Josh Welge
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Big plans for Benet’s Doyle, RurkaAug 15, 2012 7:57 am - Two Benet athletes just firmed up their college plans. Sheila Doyle, a senior libero on the Benet volleyball team, recently committed to North Carolina and Julianne Rurk...
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Benet’s Pavich bound for BostonJul 18, 2012 6:48 pm - For the second time in five years, a Benet middle hitter is headed east to Boston. Benet middle Brittany Pavich, who will be a junior this fall, verbally committed to B...
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Marist gives Bartlett the slipJun 09, 2012 9:31 pm - EAST PEORIA — Bartlett beat No. 1 Glenbard North and defending champion Moline in a playoffs marked by upsets. Nobody, it turns out, was stopping the Marist Cinderella s...
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Forged in loss, Chitkowskis' mettle on displayJun 09, 2012 6:00 pm - EAST PEORIA — Stephanie Chitkowski already has a spot reserved for her state championship medal back home. Close by, never out of sight. “I'm putting it in my bed,” said...
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Raider nation: Glenbard South win 3A softball titleJun 09, 2012 6:00 pm - EAST PEORIA — Danielle Chitkowski picked up the first-place trophy, walked over to her Glenbard South teammates and proudly yelled “Look what I have!” The ultimate, elus...
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Trzaska’s homer brings some family closureJun 08, 2012 6:19 am - EAST PEORIA — Jane Trzaska’s second-ever homer at the state softball tournament came with two strikes, two outs, good for 2 runs. Part of a win that, no doubt, felt doub...
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Glenbard South breaks through to title gameJun 08, 2012 6:17 am - EAST PEORIA — Danielle Chitkowski doesn’t get annoyed or mad when kid sister Stephanie takes the ball from her in relief. By now she knows the routine. She does seem to ...
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Scouting the Class 3A softball semifinalsJun 07, 2012 8:00 pm - Glenbard South (35-4) vs. Mattoon (35-3) Time: Noon, Friday. Where: Eastside Centre Complex, East Peoria. How they got here: Glenbard South beat Queen of Peace 12-0...
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Yet another road trip downstate to finish the yearJun 07, 2012 9:36 am - My Hyundai Sonata is gassed up for its third road trip to central Illinois for state tournament weekend — just one indication of how memorable this high school season ha...
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Fecho has plenty to brag aboutJun 06, 2012 11:00 pm - Hitting Lilly Fecho is hard enough. Coaxing the Glenbard North senior to brag on herself? Now that is a chore in its own right. The consummate team player, Fecho will sp...