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WHS grad signs to swim for University of Northern Iowa



I like a lot of summertime recreational sports, from biking and kayaking, to trail riding and swimming. I even favor occasional competitive equine events, but I haven’t had time for […]





Even with his career ending one outdoor track season early at Benedictine University, Marian Central Catholic graduate Ryan Di Pietro helped the Eagles win a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference team title. […]

Jacob Schmitt went from Woodstock North, to the University of Wisconsin-Stout as a football walk-on, to the scout team player of the year in two years and, finally, to Saturday […]

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