Sports Stories from February 24, 2020 (Change date)
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Downers Grove North reaches Sweet Sixteen for first timeFeb 24, 2020 12:00 am - Going where no Downers Grove North girls basketball team has gone before - but also not ready to stop yet. The second-seeded Trojans used a lockdown defense and timely s...
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Fox Valley basketball mourns passing of JohnsonFeb 24, 2020 12:00 am - Ron Johnson was at the forefront of a halcion period in boys basketball during his 41-year tenure as a head coach at Kaneland and St. Charles high schools. "It was truly...
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Shorthanded Geneva stymies Wheaton NorthFeb 24, 2020 12:00 am - After taking about as tough a blow imaginable, Geneva delivered one right back. On the eve of playing Wheaton North in the Class 4A Hoffman Estates sectional semifinals ...
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Lake Forest knocks off No. 1 seed HerseyFeb 24, 2020 12:00 am - Top-seeded Hersey battled No. 5 Lake Forest to the wire in Monday's Class 4A girls basketball sectional semifinal at Palatine High School. "Our theme for this season was...
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Aurora Central Catholic starts fast, knocks out JohnsburgFeb 24, 2020 12:00 am - Host Aurora Central Catholic's full-court pressure rattled Johnsburg from the start of Monday's Class 2A regional opener. The Chargers forced 7 first-quarter turnovers, ...
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Keuchel looking to move past Astros scandal, make impact with Chicago White SoxFeb 24, 2020 12:00 am - GLENDALE, Ariz. - He was the first player associated with the Houston Astros' cataclysmic cheating scandal to step up and apologize. That happened at SoxFest in late Jan...
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'Hyped' Benet leaves no doubt against OswegoFeb 24, 2020 12:00 am - Benet has played plenty of close girls basketball games this season. Now it's enjoying some playoff blowouts. The host Redwings, the sectional's No. 1 seed and the state...
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Lake Park has the right plan against YorkFeb 24, 2020 12:00 am - Senior Darrione Rogers and her Lake Park girls basketball teammates were intent on big changes in their rematch with York in the Class 4A Hoffman Estates sectional semif...
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Blackhawks trade Lehner, GustafssonFeb 24, 2020 12:00 am - There was plenty of hype leading up to the Feb. 24 trade deadline as we wondered what the slumping Blackhawks might be able to acquire from playoff-bound teams. Turns ou...
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Aurora Christian rolls to stateFeb 24, 2020 12:00 am - Salt Fork High School was a Cinderella-type story in the Class 1A girls basketball playoffs in the areas between Champaign and Danville in recent weeks. But the slipper ...