It's all part of the job
Shawn Touney was just doing his job.

'Old-school' baseball returns to Geneva July 26
The Rovers will once again take the field in Geneva, courtesy of the Geneva History Center.

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Red Geranium opens in Batavia

SC North finish fifth in Nike Outdoor Track Nationals
In an Olympic year, track gets noticed. St. Charles North's track team certainly deserves part of that recognition. On Friday the North Stars finished fifth in the Nike Outdoor Track Nationals in Greensboro, N.C. Their 4 x 800 meter relay posted a time of 7:45.49, earning All-American honors.

Soccer club for ages 8-16 kicks off in Elburn
ELBURN -- Elburn is home to a new competitive youth soccer club for children ages 8 to 16.

Smith, Yucuis eye more success at UW-Whitewater
Liz Yucuis and Ashley Smith would like to leave Wisconsin-Whitewater next year with something other than their diplomas.

Winkelman ran show for St. Charles North
There were several girls on the St. Charles North soccer team this season that deserved extra attention from opponents. But, "there was that one girl in the middle that ran the whole show," one area coach said. She was Caitlin Winkelman, the 2008 Courier News Girls Soccer Player of the Year

Batavia's Tarter piles up the state hardware
BATAVIA -- Maybe Natalie Tarter's older brother Todd should get an assist for helping jumpstart her track career.

Tri-Cities a big player in Fox Valley's best
Players from the Tri-Cities made up a major portion of the Beacon News All-Area Baseball Team announced last week. The complete team is as follows:

Rosary's Kylie Schalz named player of year
Kylie Schalz, a dominating pitcher for Rosary High School in Aurora, has been named the Beacon New Player of the Year in softball.

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State champions' star Beacon News Player of Year

Former Batavia star dies after raft accident
LOVELAND, Colo. -- Kevin Bryant, a former basketball standout at Batavia High School, died Sunday night at Medical Center of the Rockies, where he had been hospitalized since suffering injuries in a rafting accident six days earlier, according to a Web site report.

Cougars in position to win first-half wild card
It may only be the first half of June, but the Kane County Cougars are in the midst of a playoff push.

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East graduate sets track marks at Knox College