Articles filed under Wrestling
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Scouting the Immaculate Conception KnightsAug 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Immaculate Conception first-year coach Bill Krefft knows what it takes to succeed, having starred for the Knights’ 2002 Class 3A championship team. “The seniors are real...
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Scouting the Wheaton Academy WarriorsAug 22, 2012 11:00 pm - New Wheaton Academy coach T.J. Ragan doesn’t ask much from the Warriors. Only their best effort. “We want every day to come in and do our best at everything we’re doing,...
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Scouting the St. Francis SpartansAug 22, 2012 11:00 pm - No need for St. Francis coach Greg Purnell to explain Wing-T blocking to his linemen. They’ve all heard it before. Josh Croci, James Kalfas, Peter Quirk, Alex Napoli, Ro...
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US wrestler Burroughs comes through with a goldAug 10, 2012 3:06 pm - LONDON — Wrestler Jordan Burroughs spent months boasting that all he could see was gold. It’s not bragging anymore. The 24-year-old American backed up that talk at the L...
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Suburban athletes take shot at Olympics in LondonJul 26, 2012 11:00 pm - Most aren't marquee names, but a lot can change in 17 days
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Hersey grad among coaches who helped prepare an OlympianJul 03, 2012 4:00 pm - When Jim Messer of Prospect Heights travels next month to London for the Summer Olympics, it will culminate a journey that started during his sophomore year at Hersey Hi...
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Nazos among Batavia’s new coachesJun 29, 2012 5:54 pm - In one fell swoop, Batavia High School announced it has filled three coaching positions this week. The Bulldogs will install former Wheaton North coach Jim Nazos as boys...
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Valdivia goes 3-for-3 in all-everything senior yearJun 09, 2012 10:02 pm - It might seem out of place for a big, strong football player who also wrestles and throws the shot put to be hanging out in a women’s hair salon. It probably seems even ...
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Schaumburg’s Marchok succeeds right wayJun 09, 2012 12:38 am - Ability and humility do not always mix in athletics. With more success comes more attention. In some cases it brings a craving for even greater acclaim. In Josh Marchok’...
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Benet’s Vershay enjoys good times at Yavorski InviteApr 27, 2012 8:15 pm - At what has to be the fastest-run boys track invitational — Hinsdale South’s annual Mike Yavorski Invite, done in less than three hours — Benet’s Anton Vershay enjoyed h...