By Phil Brozynski
Top-ranked Providence won the Deerfield round-robin tournament Saturday, but it wasn’t easy. The Celtics had not played in 10 days and the rustiness showed against a very strong field that included Deerfield and Rusty Lavaja and improving St. Charles North team.
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By Phil Brozynski
Top-ranked Providence won the Deerfield round-robin tournament Saturday, but it wasn’t easy. The Celtics had not played in 10 days and the rustiness showed against a very strong field that included Deerfield and Rusty Lavaja and improving St. Charles North team.
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By Phil Brozynski
Prospect is just 2-6 in the Mid-Suburban League East, but that did not prevent the Knights from taking Neuqua Valley to three games Monday in Naperville.
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By Phil Brozynski
Lyons’ Andrew Gulik has been around long enough to know that people don’t remember what you do in April. But beating your probable sectional semifinal opponent sure beats the alternative.
By Phil Brozynski
Not every great player can be found on a team that is having a hugely successful season in terms of wins and losses, and not every set of brothers have the opportunity to share the pinnacle of sports with each other.
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By Phil Brozynski
One of the most eagerly-awaited moments of the spring sports season took place Monday – the Illinois High School Association’s “rolling of the peas.”
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By Phil Brozynski
Most coaches agree that it’s not if you lose, but when.
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by Phil Brozynski
Wheaton Warrenville South served notice that it will not relinquish its state volleyball title without a fight last weekend.
Led by tournament MVP Eric Hardek, the Tigers defeated New Trier, Buffalo Grove and Glenbrook North to win their first Tiger Classic title since 2004. WW South won with only two seniors on its roster – Hardek and libero Brian Williams.
By Phil Brozynski
Naperville North reached the championship game of the Bison Battle at Buffalo Grove Saturday almost by default. The Huskies lost their second game in pool play to Buffalo Grove, then struggled to beat Schaumburg in three. This on the heels of an opening-day loss at Neuqua Valley.
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By Phil Brozynski
Because one list just isn’t enough, here are 50 more volleyball players to watch in 2008:
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