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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.

Week 1 Football Capsule: Benet @ St. Laurence

Benet (6-4, 4-3 East Suburban Catholic in 2014) @ St. Laurence (5-6, 3-1 Chicago Catholic White in 2014), 7:30 p.m. Storyline: Benet begins its quest...

Week 1 Football Capsule: Sandburg @ Naperville North

Sandburg (4-5, 3-4 Southwest Suburban Blue in 2014) @ Naperville North (2-7, 0-5 DuPage Valley in 2014), 7:30 p.m. Storyline: Redemption begins anew for Sean...

Week 1 Football Capsule: Lake Park @ Waubonsie Valley

Lake Park (5-4, 2-3 DuPage Valley in 2014) @ Waubonsie Valley (9-2, 6-1 Upstate Eight Valley in 2014), 7:30 p.m. Storyline: Waubonsie Valley enters...

Neuqua Valley Accepting, Anxious of DuPage Valley Conference Challenge

The three-year total speaks for itself. Since Bill Ellinghaus took over, Neuqua Valley has proved it could win inside the Upstate Eight Valley. A record of...

Benet Striving For Consistency In 2015 With Junior QB Jack Sznajder Back To Lead Way

As with a lot of things in life, consistency is all about routine. For Benet, that’s how its 2015 season could eventually be defined. “The playbook...

Metea Valley Ready To Attack Life Inside DVC With Rebuilt Offense In 2015

Call it Metea Valley 2.0. As the Mustangs, coming off their first-ever trip to the Class 8A postseason, prepare to head into the DuPage Valley...

Triple-Option Offering Comfort For Waubonsie Valley Entering 2015

Five consecutive seasons of eight-plus wins haven’t given the Waubonsie Valley football faithful much reason to doubt Paul Murphy. But for the always quotable Murphy,...

New QB, Skill On The Outside Guiding Neuqua Valley Into 2015

Needless to say, the last three years have set a standard at Neuqua Valley. A pair of double-digit winning seasons, including a 12-win season in...

Two-Win Season Has Naperville North Anxious To Get Back To ‘Huskie Football’ In 2015

Simply put, Naperville North is going back to what it knows well and what it knows works well. Following the program losing its last seven...

After Nine-Win Season, Naperville Central Primed To Make Another Run In 2015

Nearly a full 21 months have passed since Naperville Central laid claim to the 2013 Class 8A state title on Northern Illinois’ campus in...

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