Josh Welge
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Waubonsie Valley doesn't have to wait for first victoryAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - Tyler Threat was the last Waubonsie Valley player left on the field Friday, on his back screaming while two teammates held his gold shoes to stretch out a cramp. It neve...
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Girls volleyball: Dowd, Waubonsie Valley rise past Oswego East in season openerAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - To Naomi Dowd, the hops really are in the genes. Waubonsie Valley's 5-foot-9 junior right-side hitter possesses explosive leaping ability, which shouldn't come as a surp...
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Football previews 2023: Scouting the West Suburban ConferenceAug 16, 2023 1:00 am - Gold Division Addison Trail 2022 record: 2-7 Coach: Chris Bazant Worth noting: The Blazers' two wins in 2022 were their most since 2019, but still added up to the progra...
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Softball: Lemont repeats as Mardjetko tosses 24-strikeout no-hitter to beat Antioch in Class 3A state title gameJun 10, 2023 1:00 am - PEORIA - Nicole Pontrelli was not certain if it was the shortest hit of her career. The sweetest? Definitely. When the Lemont senior came to the plate with the bases loa...
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Softball: Freshman Cunningham, Benet walk it off in the eighth to beat Charleston in Class 3A third-place gameJun 10, 2023 1:00 am - PEORIA - Gianna Cunningham may just be a freshman, but she was thinking like a hitter wise beyond her years with the game on the line Saturday. She came through like one...
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Softball: Lemont powers past Benet in Class 3A semifinalJun 09, 2023 1:00 am - Raegan Duncan owned up to playoff jitters that she's had to overcome throughout her first two seasons at Lemont. Duncan was thrown into the fire early. She was a freshma...
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Softball: Makenzie Sweeney, Yorkville overpower Wheaton Warrenville South to win sectional titleJun 02, 2023 1:00 am - Makenzie Sweeney stopped halfway between first and second base as her fly ball soared toward the right field fence, unsure if she could break into a home run trot. Did s...
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Baseball: Flynn pitches Oswego East past Downers Grove North into sectional finalMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - Patrick Flynn pitched in a howling wind his first playoff start, and in a steady drizzle his second on Wednesday. That's just fine with him. Oswego East's junk-balling s...
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Softball: Montini falls short to Beecher, freshman phenom in supersectional, but playoff run 'something to be proud of'May 29, 2023 1:00 am - Taylor Utrata knew she got good wood on it, or aluminum as it were. When Montini's senior third baseman made contact with two outs in the seventh Monday, she hit a rocke...
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Baseball: Sleyko, Oswego East beat Waubonsie Valley for-program's first regional titleMay 27, 2023 1:00 am - Griffin Sleyko had a delayed response to the text message Wednesday night that he'd be throwing Saturday should Oswego East advance. With good reason. "I think I was asl...