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UPDATE: Who Gets the Biggest Roar from the Crowd This Week ...?

Sandburg junior wrestling standpout Mitch Cook gained the most support in "Roar of the Crowd" polling. He is now eligible for February Patch Athlete of the Month Recognition.

By Ron Kremer
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February 28, 2012

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Sandburg's Mitch Cook (pictured at top in a file photo) pinned Oak Park-River Forest's Jake Omara in 5:24 to win their 138-pound match at Saturday's Class 3A dual-team state wrestling tournament. Cook's pin pulled Sandburg into a 24-24 deadlock. The Eagles went on to capture the state title with a thrilling 30-24 victory over the Huskies at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington.

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Marist junior guard JeTaun Rouse (right) is known for her tenacious defense and 3-point shooting. She scored 10 of her game-high 17 points in the fourth quarter of the RedHawks' 52-32 victory over Lincoln-Way East in the Class 4A Sandburg Sectional championship game.

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Sandburg's Anthony Bonnar swam a leg on the Eagles' second-place finishing 200-yard freestyle relay in the IHSA state meet Saturday at Evanston. The Eagles were clockd in 1:24.56. For Bonnar, the all-state performance capped a four-year run that saw him transform from a non-swimmer into one of the Eagles' top sprinters.

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Lincoln-Way East point guard Taylor Johnson scored scored 29 points in two games at the Class 4A Sandburg Sectional. Included was a 19-point outburst in a semifinal victory over Homewood-Flossmoor. Johnson, a senior, will play Loyola University next season.

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Lincoln-Way West senior guard Brian Skowronski made 6-of-9 3-pointers and scored 20 points in the Warriors' 66-60 victory over Thornridge. He also chipped in three assists.

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Homewood-Flossmoor's Delvon Rencher scored 16 points in the Vikings' 68-57 victory over Joliet Central. H-F, after wrapping up the Southwest Suburban Blue Conference championship, now turns its attention to the Class 4A state playoffs.

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8:01 pm on Friday, March 2, 2012

WOOOO that's my baby!