Kevin Schmit
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Football districts among IHSA bylaw amendment proposalsNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - Among this year's IHSA bylaw amendment proposals is the elimination of high school football conferences in favor of districts based on geography and enrollment. Submitte...
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More Friday night college games? No thanks, Friday is for high school footballNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - Big Ten Conference officials aim to schedule more Friday night college football games in the future. Shame on them. At one time it wouldn't be a thought in their greedy ...
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A few things to remember as we head into the prep football playoffsOct 26, 2023 1:00 am - After watching playoff football for nearly 30 years, you learn to expect the unexpected. Even in high school, where the best football team almost always wins, upsets ha...
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'Just a foul ball': 20 years later, reflections on being feet away from BartmanOct 19, 2023 1:00 am - Through the hundreds of Major League Baseball games he's attended, Benet boys basketball coach Gene Heidkamp never has been a foul ball guy. But there he was, 20 years ...
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My goal is still to make Bob proudOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - I cherish my Bob Frisk button. It's nothing special, just the standard round piece of metal with a pin on the back. A handful of words on the front surround his smiling ...
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Prep football conference realignment: DVC merging with Southwest Suburban ConferenceOct 09, 2023 11:00 pm - The DuPage Valley Conference has found its football solution. According to officials, starting next season the DVC will merge with the Southwest Suburban Conference to...
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Doctor, patient urge checkups during Prostate Cancer Awareness MonthSep 22, 2023 5:00 am - A simple outpatient procedure changed Russ Nietert's life for the better. It's why - particularly during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month - the Naperville resident and hi...
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'We can do more': Naperville Fire Department adding staff with mental health calls on the riseSep 20, 2023 1:00 am - The Naperville Fire Department is getting help to deal with the increasing number of 911 calls related to mental health and quality-of-life concerns. The city council on...
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How Naperville leaders are progressing on disaster response plan two years after tornadoSep 19, 2023 5:30 am - More than two years after a tornado ripped through sections of Naperville, plans are being made to implement an emergency response plan for the city. A memo from Dan Nel...
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Her world doesn't have to stop: Scuba diving offers new opportunities for people with disabilitiesSep 19, 2023 5:00 am - When Peggy Domitz is underwater, anything feels possible. Paralyzed from the waist down for more than a decade, the 63-year-old discovered scuba diving in 2019 through D...