Locals Split Games as Coaches Trade Sentiments
Lake Park Lancers and Ridgewood Rebels both show solid defenses and offensive stalls through two games. Lake Park wins over Mundelein while Ridgewood sinks to losses against East Leyden and Crown as coaches critique yardage and execution.
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Phil Kurth
Bob Monken
Dick Martwick
Monken
Lake Park Lancers
Martwick
Ridgewood Rebels
Lake Park
Ridgewood
Menken
Glenn Damato
Rick DeFelice
Joe Daniel
Will Witals
Art Cirignani
Dan Coyne
Steve Bush
Daniel
Vitals
Cirignani
Bruce Ogrodnik
Mike Giard
Bruce Alvino
Jim Warren
Paul Frey
Ron Monaco
Mark Carlson
East Leyden
Carlson
Manning Carlson
Frey
DeFelice
Rebels
Unbeaten Bisons Ready for Elmwood Park Showdown
Fenton, atop Tri County after a 22-0 Luther win, prepares to host Elmwood Park. Coach Bob Appleby highlights bolster defense with two new tackles and ends as the Bisons seek a conference scalp and leverage a ground game led by Grant Kupisch and Ken Hartmann. Elmwood Park, coming off a 39-0 loss to Wheaton North, aims to rebound with Pat Cronin anchoring a beleaguered defense.
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Phil
Fenton
Tri- County
Bisons
West Leyden
Luther North
Lake Park
Wheaton North
Crown
Tigers
Elmwood Park
Wheaton
Bison
Bob Appleby
Elmwood
Leyden
Luther
Eric Mychko
Wildcat
Tom Green
Green
Appleby
Husky
George Simec
Tim Hearn
Joe Albert
Dan Romanow
Ken Hartmann
Grant Kupisch
Hartmann
Bill Seggeling
Seggeling
Dave King
Mychko
Steve Kampen
Immaculate Conception
Tiger
Gary Scholz
Pat Cronin
Boosters Rally for Fenton Football Lights and Night Games
Will Davidson of District 100 lauds Bensonville Athletic Boosters formed to support Fenton athletics. The group meets weekly at the American Legion to film past games and brainstorm fundraising, aiming to bring night football to Fenton despite cost and administration hurdles.
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Fenton
Bisons
Bensonville
Will Davidson
District 100
Bensonville Athletic Boosters Club
Don Schwanz
Bob Appleby
Schwanz
American Legion Post
Town
Appleby
Tri-County
Crown
Davidson
Bensenville
Arlington
Prospect
Wheeling
Hersey
Forest View
Elk Grove
Community boosters push for Fenton football pride
Bensenville boosters outline fundraisers and plans to boost school spirit and attendance at Fenton High games. They consider bus transport, band trips, senior players to Rose Bowl and NCAA finals, and stand donations. Coaches discuss improving offense and facing Ridgewood and Lake Park in tough schedule.
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Bensenville Group
Fenton High School
Fenton
Davidson
St. Alexius Vikings
Bensenville
Tri- County
Bisons
Bensonville
Soccer Gets Big Welcome at College of DuPage
More than 75 College of DuPage students including several from foreign countries show interest in the newly organized soccer club Sponsor Walter Horner joined the DuPage staff and athletic director Dr. Joseph Palmieri says the club's response exceeds that of any other sport at its inception A tentative 1969 schedule lists matches against Trinity Christian Lake Forest College Joliet Triton Aurora Wheaton College Northwestern Maryknoll George Williams and Triton with home field at South Park Glen Ellyn Route 53 and Roosevelt Road.
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College of DuPage
Walter Horner
Naperville
DuPage
Joseph Palmieri
Horner
College Athletic Office
Trinity Christian
Lake Forest J.V
Carthage
Triton
Aurora
Wheaton
Northwestern University
Maryknoll
Triton H
George Williams
Paddock Picks Week One Upsets and Predictions
Paddock's sports staff surveys week one results with Hersey and Fremd earning strong wins. Huskies and Vikings favored to win Friday as they host Elk Grove and Prospect. Noted picks include Forest View, Conant, and Ridgewood games, with a mix of confident calls and dissenting opinions.
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Paddock
Hersey
Fremd
Huskies
Vikings
Elk Grove
Prospect
Scribes
Harold
Wheeling
Arlington
Wildcats
Forest View
Conant
Falcons
McGraw
Grenadiers
Glenbard
Palatine
St. Francis de Sales
St. Vinter
Elmwood Park
Fenton
Ridgewood
Lake
Scholz Faces Size, Depth Gaps as Tigers Prep for Elmwood Park
Scholz laments Elmwood Park’s lack of size and depth with a first team roster and only eight seniors. He notes Tom Rumi shek as a developing back and veteran Gary Cosentido directing the offense behind strong Wheaton North rush. Elmwood Park seeks to rebound after last year’s late rally loss to Wheaton.
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Scholz
Tigers
Tom Rumishek
Marty Rumishek
Tom
Gary Cosentino
Elmwood
Wheaton North
Fenton
Appleby
Elmwood Park
Sainh Wheaton
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Unbeaten Lancers
Mundelein
Mustang
Bob Ritthaler
Scott Snider
Dale Zajicek
Larry Ibeling
Ed Kaspar
Bob Dohse
Donnie Loren
Faust DeLazzer
Dave Falkenberg
Lancers
Grand Rapids Junior College
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Houseman Field
Colorado Springs
Air Force Academy
Rod Smolla
Smolla
Norb Schaeffer
By Phil Kurth
At Lake Park
Ridgewood Lake Park
Battaglia Falkenberg
Parratore LT Olsson
Bush
LG Galloni
Vitals Stuckey
Odnik RG
C of D
St. Riszo
Glenbard North Palatine
St. Francis
St. Viator
Mundelein Ee North
Ret Park
Ridg
Ames
Ellenwons
Parklinwood Park
Fenton Bundelen
Park Fenton Dge Novatny
Findlay
Rossner
Karakosta LG King
Conny Mychko
Davis RG Kampen
Ja RT Hammell
Desmaretz RE
Ozarka
Cosentino
Illarrel
Guerriero LH Hartmann
Farrell RH
Fonseca
Rumishek
Kupisch
Tim
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