Darryl Mellema
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St. Charles swim teams feature new lookNov 01, 2021 9:10 pm - For some cities, losing athletes like Chris Peterson and Jake Grosser would be devastating. And make no mistake about it, the pair were massive influences to the St. Cha...
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I've said it before adn I'll say it again; New home needed for state meetNov 01, 2021 8:48 pm - For the 10 days since the girls state swim meet, I have tossed and turned with how to sweetly put the frustration with the manner in which the meet was conducted and the...
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St. Charles East victorious, W. Chicago drops to 0-6Nov 01, 2021 8:54 pm - Youth is being served this year at St. Charles East and West Chicago, where the schools' girls basketball teams are full of underclass and inexperienced bodies. Both sq...
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Marmion off and running with tourney titleNov 01, 2021 8:03 pm - It's been a good week for Marmion's boys basketball team, which can savor its Thanksgiving dinner while thoughts of a 3-0 start and a season-opening tournament title in ...
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With nucleus in tact, two-time champ Rosary on verge of dynastyNov 01, 2021 8:00 pm - Once upon a time, Rosary was the "nearly team" in Illinois girls swimming. The Beads literally filled a trophy case with second- and third-place trophies. But no matter ...
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Balance keys Geneva's winNov 01, 2021 8:00 pm - Early in the season, it is perceptional things that sometimes make the difference in a basketball game. In the case of Geneva, that "thing" was an increased tempo, somet...
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Marmion learns, holds off LeydenNov 01, 2021 7:48 pm - Thirty-two minutes of a season is never proof of much, but it this case it at least suggests that you ought to stay through the final seconds of Marmion boys basketball ...
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A Rosary RepeatNov 01, 2021 7:27 pm - It's easy to say, as some have said, that Rosary's second consecutive state championship had been in the works all along. But it's another thing to go through the season...
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Blanco, Osorio see good things aheadNov 01, 2021 7:28 pm - Chicago Fire wrapup As everyone knows, a glass filled to the 50 percent level can be equally dubbed half-full or half-empty. Which way you see it often is seen as a sign...
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Walker makes consolation; Van Oost just missesNov 01, 2021 7:25 pm - It is a measure of Natalie Walker's competitiveness that she was very unhappy after her preliminary swim at Friday's IHSA girls swimming state meet at New Trier. The Cry...