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Blake Baumgartner

Raised in Naperville, Blake Baumgartner is a 2001 Naperville Central alumnus and a 2005 graduate of Michigan State's School of Journalism. Since March 2010, he has covered football, boys' basketball and baseball for both The Naperville Sun and Positively Naperville. Follow him on Twitter @BFBaumgartner.

Football Notes: Neuqua Valley O-Line Paving Way For Multiple Running Backs

You probably aren’t too familiar with the names of Tommy Cwiok, Jake Zeiler, Mike Petersen, Joe Backe and A.J. Cwiok. But those paying close attention...

2015 Week 6 Co-Players of the Week

Co-Players of the Week Naperville Central senior Emmanuel Rugamba For the second straight week, Rugamba's massive skill set at the receiver spot was on full display during...

DeVaughn Welch Paces No. 10 Neuqua Valley’s Running Attack During 34-7 Victory Over Naperville North

Neuqua Valley has no problem with controlling pace and the clock by running it time after time after time. On a windy Friday night against...

Waubonsie Valley’s Max Ihry & Neuqua Valley’s Nick Osikowicz Working Rare Double

Often out of sure necessity, high school football players going both ways has almost become an expectation. For players like Iowa-bound Emmanuel Rugamba at Naperville...

Positively Naperville’s Week 6 Game of the Week: Benet (4-1, 2-1) @ No. 22 Nazareth (4-1, 2-1)

Anybody up for a good ‘ole chess match come Friday night in LaGrange Park? For a pair of 4-1 teams residing in a six-way tie...

Week 6 Football Capsule: No. 9 Naperville Central (4-1) @ No. 15 Batavia (5-0)

No. 9 Naperville Central (4-1, 4-1 DuPage Valley) @ No. 15 Batavia (5-0, 3-0 Upstate Eight River), 7:30PM Last week: Naperville Central beat Wheaton Warrenville...

Week 6 Football Capsule: Naperville North (0-5, 0-4) @ No. 10 Neuqua Valley (4-1, 3-1)

Naperville North (0-5, 0-4 DuPage Valley) @ No. 10 Neuqua Valley (4-1, 3-1 DuPage Valley), 7:30PM Last week: Naperville North lost at Glenbard North, 46-6;...

Week 6 Football Capsule: Lake Park (2-3, 2-2) @ Metea Valley (2-3, 2-3)

Lake Park (2-3, 2-2 DuPage Valley) @ Metea Valley (2-3, 2-3 DuPage Valley), 7:30PM Last week: Lake Park lost to Wheaton North, 23-21; Metea Valley...

Week 6 Football Capsule: Wheaton Warrenville South (1-4, 1-4) @ Waubonsie Valley (3-2, 3-2)

Wheaton Warrenville South (1-4, 1-4 DuPage Valley) @ Waubonsie Valley (3-2, 3-2 DuPage Valley), 7:30PM Last week: Wheaton Warrenville South lost to Naperville Central, 20-8;...

Football Notes: Metea Valley Aiming To Sustain Momentum From Beating Waubonsie Valley

Still digesting what his team had just done hours earlier, the message Metea Valley coach Ben Kleinhans had for his team was simple. Don’t let...

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