Articles filed under Swimming
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Soph slump at state meet? Not this yearFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - A glance at the heat sheet for today’s state swimming and diving prelims at New Trier reveals some familiar truths. Such as, the senior class tends to dominate the proce...
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Mundelein’s Davidson overcomes adversityFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - It’s a fanny pack. It’s a mini stuffed animal. It’s … both. A furry version of Tigger, that excessively exuberant character from the Winnie the Pooh franchise, is attach...
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Fast times at Vernon HillsFeb 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Nora Bowers’ paperback copy of “Crime and Punishment” looks as if it had been used as a doormat for at least a decade. It’s weathered and getting quite squishy, with the...
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Sectional effort thrills St. Charles NorthFeb 18, 2011 11:00 pm - When teams get to the state swim meet, where seating is limited, they all try to stake out their favored places on the pool-deck bleachers. St. Charles North, for exampl...
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Naperville Central wins Neuqua Valley sectionalFeb 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Once again, the Naperville Redhawks boys swimming team gave the opposition “the old one-two.” The Redhawks’ Sean Lehane and Jeff Depew, as they have in numerous invites...
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Elk Grove’s Sugihara finds time on his sideFeb 18, 2011 11:00 pm - It was only a fraction of a second. The difference between the time required to qualify for the state meet and Elk Grove senior Carl Sugihara’s time in the 50-yard frees...
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Barrington wins own sectionalFeb 18, 2011 11:00 pm - About halfway through Saturday’s boys swimming sectional meet hosted by Barrington, Broncos coach John Valentine characterized his team’s performance thusly: “So far, so...
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Saturday’s boys swimming resultsFeb 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Sectional meets * Vernon Hills sectional team scores Warren 270, Mundelein 201, Libertyville 197, Lake Forest 196, Deerfield 121.5, Vernon Hills 99, Lakes 94.5, Grayslak...
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Cary-Grove’s Hamman has lofty goalsFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Motivation is one of Cary-Grove sophomore boys swimmer Michael Hamann’s strong suits. “I’ve never had a problem with motivation,” he says. “I’ve always been a hard worke...
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Boys swimming / Scouting Northwest sectionalsFeb 17, 2011 12:00 am - By Aaron Gabriel Boys swimming / Northwest sectional scouting Diving at 9 a.m., swimming at 1 p.m. Saturday at all sites Barrington sectional Outlook: With Barrington, S...