ELK GROVE GYMNAST FLOORS IT IN FINAL YEAR
Athletes always talk about how much they love the games they play. A lot of it is just talk. If you truly love your sport, there are a couple of...
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GIRLS PREP POLE VAULT WORTH KEEPING TRACK OF
As they say on the Internet, IMHO (in my humble opinion): The inclusion of the pole vault in the girls track events for the state series is one of the...
WRESTLER PERSEVERES TO GRAB BIG TEN TITLE
Nate Patrick sat on the floor in a hallway in Welsh-Ryan Arena at Northwestern University, battered and bruised but happy. The University of Illinois senior wrestler had just won his...
POLE VAULT’S FUTURE IS HEADED UP WITH GIRLS COMPETING
As they say on the Internet, IMHO (in my humble opinion): The inclusion of the pole vault in the girls track program for the state series is one of the...
WITH STATE TITLE, NAPERVILLE NORTH WRESTLER ERASES GHOSTS OF PAST
Brian Dyer's off-season is over. "I'm going to go work out as soon as I get finished talking to you," said the Naperville North state wrestling champion who defeated Lincoln-Way's...
HARD WORK AND HEART SERVE HERSEY’S JOSEPH
Seven months ago Matt Joseph looked more like the Pillsbury Doughboy than a finalist in the Class AA state wrestling meet. Not that there is anything wrong with the Doughboy--I'm...
VICTORY VERY FLEETING FOR NEUQUA WRESTLERS
It was the pinnacle for the young Neuqua Valley wrestling program, but 24 hours later the air was let out of the celebratory balloons. Last Saturday, the Wildcats were at...
HARVARD COACH ADDS TO TRADITION
Harvard's wrestling tradition added another line to its glittering resume when coach Tim Haak was recently selected for the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials' Hall of Fame. Haak is the...
LISLE’S WRESTLERS PULL UPSET
Montini entered the Class A regional wrestling meet at Lisle as the favorite, a reputation earned as the defending state champion and owner of a 29-0 dual meet record this...
HOPES STAY AFLOAT FOR WAUBONSIE VALLEY DIVER
It wasn't like Oliver DiBlasi had been doing belly flops off the diving board, but the Waubonsie Valley senior hadn't been performing to his potential. The problem was, he didn't...