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| VIDEO: Talkin' Sports |
NewsTribune sports editor Kevin Chlum and WLPO sports announcer Lanny Slevin anticipate the start of the 2010-11 school year and fall sports.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
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| Peru is title town |
WATSEKA — About six miles from Legion Park in Watseka there is another baseball diamond.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
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| Plenty of players take spotlight as 10-11 team wins sectional championship |
Jeff Shevlin doesn’t really know for sure, and he’d be happy if it stays that way.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
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| Who are the new guys? |
Glen McKirgan may not be the only one.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
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| Area athletes contribute to St. Francis’ high GPA |
Four local athletes helped the University of St. Francis women’s basketball team to a prestigious honor.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
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| Something worth celebrating for Peru 9-10 softball |
BERWYN — “We Are the Champions” and “Celebrate” blared over the speakers at Proksa Park.
On the field, the Peru 9-and-10-year-old A
ll Stars posed for pictures, sprayed their coaches and themselves with silly string, posed for more pictures and ran around the base.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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| A stranded feeling for Peru in Senior League title game |
WATSEKA — Every inning the Peru Senior League baseball team left at least one runner on base Tuesday.
Peru left nine total runners on base.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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| Sampson’s blast lifts Peru 10-11 Baseball to if necessary game |
Peyton Sampson may have found his calling.
With the Peru 10- and 11-year-old All-Star team tied with Limestone in the fifth inning of Tuesday’s Section 5 title game, Sampson did his best Paul Bunyan imitation and chopped away at a high fastball.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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| Peru powers past Freeport |
Monday night, it wasn’t the scorching sun that did in the 10-and-11-year-old Freeport All-Star baseball team. It was the red-hot bats of the Peru team.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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| ‘Too bad we only got a half’ |
PEORIA — Early in the second quarter, Mendota’s Kurtis Knapp broke from his position in the backfield and La Salle-Peru’s Sam Renk put the ball in his gut on a counter to the left side.
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Monday, July 26, 2010
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| Notebook: Hospital visit positive experience for area stars |
PEORIA — A trip to the Shrine hospital in Chicago gave Sam Renk a different perspective on his five days spent in the Peoria area for the 36th Annual Illinois High School All-Star Football Game.
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Monday, July 26, 2010
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| Callan takes lead with a 68 |
MCNABB — Even if he doesn’t say it, Chad Callan really is excited about his opening-round score at the Illinois Valley Men’s Golf Championship.
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Monday, July 26, 2010
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| Peru Senior League in control at state |
WATSEKA — The Peru Senior League baseball team took control early against Chicago Ridge Saturday afternoon, and it gave them control of the state tournament.
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Monday, July 26, 2010
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| LaGrange scores 11 runs in sixth to eliminate Oglesby |
BROOKFIELD — Jim Knoblauch’s kids never want to give up.
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Monday, July 26, 2010
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| Area AAU bowlers ready for nationals |
Jim Stubler and his AAU bowlers are getting tired of practicing.
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
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| Wedekind heading to Monmouth |
For Brik Wedekind, Monmouth College just made sense.
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
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| Time to say goodbye |
Saturday is a chance to say goodbye.
Five area athletes will see a relationship change following Saturday’s Shrine All-Star Football Game.
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Friday, July 23, 2010
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| BV graduate Franklin to continue hoops career |
Alex Franklin decided Thursday that he wanted a different ending to his basketball career.
Franklin, a 2010 Bureau Valley graduate, signed a scholarship commitment Thursday to continue his basketball career at Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg. He is receiving a full-ride scholarship from the school.
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Saturday, July 17, 2010
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| VIDEO AND STORY: Male Athlete of the Year |
The obligation that comes with playing three sports— especially at the varsity level — is immense.
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Thursday, July 08, 2010
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| 2010 NewsTribune Baseball Final Statistics |
Statistical leaders for the 2010 high school baseball season in North Central Illinois.
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Friday, July 02, 2010
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| VIDEO AND STORY: Everyday Joe — Marquette junior Joey Ceja becomes first NT POY from Ottawa Marquette |
OTTAWA — Baseball has been a love for Joey Ceja since he was 5 years old playing catch with his dad, Jim, in their backyard.
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Friday, July 02, 2010
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| 2010 NewsTribune Baseball All-Area First Team |
The NewsTribune selects the top high school baseball players in North Central Illinois.
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Friday, July 02, 2010
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| 2010 NewsTribune Baseball All-Area Second Team |
The NewsTribune selects the top high school baseball players in North Central Illinois.
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Friday, July 02, 2010
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| Fieldcrest’s Baxter, Ropp spark North team to comeback win |
BLOOMINGTON — The Fieldcrest boys basketball team religiously used a full-court press during its season this year.
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Monday, June 28, 2010
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| Mornings gave Melanie the edge |
MANLIUS — BEEP, BEEP, BEEP.
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Thursday, June 17, 2010
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| Five state medalists, relay lead 2010 NewsTribune All-Area Team |
Many medals returned to the Illinois Valley after the Illinois High School Association Girls State Track and Field Meet this season.
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Thursday, June 17, 2010
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| One tough inch for Peterson at state |
CHARLESTON — An inch is the width of two fingers.
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Saturday, May 29, 2010
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| Hall’s Urbanski flies into 800-meter final at state |
CHARLESTON — Hall junior Anthony Urbanski could not wait to get his grey Nike spikes off his feet after his 800-meter race Thursday.
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Friday, May 28, 2010
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| Mendota boys have rough day at state track |
CHARLESTON — There were hugs going all around Thursday under the Mendota tent outside Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Stadium.
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Friday, May 28, 2010
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| Maynard, Fredenhagen, relay bring home hardware for Princeton |
CHARLESTON — There was a moment Saturday that for a second year in a row a member of the Princeton girls track team received pole vaulting’s top prize in Class 1A.
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Monday, May 24, 2010
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| Corvo, White to replace Essmann |
EARLVILLE — Roger Essmann the last 16 years coached both varsity boys soccer and varsity girls basketball at Earlville High School.
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
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| VIDEO AND STORY: Unbeatable Baxter |
MINONK — The 2009-10 Fieldcrest varsity boys basketball schedule sat in front of Taylor Baxter.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
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| Knights, Tigers lead all-area squad |
Fieldcrest (29-1) and Princeton (27-3) dominated the area scene this year.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
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| Bickett, Ohlson resign in Manlius |
MANLIUS — The sidelines of Bureau Valley High School basketball games will look much different next season.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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| Quiram strong for Princeton |
STERLING — Princeton sophomore Blake Quiram had concerns entering Saturday about having lost some speed since last year.
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Monday, March 15, 2010
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| Ropp top shooter in Class 2A |
PEORIA — Fieldcrest senior Nathan Ropp is the best 3-point shooter in Class 2A.
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
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| Ropp, Baxter advance to tonight's Happening |
PEORIA — Fieldcrest senior Taylor Baxter wanted to be on the Peoria Civic Center court the Friday of the Class 2A state semifinals with his team.
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Friday, March 12, 2010
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| Eight local boys nab IBCA All-State honors |
PEORIA — The honors continue to roll out for Fieldcrest seniors Nathan Ropp and Taylor Baxter.
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Friday, March 12, 2010
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| Knights’ Ropp, Baxter crack Class 2A teams |
Nathan Ropp and Taylor Baxter broke all sorts of records this year leading the Fieldcrest boys basketball team to an undefeated regular season and 29-1 record overall.
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Tuesday, March 09, 2010
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| Indians once again end Princeton’s postseason run, this time in sectional final |
BYRON — Princeton’s boys basketball team saw its chance to win a second consecutive sectional championship slip away during the second quarter.
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Saturday, March 06, 2010
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| Hall to induct seven in inaugural Hall of Fame class |
Hall High School announced Friday the first class being inducted into the Hall Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Saturday, March 06, 2010
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| Donner sets new freshman school record at indoor meet |
Joining the Eastern Illinois University track and field team was a rewarding experience for Alyssa Donner before the meets even started.
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Friday, March 05, 2010
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| End of line for Fieldcrest against Manual |
FARMINGTON — Thank you and good-bye could not have been said any better.
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Thursday, March 04, 2010
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| Manual next step for 29-0 Fieldcrest |
MINONK — Fieldcrest head boys basketball coach Matt Winkler told his team during Monday’s practice that two years ago it would have been a big upset for Fieldcrest to beat Peoria Manual when the teams met in the sectional semifinal.
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010
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| Fieldcrest’s Hartzler gets comfortable in title game |
EL PASO — It’s not easy being green.
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Monday, March 01, 2010
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| Mendota head hoops coach part of team honored at EIU |
CHARLESTON — Mendota head boys basketball coach Jan Thompson is 6-foot-11 and 225 pounds.
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Monday, March 01, 2010
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| No regional Funk: Knights take crown |
EL PASO — Leaving Fieldcrest senior Nathan Ropp open was something that El Paso-Gridley’s boys basketball team knew that it could not do.
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Friday, February 26, 2010
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| Thompson named honorable mention all-state |
The strong season that Bureau Valley senior Melanie Thompson put together received some recognition Tuesday.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
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| Knights win State Farm title |
BLOOMINGTON — There were 10 players on the court, but only two players seemed to touch the ball the final 5 ½ minutes of Thursday’s boys basketball championship game in the 2009 Class 1A/2A State Farm Holiday Classic.
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Saturday, January 02, 2010
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| Whether it was Klein, Baron, Rush or Carls, girl power reigned |
No one could beat Kailey vs. Katie.
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Saturday, December 26, 2009
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| Barnas: Human Highlight Reel |
In his first game as a varsity quarterback, his first game replacing all-state signal-caller Brad Monier, Garrett Barnas found himself facing a second-and-59 situation late in the game.
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Saturday, December 26, 2009
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| Barnas and Happ headline the best of 2000s |
The area has produced many talented male athletes in the last 10 years.
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Saturday, December 26, 2009
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| N-T's Coach of the Decade: Brad Bickett |
MANLIUS — It could have been a piece of trash on the gym floor 10 years ago.
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
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| From Bickett to Booker and Donner to Demi, legendary coaches highlighted the 2000s |
The decade of the 2000s has been full of success for area high school teams.
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
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| Bureau Valley’s Weidner bowled over the competition with his power for the Storm this season |
MANLIUS — Brett Favre vs. John Elway.
It would be an intriguing matchup even now with both quarterbacks over 40.
They were definitely compelling to see 12 seasons ago when they met in the 1998 Super Bowl.
Elway’s Broncos beat Favre’s Packers 31-24.
That game is the first football game Michael Weidner remembers watching.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
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