Article: Batavia can't sneak out win East St. Louis holds on key 4th- and-1 play.(Sports)

Article: Gaspari named Citizen of the Year
Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  December 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Mike Gaspari honored for leadership, character and commitment BATAVIA - Mike Gaspari has chalked up another win in Batavia. The Batavia ... the Year by the Batavia Chamber of Commerce. Gaspari, who led the varsity team to the state finals ...

Article: Featuring 2004 hall of fame inductee: Rich ...
Flex;  July 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...BORN NEAR GREATNESS Rich Gaspari was born on May 16, 1963, in New ... 1983, just after his 20th birthday, Gaspari won the NPC Junior Nationals in his ... preparing for the 1984 NPC Nationals, Gaspari trained with Lee Haney, who had high ...

Article: Gaspari reflects on quite a turnaround for Batavia ...
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  November 24, 2006 ;     697 words ... ... football wasn't embraced? Batavia coach Mike Gaspari can. Flash back 20-plus years ago, when Gaspari became head coach. When our staff took it ... football here as a community and as a school, Gaspari said. We had a hard time getting kids to ...

Article: Gaspari gives credit around to everyone but himself
Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  November 19, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... the culmination of Batavia coach Mike Gaspari's career, you'd never know it. The ... highlights and each has built to this," Gaspari said. "I can't tell you how many calls ... change its stripes without missing a beat. Gaspari loves to dazzle defenses with dozens of ...

Article: Before they were rivals: flex journeys back to 1984 for a ...
Flex;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... three-time Olympia runner-up Rich Gaspari. Although the two men seemingly had little ... cusp of winning his first Mr. O, and Gaspari was about a month away from taking the ... extensive interviews with Lee Haney, Rich Gaspari and others who observed their partnership ...

Article: Coach Gaspari credits seniors for major turnaround at ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  October 26, 1998 ;     700+ words ...When Mike Gaspari became head football coach at Batavia ... had about 75 athletes when I came," Gaspari said. "We played on Saturday afternoon ... community." How times have changed. Gaspari's 1996 team won the first conference ...

Article: Gaspari can relate to Geneva's turnaround.(Sports)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  October 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... making it up, said Batavia coach Mike Gaspari. During Rob Wicinski's first four years ... more first down ... one more win.' Gaspari also remembers the difficult times - when ... apathy from within the community, said Gaspari. I remember when we had a tough time ...