Articles filed under Skrabacz, Ron
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A champion in the making
Nov 5, 2021 11:50 AM - Resiliency is the hallmark of a true champion. Michele Howley, 14, has proved she is both. Howley recently won the 200 breaststroke at the Age Group State Championships for the Long Course Summer Season at the University of Illinois-Chicago.
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Dupage wheelchair basketball team has openings
Nov 5, 2021 11:23 AM - With the 2008-09 season right around the corner, the Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association currently has several openings for their Junior Bulls wheelchair basketball team.
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Milestones at White Sox, Bulls summer camps
Nov 4, 2021 1:42 PM - This summer marks a couple of milestones for the White Sox and Bulls summer camps. That might come as a surprise to some people, according to Thad Gentry, senior director of marketing of the Chicago Bulls/Sox Training Academy.
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Poster child for perseverance
Nov 4, 2021 10:16 AM - Check out the web site for Al's Black Belt Club in Lombard and you will see they claim to "Build Confidence Through Achievement" while providing an environment conducive to positive relationships, fostering self-discipline, self-confidence, and self-respect.
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Big winners in chamber's contest also are the biggest losers
Nov 3, 2021 8:42 PM - The losses might not have been dramatic as the NBC version of "The Biggest Loser," but try to tell that to Rebecca Tybor.
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National Fitness Hall of Fame introduces Class of 2008
Nov 3, 2021 7:07 PM - The dream is getting closer to reality with each passing year. On December 2, 2004, John Figarelli founded the National Fitness Hall of Fame & Museum to honor the lifelong efforts of individuals and organizations in the field of health and fitness.
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Seven-year-old Bloomingdale girl earns black belt
Nov 3, 2021 6:20 PM - When Nestor Angel's oldest daughter, Jessica, decided she wanted to try her hand at karate, it came as no surprise to him. "When she was kind of young, about 3 years old, she wanted to try everything -- baseball, soccer, tennis, ping-pong," he recalled. "So we started doing it."
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Seven-year-old Bloomingdale girl earns black belt
Nov 3, 2021 6:12 PM - When Nestor Angel's oldest daughter, Jessica, decided she wanted to try her hand at karate, it came as no surprise to him.
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Wheaton man wins video golf championship
Nov 3, 2021 4:49 PM - "I've been to a lot of tournaments, but I've never actually won a big one." Those were the words of Wheaton's Ed Godfrey following a Golden Tee tournament Feb. 22-24 near St. Louis.
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Combined girls hoops team has great season
Nov 3, 2021 10:50 AM - A season of uncertainty turned into a fifth-place finish for the St. Luke/Concord seventh- and eighth-grade girls basketball team in the recent Lutheran School Association state tournament.
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