geneva to record-setting seasonMar 14, 2019 1:00 am - Geneva senior Jack McDonald's penchant for making the incredible pass look easy was epitomized by one play Tuesday. The Vikings were on an early roll against Rockford Ea...
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Rockford East rallies from 14 down to knock out GenevaMar 12, 2019 1:00 am - The downstate dream ended for the Geneva boys basketball team in DeKalb Tuesday. Rockford East came to life at the end of the second quarter and dominated the second hal...
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Scouting Class 4A NIU supersectionalMar 11, 2019 1:00 am - Geneva (32-1) vs. Rockford East (33-2) Game time: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at NIU Convocation Center Road to supersectional: Geneva beat No. 17 Hinsdale Central 66-56 and No. 8...
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Rockford East ends South Elgin's best seasonMar 08, 2019 12:00 am - ROCKFORD - A 15-second sequence changed the complexion of the Rock Valley College sectional title game and helped propel top seed Rockford East to a 64-54 victory over S...