Josh Welge
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St. Francis enjoys last hurrahNov 11, 2011 11:00 pm - NORMAL — To St. Francis, Saturday wasn’t merely about collecting a medal and finishing a season with a win. Sure, the Spartans wanted those tangible rewards. Even more...
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Benet title a family affairNov 11, 2011 11:00 pm - NORMAL — Meghan and Maddie Haggerty might never play another volleyball match together. This last one sure was one for the family home video. Wisconsin-bound senior Megh...
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St. Francis falters in semifinalNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - NORMAL — St. Francis spent four years trying to get back to the state volleyball tournament. Not many expected this to be the team to end that “drought,” but it did. T...
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Benet avenges 2008 defeat to St. Charles EastNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - NORMAL — Benet’s players mobbed each other at halfcourt, a scene fitting of a state championship, until Redwings coach Brad Baker twice told them to calm down. This was...
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Who will come home champs?Nov 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Class 3A State Tournament Semifinals: St. Francis vs. Breese Mater Dei, Friday, 4:30 p.m.; Marian Central vs. Marian Catholic, 6 p.m.; Championship match: Saturday, 5:30...
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Memories of 2008 upset still driving BenetNov 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Jenna Jendryk's memories of three years ago have not faded. They greet her face-to-face every day in practice. Every time the Benet senior walks into the gym she sees t...
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Surprise: Spartans earn return to NormalNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - It is almost silly to suggest a volleyball program like St. Francis could ever fly under the radar. Not with eight state championship banners flying in its gym. But the ...
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Edwardsville can’t stop BenetNov 05, 2011 12:00 am - NORMAL — Benet’s girls volleyball team is going back to state — and doing so in emphatic fashion. The Redwings won their fifth postseason match without so much as droppi...
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Westerkamp, Montini beat Sterling through the airNov 05, 2011 12:00 am - STERLING — In the northwestern nook of Illinois where wing-T football has long been gospel, the forward pass is a four-letter word not uttered often. Jordan Westerkamp a...
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Westerkamp, Montini beat Sterling through the airNov 04, 2011 11:00 pm - STERLING In the northwestern nook of Illinois where wing-T football has long been gospel, the forward pass is a four-letter word not uttered often. Jordan Westerkamp an...