Stories By Tony Bleill
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HS Girls
/ 12 years agoSixth Annual Blue Star Country Classic
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – It was perhaps fitting that the title of the sixth annual Blue Star Country Classic wasn’t determined until...
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Travel Girls
/ 12 years ago2012 Blue Star Jamboree
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. — Linnae Harper has a fondness for gold. The Chicago senior, ranked eighth on Blue Star’s Class of 2013...
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Travel
/ 12 years agoUSJN Elite Oktoberfest
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. – The Wisconsin ABC Knights 17 squad didn’t participate in the USJN Battle of the Programs last weekend,...
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USJN
/ 12 years agoFlight Takes 8th Annual Battle of the Programs
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. – If the Tennessee Flight could only win one championship during the 2012 season, it picked the right...
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Team
/ 12 years agoSpotlight On: The Illinois Lady Lightning
At one point in his life, Michael Seberger seemingly spent more time on a golf course than he did in his...
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Team
/ 12 years agoSpotlight On: The Mile Hi Rockies
These days, John Meadows is a sports agent, representing dozens of women’s college basketball coaches. But in 1987, he initiated what...
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Team
/ 12 years agoSpotlight On:The Illinois Wolverines
Self-awareness is a strong suit for Ron Newquist. The veteran coach and club director of the Illinois Wolverines offers a personal...
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Team
/ 12 years agoSpotlight On: The Minnesota Suns
The genesis of Peter Long’s involvement in girls’ basketball qualified him to be, say, a Jehovah’s Witness. That is, his door-to-door...
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Team
/ 12 years agoSpotlight On: The MoKan Eclipse
One of the most prominent details the manner in which the Eclipse approach their goals. Winning is great, but it isn’t...
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USJN
/ 12 years agoUSJN’s Summer Final – Midwest
WAUKEGAN, Ill. – The spotlight brought on by hundreds of peering eyes during the Division I July evaluation period has been...
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Challenges
/ 13 years agoUSJN’s Mid-America Challenge: Day 2
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Coach Mike Elles’ Wisconsin Lakers 17U White team needed some heavy-hitting competition. Naturally, he turned to USJN. The...
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Challenges
/ 13 years agoUSJN’s Mid-America Challenge: Day 1
Rouse Catches Fire CHAMPAIGN – One of the top uncommitted players at USJN’s 10th annual Mid America Challenge hasn’t finalized her...
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Challenges
/ 13 years agoUSJN’s Gateway Challenge: Day 2
Eclipse Show Their Power ST. LOUIS – The field at this weekend’s USJN Gateway Challenge got eclipsed. The MoKan Eclipse capped...
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Challenges
/ 13 years agoUSJN’s Gateway Challenge: Day 1
Stipanovich stepping up ST. LOUIS — Sydney Stipanovich has the bloodlines to be a basketball standout. Now she just needs to...
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Travel
/ 13 years agoA Loss For One, A Gain For Another
DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. – MIdwest Elite Platinum guard Jewell Loyd, a Notre Dame recruit and rising senior at Niles West High...
