October 2, 200619 yr QUOTE(Soxy @ Oct 2, 2006 -> 02:14 PM) Sorry, but I HAVE to ask. How did you find this page through St Olaf? I googled it, and it was the first result that had the actual article.
October 3, 200619 yr Conant vs. Schaumburg. Each year it means so much to the town and to eachothers season.
October 3, 200619 yr QUOTE(wilmot825 @ Oct 2, 2006 -> 07:28 PM) Conant vs. Schaumburg. Each year it means so much to the town and to eachothers season. Wilmot you're an idiot. 15minutes after the game everyone gets drunk with eachother and forgets about it
October 3, 200619 yr Author QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Oct 1, 2006 -> 10:20 PM) Kuska sucks balls, and that's putting it nicely. Rita should've won a state title in the time I was there, but that guy did everything he could to prevent that. He really isn't a good coach at all. agree with everything you said. if your refering to the '03 season, yes they should have won, and i dont believe they will until there is a coaching change.
October 5, 200619 yr QUOTE(Nokona @ Oct 3, 2006 -> 04:47 AM) Wilmot you're an idiot. 15minutes after the game everyone gets drunk with eachother and forgets about it its true, i guess its the best rivalry between bad sports programs ;p But it means s*** to the towns ill tell you that much lol.
October 8, 200619 yr Pontiac vs. Prairie Central/Pontiac vs. Central Catholic gotta represent central illinois.
October 9, 200619 yr Title of the thread says Illinois "History" , there were many public school rivalries between neighborhoods before the city changed. One I remember was CVS Vs Fenger-those games had to have times & locations changed because of the rift between schools. Rita & Mt Carmel is probably the most enduring-and that spilled over into the games their Hockey teams had. In the state outside the area, Morris has had rivalries for years with other schools as the population shifted West.
October 10, 200619 yr Jake if you wanna give love to central IL, which you should..let's not forget Bloomington vs. Normal...Go Ironmen Number 1 6A team in the state for football..class of 06! ha but to be honest give me any high school game that's close and i'll love it
October 10, 200619 yr QUOTE(643rackemup @ Oct 10, 2006 -> 10:48 AM) Jake if you wanna give love to central IL, which you should..let's not forget Bloomington vs. Normal...Go Ironmen Number 1 6A team in the state for football..class of 06! ha but to be honest give me any high school game that's close and i'll love it What about Normal City vs. U-High?
October 16, 200619 yr How about York's long green line and every other Cross Country program in the state? IIRC for about a 30 year stretch they won half the state titles. Coach Newton had an amazing career there. When Joe Newton attended Chicago Parker High School, he earned 12 letters in five sports, none in cross country. "I didn't know what cross country was," he admitted. "I thought a marathon was a quarter of a mile," he laughed. So, on the surface, Newton would seem an odd fit when York High (Elmhurst, Ill.) made him its head cross country coach in 1960. But 20 national and 25 state cross country championships later, Newton presides over what probably is the greatest dynasty the sport has seen at the preps level. "That job changed my life," the 77-year-old marvel said. "Everybody knows my name. It's wonderful." Among some of Newton's many accomplishments in more than 40 decades of coaching: • He was the first high school coach named to the U.S. Olympic track staff for the 1988 Games in Seoul, South Korea. He was an assistant manager in charge of marathon runners. • He is enshrined in 12 halls of fame, reaching the pinnacle in 2004 when he was tabbed for the National High School Hall of Fame. • Named National Cross Country Coach of the Year four times. • He has written four books, concentrating on training and motivation. • He has a 1,024-58 dual-meet record -- including a string of 72 consecutive victories -- in cross country. • Before retiring in '00 with his first state track title, he compiled a 41-year record of 1,025-159 record in dual meets. "I went out on top, like Michael Jordan," he quipped. • He has sent 130 athletes to colleges on either track or cross country scholarships. Thirteen of them were competing at colleges across the country in the same year. • He ran every day (20 miles per week) for 21 years and 24 days before a stress fracture under his knee ended the streak at age 65. The world record is 25 years. "Joe Newton's amazing success is not based on any magic training formula, but on his character," said Marc Bloom, the nation's top authority on high school cross country. "He gets teenaged boys -- many of them modest natural talents -- to trust him, because Joe is the genuine article: honest, hard-working, with high standards on and off the race course."
October 16, 200619 yr QUOTE(Texsox @ Oct 16, 2006 -> 10:39 AM) How about York's long green line and every other Cross Country program in the state? IIRC for about a 30 year stretch they won half the state titles. Coach Newton had an amazing career there. I ran cross country in high school and all I can say is I HATE YORK.
October 17, 200619 yr QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Oct 16, 2006 -> 06:46 PM) I ran cross country in high school and all I can say is I HATE YORK. Tough coach, but he won.
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