Here is a sample of Erik Jacobsen's best work from 2008-09 as a sports reporter at the Elgin Courier-News.
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Local golf series: Extreme Makeover: Changing the face of public golf in Elgin
Boys basketball annual awards: 2009 All-Area Team
Football annual awards: 2008 All-Area Team
Baseball annual awards: 2009 All-Area Team
FEATURE STORIES
Local feature: Memorial Day takes on new meaning for Bartlett's Gulczynski
Golf feature: Elgin golf project takes two different courses
Local sports feature: Big changes coming to Upstate Eight Conference
Boys basketball feature: D-C's Kimbrough growing on, off court
Local feature: Atlanta Hawks GM Sund remembers roots
Baseball featre: Westminster's Perez turning heads with his ambidextrous talents
COLUMNS
Boys basketball column: Teamwork taking precedence over individual talent this season
Boys basketball column: D-C pulls off shocker, earns first trip Downstate
Boys basketball column: Rough ending, but D-C's ride was enjoyable
Football column: Bartlett falls short of ultimate goal
Football column: Talented Bartlett could make noise
NEWSPAPER CONCEPTS
Weekly football page: Notes, rankings, stats and more
Weekly football page: Friday game day preview
Weeky boys basketball page: Weekly boys basketball page
WEB-ONLY CONTENT
Weekly football webcast: Courier Prep Football Weekly
Football blog entry: St. Charles rivalry needs to grow up
Football blog entry: Week 5 prep football outlook
Football blog entry: Recapping Friday night's action
GAME STORIES
Boys basketball game story: D-C claims FVC title outright in thriller
Boys basketball game story: Buzzer beater lifts Elgin
Football game story: Opportunistic Elgin upsets Larkin for Town Jug
Football game story: Larkin 'D' does job
Baseball game story: Mistakes doom St. Charles North in sectional semis
BREAKING NEWS
Baseball breaking news: Hampshire's Goebbert signs with Astros
Girls basketball breaking news: Bartlett forfeits all wins from 2008-09 season
Football breaking news: Bierman bolts Larkin for Elgin
Football breaking news: Larkin finds new coach close to home
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