Kevin Schmit
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Naperville Central Class 8A football championNov 30, 2013 12:55 am - DeKALB — Since August, Naperville Central football coach Mike Stine consistently turned to a one-word description of his team. Special. Epitomized Saturday night, truer ...
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Will fans pack stands in DeKalb?Nov 29, 2013 3:31 am - Quick favor to ask ... could someone please remind me to drive to DeKalb instead of Champaign on Saturday? It’s again time for eight football champions to be crowned, b...
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From disappointment to elation for Naperville CentralNov 26, 2013 11:19 pm - It’s not often you can pinpoint a specific day — a specific time — when a dream is born. But it’s not often you come across a football team like Naperville Central. “It ...
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Naperville Central stuns Marist, will play for 8A titleNov 23, 2013 9:00 pm - Is there such a thing as stunned expectation? If so, Naperville Central's football team displayed it with authority Saturday night. Rallying from a 2-touchdown second-ha...
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Lake Zurich rallies past Glenbard W. to 7A title gameNov 23, 2013 2:00 pm - It was the exact game everyone expected between Lake Zurich and Glenbard West in Saturday's Class 7A semifinal football game in Glen Ellyn. The only question was who'd b...
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Conference craziness works back into football seasonNov 21, 2013 5:10 pm - Wouldn’t you know it? Here we were enjoying a fantastic football postseason when conference craziness again forced its way into our sporting lives. The tug of war drone...
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Naperville Central rolls into 8A semisNov 15, 2013 11:00 pm - Conventional wisdom held that Naperville Central's football team wouldn't be able to put up another 58 points on Neuqua Valley. The Redhawks settled for 47 on Saturday n...
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Plenty of reasons to show upNov 14, 2013 8:24 pm - Where is everybody? Two weeks into the football playoffs and I have yet to see a packed house. This edition of Eyes on Five looks at disappointing crowd sizes. Hopefully...
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Biegalski steps up for Wheaton NorthNov 13, 2013 2:21 pm - Wheaton North receiver Matt Biegalski sure has good timing. As the Falcons found themselves trailing by 25 points early in last week’s second-round Class 7A football gam...
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Resilient Stevenson stuns Glenbard NorthNov 09, 2013 12:00 pm - It's difficult to remember a time this season when Stevenson's football team didn't have to deal with some type of adversity. It's even tougher to imagine any of it slow...