Kevin Schmit
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How to fully enjoy holiday basketball tournament seasonDec 14, 2023 4:23 pm - For those hoping for a restful holiday season, think again. It’s time for basketball. Lots and lots of high school basketball. Boys and girls teams are about to scatter a...
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Take a breath before judging the Hinsdale South situationDec 07, 2023 12:00 am - In a heated emotional moment, it's often best to just take a deep breath. But that's not the world we live in. We're all about hot takes and instant analysis. Judge now...
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North Central football means a bit more to Naperville's mayorNov 30, 2023 12:00 am - As a kid growing up in Naperville, Scott Wehrli knew it simply as "The College." Dick Wehrli, Scott's dad and a 1956 graduate of North Central College, took Scott to man...
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They're back! Previews and predictions for this weekend's state title football gamesNov 23, 2023 12:00 am - As the IHSA title football games return to Illinois State University for the first time since 1998, we're bringing back a blast from the past - previews and predictions ...
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The most exciting part of semifinal football? Sometimes, it's the weatherNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - There's nothing quite like high school semifinal football. The stakes. The tension. The weather. It might not be the most exciting topic of conversation in typical soci...
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How prep football teams try to keep players fresh during deep playoff runsNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - If you're playing football this weekend, I'm betting you're not 100% healthy. It's the nature of the grind as high school teams plow deeper into the playoffs. More serio...
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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 ...