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Moline's Lindauer named first-team All-Big Ten
Thomas Lindauer, an Illinois junior shortstop, spent part of his Tuesday afternoon participating in a workout at Minnesota Twins' Target Field prior to the Big Ten Tournament, a moment he truly.......
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Ridgewood senior Leander looking forward to another memorable weekend
Last weekend was definitely one for the scrapbooks for Cambridge High School senior and Ridgewood boys' track and field standout Aaron Leander.
On Saturday night, he saw one chapter.......
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Better late than never, Moline logs comeback victory
The Moline girls softball team sure knows how to put on a show.
Waiting until the bottom of the sixth to rattle the bats, the Maroons poured it on, beating Pekin 7-2 in their regional.......
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Alleman softball silenced in sectional
OREGON -- Alleman's five seniors loudly announced their appearance on the local softball scene together as incoming high school freshmen in 2009.
However, Peru St. Bede's Lainie.......
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Power surge: Strandgard's seven RBIs paces Tigers in 2A sectional softball romp
STRONGHURST -- All season, the Sherrard softball team has shown the capability to light up a scoreboard.
After.......
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Geneseo tames Ghosts, advances to regional final
CHILLICOTHE -- A season debut set the tone for the Geneseo softball team on Tuesday night.
Senior Jessica Murray,.......
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UT soccer can't keep momentum, fall in sectional semis
PEORIA -- For three minutes on Tuesday evening, the United Township High School girls' soccer team had hope the comeback.......
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- Eight members of regional champion G-W baseball team earn All-ICAC kudos
- Panthers' pitching and defense stirring echoes of 2011's state run
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- After hard-fought regional-final win, Spartans wary of another No. 3 seed
- Class 1A state meet
- The 'real' Brooke Prior
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Today is Wednesday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2013. There are 223 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: Large quantities of ice from LaCrosse and Lake Pepin are beingshipped on ice boats, towed by steamers to St. Louis and points below.
1888 -- 125 years ago: With the Mississippi River at 18 feet above the low water stage,Rock Island is waging a valiant fight to keep the river from flooding the entire city.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Approval has been given by the city commission for paving 45thStreet between 7th and 11th Avenues.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Herndon Wright, of East Moline, has won the discus-throw title, by aheave of more than 140 feet, to set a new high school record at Champaign.
1963 -- 50 years ago: With the Selective Service Law recently extended by Congress forfour more years, Mrs. Hazel Doris reminded young men that they must register withinfive days after attaining their 18th birthday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Over 500 Quad-Cities area retired volunteers were honoredrecently for their community services at a Retired Senior Volunteer Program luncheonat Palmer Auditorium in Davenport. Guest speaker, William Moffitt, director of productengineering of Deere & Co., spoke about leadership and stressed the importance ofcommunity volunteers.
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