Auburn controls tempo, races past Boylan

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist With just more than 6 minutes left in the second quarter of their Friday, Dec. 3, game
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Van Vleet stepping up as vocal leader for Knights

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist As uncertain as the Conference Player of the Year race was last season, everyone was just as
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Bradley fans gather at Neighbors Dec. 8 for game vs. No. 1-ranked Duke

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Something is inherently fun and exciting about like-minded fans of the same sports team gathered to watch
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Roy Gayle Players repeat as fall Pony League champs

From press release The No. 2 seed Roy Gayle Players advanced to the championship game by defeating Genoa Kingston1 in game
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Thomas, Titans race to first state championship

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist CHAMPAIGN, Ill.—Boylan quarterback Lamont Toney drifted left with the pass rush bearing down on him. Just then,
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Boylan defense stamped among best

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist During the dog days of summer, when teams were starting to practice, Boylan Head Coach Dan Appino
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Title puts Boylan, conference on the map

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist Over the course of the last 10 years, teams from the NIC-10 had been disregarded and viewed
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Some holiday gift ideas for the sports fanatic on your Christmas shopping list

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Today is Dec. 1. Why is that significant for a sports columnist? It means we are down
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Tales from the Trough: IceHogs stuffed for Thanksgiving

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist The Rockford IceHogs must have been suffering from some early Thanksgiving meals, as they struggled Wednesday,
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Boylan rolls to first state football title

Junior running back Tyreis Thomas races past the final Marmion defender on his way to a 38-yard touchdown run. Thomas
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Titans survive late turnovers, advance to state finals

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist The Boylan Titans had caused four turnovers, saw a game-tying 55-yard touchdown run by Prairie Ridge’s
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Marmion presents stiffest test yet for Titans

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist Throughout the Boylan Titans’ run to the IHSA Class 6A state championship, they have been favorites along
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Week 12 NFL picks: Patriots, Saints and Jets will win on Thanksgiving

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. For millions of Americans, that means a traditional dinner of turkey and stuffing, followed
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By becoming a better person, Vick on the road to redemption

By S.C. Zuba Sports Columnist He grew up in Virginia. He played college ball at Virginia Tech. He was drafted No. 1
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Tales from the Trough: IceHogs end last three games of a five-game road trip with a 1-1-0-1 record

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist After losing both games in San Antonio the previous weekend, the Rockford IceHogs traveled far north to
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Norman, Pretzels look to push the pace

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist The Pretzels used size and strength last year to be the only team to top the Boylan
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Guards ready to lead Belvidere North

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist Two years ago, the Belvidere North Blue Thunder were competing in the sectionals, leading to high expectations
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Knights among conference favorites

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist Despite graduating their leading scorer, the Auburn Knights are well ahead of the game this year. As practice
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Continuity key for Vikings’ chances

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist At most schools, a change in coaches leads to major changes in strategy and philosophy, and eventually
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Belvidere has high hopes for upcoming season

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist If Head Coach Aaron Pearson gets his way, this won’t be your same old Belvidere Bucs. For a
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Titans tower over opponents as favorites

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist On some levels, there are a few teams that do some things better than the Boylan Titans.
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Balance, depth key Indians

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist Last season, the Hononegah Indians were so close on several occasions to knocking off the Boylan Titans.
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New-look J-Hawks have familiar feel

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist The Jefferson J-Hawks were easy to figure out last season, even though they were nearly impossible to
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East E-Rabs ready to make leap

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist As practice started at East, Head Coach Roy Sackmaster could see one major difference from past seasons
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Harlem hopes to speed up standings

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist With a new coach, Chad Barger, in tow, the Harlem Huskies are ready to put last season’s
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Boylan survives cold, turnovers to move into semifinals

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist It was a cold, dreary Saturday in Cary. Intermittent sprinkles of rain with high, swirling winds
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Titans excited to host chance to go downstate

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist With their win in the IHSA Class 6A quaterfinals against Cary-Grove, the Boylan Titans are in a
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Thompson, Molln lead area swim hopefuls at state

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist Last year, outside of Boylan’s Taylor Molln and Byron’s Rose Thompson, along with the relay teams they
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Ditka headlines ‘Bears Blitz’ event Jan. 28

From press release This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Chicago Bears’ championship season, and die-hard Bears fans looking for
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Week 11 NFL picks: Bears and Packers will win, Lions and Vikings will lose

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist In last week’s NFL picks column, I inadvertantly left out my choice for the Thursday night (Nov.
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Tales from the Trough: Rockford gets revenge on Peoria at home, but starts off road trip on wrong foot

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist After being outscored by Peoria 11-3 in their last two meetings, the Rockford IceHogs looked to return
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Could Illini make run at Final Four?

By S.C. Zuba Sports Columnist It has been a long time since the 2005 University of Illinois men’s basketball team reached the
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NIU basketball faces tough schedule

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Northern Illinois University (NIU) and Northwestern University opened the 2010-11 basketball season at the Convocation Center in
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Boylan wins state soccer championship

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist It took six overtimes spread out over two games, but after a long, drawn out-weekend, the Boylan
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Boylan tops Oak Lawn Richards 34-12, moves on to 6A quarters

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist For the second straight week, the visiting opponent struck first against Boylan. This time, the Titans stuck
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Akui, St. Rita run past Huskies

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist In so many ways, the Harlem Huskies couldn’t have asked for their second-round IHSA Class 7A game
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Do the Chicago Bears really deserve their 5-3 record?

By S.C. Zuba Sports Columnist Sense my sarcasm. In a thrilling battle between two bottom-feeding NFL teams, the Bears narrowly edged the Bills,
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Week 10 NFL picks: Bears will win, Lions and Vikings will lose

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist The second half of the NFL season has started out a little better for me. With only
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Tales from the Trough: Rockford finishes under .500, going 1-2 in week six

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist Wednesday, Nov. 3, was the first of 10 regular-season meetings between the Rockford IceHogs and the Milwaukee
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Heartbeats & Hoofbeats: Blame wins Breeder’s Cup; TV viewers lose

By Susan Johnson Copy Editor Did you see the horse race that disappeared? I’m talking about the 2010 Breeder’s Cup at Churchill Downs,
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Legends of the Hawks Puck Talk event Feb. 25

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Several area Chicago Blackhawks fans were looking forward to meeting and talking some old-time hockey with Bobby
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Golf product companies go to great lengths to attract customers

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist It never ceases to amaze me the lengths golf product companies will go to market their products.
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Thomas, Titans topple Blazers

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist It wasn’t pretty. For much of the game, it wasn’t even effective. But the Boylan Titans found
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Harlem, Hononegah advance to second round

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist The last two seasons, the high-powered Harlem Huskies hosted first-round playoff games as a high seed, only
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Miller leads Boylan in all facets

By Matt Nestor Sports Columnist It is obvious when you watch Boylan senior Chris Miller play that he is a great athlete.
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Clock Tower hosts mixed martial arts event Nov. 27

From press release Best Western Clock Tower Resort has announced it will host yet another unique event: mixed martial arts (MMA)
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Week 9 NFL picks: Bears, Packers and Vikings will win

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist Having reached the midpoint of the NFL season, things haven’t gone exactly as I thought they might
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Johnson, Knaus have battle on their hands for fifth straight title

By Doug Halberstadt Sports Columnist With only three races remaining in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, the points battle is
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Derrick Rose continues to prove Bulls made right choice in ‘08 draft

By S.C. Zuba Sports Columnist The Bulls made the right decision when they drafted Derrick Rose. When the stars aligned and the Bulls
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Tales from the Trough: Week four tricks, not treats, for ‘Hogs

By Todd Reicher Sports Columnist With Halloween approaching, the ’Hogs were tricked, going 0-1-1 in their two games last week. In their first
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