Orrin Schwarz
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After two game, Fire playing to expectationsMar 28, 2012 1:43 pm - It’s a long season in MLS, the longest in league history, but there’s no time to waste, especially for a team hungry just to make the playoffs. Here’s what we know about...
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Young Batavia speaks with its feet against Lake ParkMar 27, 2012 5:13 pm - Batavia coach Mark Gianfrancesco goes out of his way to joke around with the six freshmen on his roster this season. It’s his method of drawing them out, not letting the...
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Fire’s play must pick upMar 25, 2012 12:14 am - The Chicago Fire was convincing, but not dominating. The team’s 1-0 victory against Philadelphia in the home opener at Toyota Park kept the Fire (1-0-1, 4 points) in pos...
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WW South gets first win thanks to big inningMar 17, 2012 6:08 pm - For four innings the Wheaton Warrenville South softball bats were silent. In the fifth the Tigers roared. WW South sent 13 batters to the plate in the fifth inning of Sa...
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Naperville Central makes tough invite opener look easyMar 16, 2012 10:18 pm - Just by looking at the scoreboard, Naperville Central’s 8-1 girls water polo victory against Homewood-Flossmoor on Friday night at the Naperville Central Invitational se...
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Fire's owner still looking for impact playerMar 16, 2012 6:00 pm - Andrew Hauptman doesn't mind making a big splash, as long as it's the right splash. The Chicago Fire owner said Thursday night at his annual preseason media meeting that...
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Naperville North opens with win over BarringtonMar 14, 2012 9:35 pm - Barrington girls soccer coach Ryan Stengren knew just how to take the sting out of Wednesday’s 1-0 loss at Naperville North. “Last year we beat them 1-0 and they finishe...
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Fire releases Prospect’s PantazopoulosMar 11, 2012 4:41 pm - Pari Pantazopoulos’ storybook run is over. The Fire announced Sunday it released the Mount Prospect resident, the decision coming a little more than a year after he won ...
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MLS can crow, but there's still work to doMar 09, 2012 2:15 pm - Don Garber is making sense — mostly. Beginning his 13th season MLS commissioner, Garber presides over a league growing like the U.S. economy, slowly but surely, and he's...
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Fire’s Nyarko ready to adjust his gameMar 09, 2012 11:22 am - Chris Rolfe’s arrival in Chicago could affect Patrick Nyarko the most, and Nyarko is OK with that. Now in his fifth Fire season, Nyarko has earned a reputation for tell...