Articles filed under Sports
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Playing Neuqua on Homecoming extra emotional for JohnsonSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - When applying to colleges earlier this year, St. Charles East senior Matt Johnson was asked to write an essay describing something that had changed his life. Johnson imm...
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Libertyville 20, Mundelein 17Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - After a practice mishap required that he get several stitches on the bridge of his nose, Mundelein linebacker/running back Brian Arnold decided to accessorize by writing...
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Gators try to pay back AuburnSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - When Florida coach Urban Meyer walked into the locker room after losing at Auburn last season, the scene was surreal. There were tears, tirades, fights and finger-pointi...
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Schaumburg 41, Conant 28Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - They're referred to as the big uglies. And that's supposed to be an affectionate nickname. Imagine what they'd be called if they didn't do their jobs well. Fortunately f...
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Lake Zurich 55, Zion-Benton 6Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Many times this football season, defense has been the story for Lake Zurich. Heading into the Bears' North Suburban Lake tilt with visiting Zion-Benton on Friday, the de...
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Pregnant athletes at center of debateSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The timing wasn't the greatest, as is sometimes the case when it comes to the discovery of a pregnancy. It was January of Jia Perkins' senior year at Texas Tech, and the...
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Wrapup: Prairie Ridge, Larkin winSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Distractions have plagued Prairie Ridge's football team in the past when dealing with its homecoming game, but this year the Wolves had a distraction-free week and it pr...
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Khabibulin looks fit, readySep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - While most eyes have been focused on the young players in Blackhawks camp and what they can inject into an otherwise struggling offense, the player who may be the key to...
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Elk Grove 28, Hersey 7Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Losing streak? What losing streak? It's a thing of the past for Elk Grove. Behind a staunch defensive effort and the dazzling running of quarterback Bryan Bathauer, the ...
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Can Cal rattle Oregon's Dixon?Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - EUGENE, Ore. -- California's strategy for stopping Oregon quarterback Dennis Dixon? Rattle him. It worked last year when the Golden Bears intercepted Dixon's first pass ...