Articles filed under Track and Field
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Lake Zurich's Juras finally feeling just fineMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - CHARLESTON — The overwhelming feeling of being able to race at the state track and field championships — or even in a simple dual meet — was lost on Lake Zurich junior P...
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Leaps of fate: Warren’s Jean-Paul finds athletic focusMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - Warren assistant boys track coach Rocco Oddo couldn’t believe his eyes. Back in February, in the school’s field house, senior Isaac Jean-Paul had just landed the first s...
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LaRocca vaults into Palatine record booksMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - Nick LaRocca stared down the pole vault runway last Friday at the possibility of a record-breaking high school career having a heartbreaking ending. LaRocca had shattere...
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Lisle’s Ventrella jumps into finalsMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - CHARLESTON — Anthony Ventrella believes he has more left in him, and he will get another chance to prove it. The Lisle senior qualified for the finals in each of his eve...
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Boys track/Fox Valley state previewMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - On paper, plenty of Fox Valley-area boys track and field athletes could be walking away with state medals this weekend. A total of 12 area individual athletes and relays...
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Trophy caps spectacular Hoffman Estates runMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - Hoffman Estates’ girls track team is on a roll as it capped a spectacular three-year run with a third-place trophy in Class 3A. Hoffman has won a total of 33 state medal...
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Lake Zurich's Brend aims to be in his elementMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - February 1 will go down as a memorable day for most people in the Lake Zurich and surrounding communities. It wasn't the day of the apocalypse. The Chicago Bears weren't...
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Lake Park eager for chance to repeatMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - Pressure? What pressure? Lake Park boys track coach Jay Ivory believes his Lancers will successfully defend their Class 3A championship this weekend in Charleston. “The ...
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No more obstacles to hurdleMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - There they are, six local boys crowding the list of Class 3A 300-meter hurdles qualifiers. Geneva seniors Ryan Ahern and Tom Frederick. West Aurora seniors Marcus Waller...
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Scouting the boys state track meetMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - By Jeff Newton Daily Herald Correspondent After a grueling spring that featured snow, wind, sleet, hail and rain — sometimes all at once — the best of the area will head...