Jerry Fitzpatrick
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Baseball: Larkin turns the tables on Elgin in regional openerMay 23, 2016 1:00 am - The Larkin baseball team's 9-3 playoff win at rival Elgin on Monday exemplified the direction each team was trending going into the postseason. No. 10 Larkin (10-23) str...
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Baseball: Harvest Christian nails down first regional championshipMay 21, 2016 1:00 am - High school baseball programs can go years without winning regional championships, decades even. Then there's too-young-to-know-better Harvest Christian Academy, which w...
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Girls soccer: Noesen sisters help Bartlett upset BataviaMay 20, 2016 1:00 am - Running low on energy after 100 minutes of regional championship soccer, the girls from Bartlett generated some sister power to finish off Batavia on penalty kicks for a...
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Baseball: Christian Liberty upsets Westminster Christian in 1A regionalMay 19, 2016 1:00 am - To appreciate the Class 1A high school baseball playoffs in is to appreciate the beautiful unpredictability of America's pastime at the grass-roots level. Unlike at Clas...
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Baseball: St. Charles North handles St. Charles East againMay 18, 2016 1:00 am - The St. Charles North baseball team added a series victory over rival St. Charles East to its growing list of accomplishments Tuesday. With a second straight Upstate Eig...
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Baseball: Cary-Grove, Crystal Lake South share FVC Valley titleMay 18, 2016 1:00 am - Seventeen baseball games over six weeks were not enough to decide an outright champion in the Fox Valley Conference's Valley Division. Leaders Cary-Grove and Crystal Lak...
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Baseball: Dundee-Crown vs. Jacobs suspendedMay 13, 2016 1:00 am - It's tough to pitch when your plant foot slides instead of plants. The Jacobs and Dundee-Crown baseball teams played through a steady rain in Carpentersville Friday afte...
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Baseball: Batavia sweeps StreamwoodMay 12, 2016 1:00 am - The Batavia baseball team kept the line moving in a doubleheader sweep at Streamwood Thursday. And moving. And moving. And moving. After winning Game 1 of a rare weekday...
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Baseball: Burlington Central takes a tumble against Rockford ChristianMay 11, 2016 1:00 am - The streak isn't dead, but it's on life support. Burlington Central's baseball team has shared or outright won the Big Northern East title each of the past four seasons,...
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Boys volleyball: St. Charles East handles BartlettMay 10, 2016 1:00 am - St. Charles East setter Jake Lauger knows he isn't supposed to kick the volleyball, but his soccer instincts took over on a particular play during the Saints' 25-15, 25-...