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Brother Rice tabs Rick Harrigan as hoops coach

Pat Disabato pdisabato@southtownstar.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:37:00 -0500

Brother Rice named Rick Harrigan, Class 2002, its basketball coach on Friday. Harrigan was named the Catholic League’s Most Outstanding Player his senior season, as well as Lawless Award winner in 2002. read more...

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Evanston forfeits playoffs after sexting incident

Sun-Times Media Wire — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:32:00 -0500

Evanston will not play in the IHSA baseball playoffs this weekend after a group of students, including team members, allegedly “sexted” risque photos to each other. read more...

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Dunbar's Demoria Harris wins 200 heat, carries family tradition

Mike Clark mclark@suntimes.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:30:00 -0500

Dunbar sophomore Demoria Harris won his Class 3A 200-meter preliminary heat in 22.02 seconds Friday at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Field. His older brother Darvell owns the state-meet 200 record and helped the Mighty Men win the 400 and 800 relays last spring. read more...

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Second-half surge lifts Sandburg to sectional title

Steve Millar — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:30:00 -0500

Sandburg seniors Eilish Mulvey and Morgan Manzke scored in the second half to lift the Eagles to a 2-1 win over Lincoln-Way North in the Class 3A Andrew Sectional championship. read more...

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Mishap won't mar Imani Payton's state finals

Mike Clark mclark@suntimes.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:15:00 -0500

After failing to qualify in the 110 hurdles because East St. Louis' Marcus Greer was disqualified for entering his lane, Imani Payton came back to win his 300 hurdles heat and help North Lawndale run the fastest 400 relay time Friday at the Class 2A state finals in Charleston. read more...

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Tyler Hasper hits walkoff homer for Waubonsie Valley

George Wilcox gwilcox@pioneerlocal.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:00:00 -0500

Tyler Hasper's two-run walkoff home run drove in the game's only runs as eighth-seeded Waubonsie Valley beat ninth-seeded Hinsdale Central 2-0 in the Class 4A Hinsdale Central Regional semifinal Friday. read more...

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Olivia Amdur strikes twice, lifts Parker into Class 1A final

Gene Chamberlain — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:45:00 -0500

Sophomore forward Olivia Amdur scored 6:38 into Friday's Class 1A semifinal in Naperville, then added another goal 45 seconds after Alton Marquette tied the match late as Parker won 3-1 to advance to the championship. read more...

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Swift lifts Naperville North past Waubonsie Valley

Matt Le Cren — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:45:00 -0500

Zoe Swift scored twice to lift top-ranked Naperville North to a 2-1 victory over No. 2 Waubonsie Valley in Friday’s Class 3A Bolingbrook Sectional title game. read more...

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Waubonsie advances to thee finals in Class 3A

Rick Armstrong rarmstrong@stmedianetwork.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:30:00 -0500

Waubonsie Valley qualified for the finals in events, including Riley Kittridge in the discus, at Friday's Class 3A state final prelims. read more...

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Providence's Jake Godfey blanks Brother Rice

Tina Akouris — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:15:00 -0500

Jake Godfrey struck out eight in a complete-game shutout as Providence ousted Brother Rice, 6-0, in a Class 4A Sandburg Regional semifinal on Friday. read more...

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Grant's Brandon Lombardino deals with difficult surface; Cahokia dominates 2A

Mike Clark mclark@suntimes.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:45:00 -0500

Despite a lukewarm reception to the new discus competition area at Eastern Illinois University, Grant's Brandon Lombardino still qualified first for Saturday's 3A final in the event with a throw of 179 feet, 10 inches in Friday's preliminaries. read more...

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Lorenzini's three-set thriller highlights Hinsdale Central's big day

Rob Valentin — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:30:00 -0500

Michael Lorenzini upset Warren's Kristiyan Trukov in three sets Friday in the IHSA boys tennis state meet at Hersey to help Hinsdale Central take a commanding lead in the team standings. The Red Devils have a perfect 48 points heading into the final day. read more...

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Kaneland's Ryan Njegovan breaks 2A discus record in prelims

Rick Armstrong rarmstrong@stmedianetwork.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:30:00 -0500

Ryan Njegovan threw the discus a 2A state final record 188 feet, 4 inches, to position himself for a state title on Friday. Njegovan leads the Knights, who are eyeing a state trophy after qualifying seven individuals for the finals. read more...

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Lockport's Evan Martens flirts with no-no, picks up big ‘W’ over Marist

Pat Disabato pdisabato@southtownstar.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:30:00 -0500

Lockport pitcher Evan Martens had a no-hitter cooking five innings into the Porters' Class 4A T.F. North Regional semifinal against Marist. While the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville recruit fell short of his no-no bid, Lockport prevailed, 9-1. read more...

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Sandburg's Eric Pontow makes last stand for Southland

Jeff Vorva — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Sandburg's Eric Pontow made it to the seventh round of the consolation bracket before he was knocked off by seventh-seeded Conrad Harron of U-High 6-1, 7-6 (3) and finished in the top 16. He was the last area player standing. read more...

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Kaneland's Thorson throws a gem, downs Sandwich

Paul Johnson — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Curtis Thorson allowed five hits and struck out two in a complete game effort to lead host Kaneland to a 6-0 victory over Sandwich in a Class 3A regional semifinal. read more...

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Emotional end to Carney's state run; Lincoln-Way East doubles goes down

Jeff Vorva — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:45:00 -0500

Emotions came spilling out for both coach and player after Joliet Co-op senior Jack Carney closed his prep career with a 6-3, 6-2 sixth-round consolation loss to Warren’s Kristiyan Turkov in the state tournament. read more...

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'Gym rat' status paying dividends for Loyola's David Wieczorek

Phil Brozynski — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:30:00 -0500

Loyola junior David Wieczorek is a self-described "gym rat." His hard work is paying off for the Ramblers. The 6-7 outside hitter has amassed more than 390 kills with 59 blocks and 54 aces while leading Loyola to a 30-6 record. read more...

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Phil Brozynski's boys volleyball rankings

Phil Brozynski — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:00:00 -0500

Check out the latest edition of Phil Brozynski's boys volleyball rankings here. read more...

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Sam Rolfes emerges as right guy on right side for OPRF

George Wilcox gwilcox@pioneerlocal.com — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:00:00 -0500

When Oak Park-River Forest was missing two offensive starters early in the season, coach Don August turned to Sam Rolfes. read more...

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