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Baseball: Aurora Central Catholic smashes PlanoMar 22, 2016 1:00 am - For someone who puts pitching first, Jake Smith can handle a bat. Smith ripped 3 doubles Tuesday against Plano, driving in 5 runs during the Chargers' 13-3 victory. "I'...
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Boys volleyball: St. Charles East tops StreamwoodMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - Michael Carbonell provided the exclamation point on St. Charles East's boys volleyball team's season-opening 25-14, 25-16 victory over Streamwood Monday night in St. Cha...
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McNamara steps down at Aurora ChristianMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - After 41 years coaching basketball, Pat McNamara decided it's time to hang up his whistle. McNamara took his first job in 1975 coaching a junior college team and hasn't...
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Baseball: Scouting the Fox ValleyMar 17, 2016 1:01 am - Aurora Central Catholic ChargersCoach: Sean Bieterman (14th year, 288-153) Conference: Metro Suburban West 2015 record: 25-10, 13-6 Top returning athletes: Jake Sm...
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Burlington Central rallies past Kaneland to win Maisto's debutMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - For all the games Erica Maisto won as a player at Burlington Central, her first victory as coach meant more to her because of what it meant to her players. The Rockets r...
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Resilency shines through during St. Charles East's surprise runMar 11, 2016 12:00 am - ROCKFORD - Not many expected St. Charles East to be playing for a sectional championship - yet there it was Friday battling Rockford Auburn in front of a raucous crowd a...
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St. Charles East overcomes another obstacleMar 09, 2016 12:00 am - ROCKFORD - A lot of teams like to talk next man up. It's more than talk at St. Charles East. The Saints have had key players in and out of their lineup all year. Just wh...
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Aurora Christian goes cold in supersectional setbackMar 08, 2016 12:00 am - DeKALB - Sometimes you lose a game, tip your hat and realize you lost to a better team. That wasn't quite the emotions Aurora Christian felt after its season-ending 51-4...
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St. Charles East tops Batavia in regional finalMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - Home proved pretty sweet for St. Charles East. A year after losing a regional championship to Geneva on the Vikings' home floor, the Saints played Batavia right where th...
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Clutch Coffey leads Batavia to Cinderella seasonMar 03, 2016 12:00 am - You think the Coffey family plays hard on the football fields, basketball courts and baseball diamonds? You should see the Ping-Pong games. Canaan Coffey, the youngest o...