John Radtke
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Social media message hasn't changed — use it wiselyAug 27, 2014 1:00 am - Anyone out there remember Friendster? How about MySpace? I didn't think so. OK, well maybe some of you remember those social media websites but when they were popular th...
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Wheeling to host national softball tourneyAug 25, 2014 2:01 pm - The Amateur Softball Association will hold its men's Class A 16-inch national slow pitch championship tournament at Wheeling's Heritage Park beginning Friday. The draw f...
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Radtke: High school sports do matterAug 23, 2014 1:00 am - A Facebook post I saw a couple of weeks ago made me laugh. The author questioned why so many people “go gaga” over high school sports. “Kids should be focusing on gettin...
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Judson names Venus Taylor new softball coachAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - Judson University was no stranger to Venus Taylor, who was an assistant coach with the Chicago Bandits when the Bandits played at the Elgin college. So when Becky Pearl ...
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Jacobs tabs O'Brien as new softball coachAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - Talk about a no-brainer. New Jacobs athletic director Jeremy Bauer made it official on Friday - Katie O'Brien is the Golden Eagles' new head softball coach, succeeding B...
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Hampshire star's major-league dream comes true with PadresJul 24, 2014 5:30 am - There's talking about living the dream, and then there's actually doing it. Jake Goebbert is doing it. After over 2,000 at-bats in the minor leagues, Goebbert finally go...
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St. Edward's Ramirez defied the oddsJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - There was a time not so long ago when Monica Ramirez let being small get into her head. No more. At 5 feet, 1 inch tall and barely 100 pounds, Ramirez became one of the ...
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Nothing crazy about Crystal Lake South's McLeanJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - Crystal Lake South softball coach Scott Busam freely admits people thought he and assistant coach Mark Hardie were "crazy" in the spring of 2011. Sam McLean was not one ...
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Softball: Fox Valley All-Area teamJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - Megan Baczewski HuntleyHuntley's sophomore third baseman had an exceptionally productive year in helping the Red Raiders to a 20-win season. She hit .421 with 4 hom...
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Bauer to take over as Jacobs' new ADJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - Jeremy Bauer figured the time would come when he had to make a choice between continuing to coach and moving into administration. That time has arrived. Bauer, Jacobs' b...