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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.

2015 Week 5 Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week

Offensive Player of the Week Benet senior wide receiver Robert Bordignon Bordignon caught eight passes for 170 yards and two TDs in Benet's 29-25 victory over Marist....

Amiri Finner, Conner Lovely Spark Metea Valley to 19-7 Upset Victory Over Waubonsie Valley

Metea Valley quarterback Conner Lovely knew full well what he couldn’t do against Waubonsie Valley’s defense. Turn it over. A Trevon Moore interception of Lovely inside...

Conor Joyce Lets Arm Loose as Naperville Central Gets 20-8 Victory Over Wheaton Warrenville South

Who says Naperville Central doesn’t have a passing game? The fourth-quarter struggles six nights prior in a one-point loss to Waubonsie Valley serving as a...

Rivalry Games Continue at Benedetti – Wehrli Stadium, for Now

On a sun-splashed afternoon while standing on the Memorial Stadium turf, Naperville Central coach Mike Stine turned and pointed to his left. “It’s up to...

Positively Naperville’s Week 5 Game of the Week: No. 12 Waubonsie Valley (3-1, 3-1) @ Metea Valley (1-3, 1-3)

Call it whatever you want. Call it part of the #Warof204 or choose to call it the #EolaBowl if you’d rather. Regardless of the hashtag you...

Week 5 Football Capsule: Wheaton Warrenville South (1-3, 1-3) @ No. 10 Naperville Central (3-1, 3-1)

Wheaton Warrenville South (1-3, 1-3 DuPage Valley) @ No. 10 Naperville Central (3-1, 3-1 DuPage Valley), 7:30PM Last week: Wheaton Warrenville South lost to Neuqua...

Week 5 Football Capsule: Naperville North (0-4, 0-3) @ Glenbard North (2-2, 1-2)

Naperville North (0-4, 0-3 DuPage Valley) @ Glenbard North (2-2, 1-2 DuPage Valley), 7:30PM Last week: Naperville North lost to Lake Park, 7-0; Glenbard North...

Week 5 Football Capsule: No. 11 Neuqua Valley (3-1, 3-1) @ Bartlett (1-3, 1-1)

No. 11 Neuqua Valley (3-1, 3-1 DuPage Valley) @ Bartlett (1-3, 1-1 Upstate Eight Valley), 7:30 p.m. Last week: Bartlett lost at South Elgin, 27-19;...

Week 5 Football Capsule: Marist (3-1, 2-0) @ Benet (3-1, 1-1)

Marist (3-1, 2-0 East Suburban Catholic) @ Benet (3-1, 1-1 East Suburban Catholic), 7:30PM Last week: Marist won at Notre Dame, 49-42; Benet won at...

Football Notes: At Right Time, Tanner Westwood Helps Ignite Waubonsie Valley’s Triple Option

Jack Connolly had called it “a work in progress.” Waubonsie Valley coach Paul Murphy was constantly stressing to his defense the need to pick it...

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