Lindsey Willhite
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O’Mara, Benet make the transitionNov 19, 2012 1:42 pm - On Saturday night Sean O’Mara served as the starting left tackle in Benet’s Class 7A semifinal loss to Lincoln-Way East. Within 48 hours O’Mara transformed into a high-...
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Huskies win another Naperville classicOct 12, 2012 7:20 pm - It doesn’t matter whether Naperville Central and Naperville North are dueling for DuPage Valley Conference supremacy or desperate to remain in playoff contention. Their...
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WW South gets what it neededSep 28, 2012 11:55 pm - Ron Muhitch asked for three things prior to Wheaton Warrenville South’s trip to West Chicago. One big play on offense. One big play on defense. And one big play on spec...
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QB Persa plans to be back for Michigan gameOct 02, 2011 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — On more than one occasion during his 2011 debut on Saturday, Dan Persa pulled a disappearing act. In the third quarter, Illinois defensive end Whitney Mercil...
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Illinois prevails over NorthwesternOct 01, 2011 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — First came the Blues Brothers' rendition of “Sweet Home Chicago.” Then Frank Sinatra's “My Kind of Town” blared from the scoreboard speakers at sunny Memoria...
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Willhite reminisces on his life as a sports writerSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - My life as The Accidental Sports Writer began on April 4, 1989. I remember the date not because I sensed the launch of a long-term adventure, but because the Cubs played...
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Breaking down today’s big Illinois-Northwestern tiltSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - As long as there has been college football and homecoming, Big Ten schools have tried to time their homecoming festivities with Northwestern’s visit. Illinois and Indian...
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Hankwitz wants Wildcats' defense to get more physicalSep 29, 2011 12:00 am - In several respects, 63-year-old Northwestern defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz is as old-school as it gets. He played his final year of football and entered the coach...
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Illinois-Northwestern rivalry turns into war of wordsSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - It’s refreshing to see the Illinois-Northwestern football rivalry approach the level of college football’s other intrastate imbroglios. By that I mean, thank goodness th...
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QB Dan Persa back as NU gears up for IllinoisSep 26, 2011 12:00 am - Quarterbacks get the headlines for better or worse, so Dan Persa’s health gets top billing. “I feel like I can play the whole game, yeah,” Persa said Monday. If the reig...