FOOTBALL ON UPSWING IN UPSTATE 8
A conference to keep an eye on this football season is the Upstate Eight. Three teams from the league made the state playoffs last fall-Streamwood, Elgin and Larkin. And this...
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LUTHER NORTH GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH RESIGNS
Frank Mattucci, who coached the Class A Luther North girls basketball team to a 102-14 record in four years, has resigned. Mattucci, 37, whose team went 27-2 and was rated...
MEMORIES FROM THE YEAR GONE BY:
Golf: Regina Dominican won its fifth straight girls state title. The Panthers finished eight shots ahead of rival New Trier and 23 ahead of third place Naperville North. Holly Alcala...
MINOR LEAGUE, NOT MINOR VALUE
Since October, hockey collectors have been hoarding rookie cards of Blackhawks goalie Ed Belfour. Upper Deck, which pictured Belfour in its inaugural hockey set, seems to be the most popular...
UPPER DECK BASEBALL REMAINS AT UPPER LEVEL
Upper Deck, rated No. 1 last year by Tribune readers, again gets high marks for its quality 1991 baseball card set. As they have since first appearing in 1989, Upper...
TROOPS TO GET BASEBALL CARDS
Topps, which has manufactured baseball trading cards since 1951, has decided to send U.S. servicemen and women in the Middle East a real piece of Americana. The Brooklyn-based company shipped...
`THE NEXT GRETZKY` MAKES AN EARLY SCORE
One of the stories Eric Lindros probably will enjoy telling his grandchildren is the reception he got from one autograph collector during last Saturday`s National Hockey League All-Star Game. ''Someone...
AN UNEXPECTED `GLUT` OF UPPER DECK JORDANS
Upper Deck, manufacturers of some of the finest sports trading cards ever made, thought it would be fun to issue a special card showing Michael Jordan taking batting practice with...
PHONY AGENT`S FRAUD RESULTS IN NO-SHOWS-AND NO SHOW
This was the weekend Mark Schirmang thought he`d be standing on top of the world, schmoozing with baseball legends Johnny Bench and Carlton Fisk. Instead, Schirmang will be positioned in...
UPPER DECK HOCKEY LINE A SOLID HIT
After many years with no choice but Topps and its Canadian licensee, O-Pee-Chee, there are a number of quality hockey card sets available this season. And then there is Upper...