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How can you help the new (old) guy? With ideas, that's how

By John Radtke
Sep 20, 2018 7:42 PM - Hello, Northwest suburbs sports fans. Many of you may know me, or know of me. I've worked for the Daily Herald for 21 years and I've been in the newspaper business for over 40 years, with most of that time spent covering high school sports in the Fox Valley.
Turning the page on a career also comes with fond memories

By John Radtke
Sep 10, 2018 5:51 PM - I feel a little like Babe Dahlgren. For those of you not familiar with Babe Dahlgren, he was the guy who replaced Lou Gehrig at first base for the New York Yankees in 1939 after Gehrig had appeared in 2,130 consecutive major league baseball games.
Final reflections of the weekend in Peoria

By John Radtke
Mar 19, 2018 6:09 PM - Reflecting on the weekend in Peoria and the Class 4A state boys basketball tournament.
School, community pride as important to Larkin as winning

By John Radtke
Mar 14, 2018 5:47 PM - Wednesday was not your normal day at Larkin High School. The entire school took on a little different air, courtesy of the Royals' boys basketball team.
Burlington Central has much to be proud of

By John Radtke
Mar 9, 2018 11:12 PM - Sports are full of woulda coulda shouldas. Add Burlington Central's 57-55 loss to Rockford Boylan in Friday night's Class 3A Woodstock North sectional championship game to the list.
Covey's passing leaves a void in so many ways

By John Radtke
Mar 8, 2018 1:13 PM - There's been a familiar face missing from the bleachers during this basketball postseason. Dave Covey was not only a constant face in the bleachers, he was one of the most avid supporters of athletics in Elgin Area School District U-46 that you will ever find.
Former Hampshire coach Cavanaugh was one really good guy

By John Radtke
Dec 21, 2017 8:23 PM - Former Hampshire football coach Dan Cavanaugh passed away Wednesday after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 59.
Elgin Sports Hall of Fame banquet a welcome walk down Memory Lane

By John Radtke
Nov 6, 2017 7:06 PM - Walks down Memory Lane don't happen often enough. So, it was a special evening Sunday at the Elgin Sports Hall of Fame Foundation's 38th annual induction ceremony and recognition banquet at The Centre of Elgin.
Elgin Sports Hall of Fame ready for its 38th annual gala

Nov 2, 2017 7:58 PM - The Elgin Sports Hall of Fame will hold its 38th annual induction ceremony and recognition banquet Sunday at The Centre of Elgin.
Past two weekends at Redbird were special for Fox Valley area

By John Radtke
Mar 6, 2017 6:46 PM - The just concluded girls basketball state tournaments provided Fox Valley area fans a lot of excitement, culminated by Geneva's Class 4A state title.

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