Hononegah, Belvidere North will battle for NIC-10 cross country title (Rockford Register Star)
Belvidere North s boys cross country team surprised itself and those who had the first-year Blue Thunder pegged as a team with a bright future last season. North brought the future into the present early as it finished third in the NIC-10 conference and went on to win the Class 2A regional and take third at the IHSA state meet.

Newsweek: Blue-collar Dems worry about Obama (MSNBC)
Barack Obama hasn't made the sale with blue-collar Democrats or Hillary supporters. And some Democrats are worried.

Dorman boys, Spartanburg girls earn high rankings in cross country (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
Published: Monday, August 25, 2008 at 9:48 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, August 25, 2008 at 9:50 p.m. A few local teams were named in the South Carolina Track and Cross Country Coaches Association preseason top 10 poll with Dorman s boys and Spartanburg s girls earning the highest local rankings.