Sports Stories from February 8, 2025 (Change date)
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Boys wrestling: St. Charles East crowns five champions, runs away with regional titleFeb 08, 2025 8:12 pm - St. Charles East sent a dozen wrestlers into the finals of Saturday’s Class 3A St. Charles East regional. The Saints finished with five champions and won the team title w...
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Boys wrestling: Yorkville Christian dominates Kaneland regionalFeb 08, 2025 7:44 pm - While Yorkville Christian dominated the Kaneland Class 2A wrestling regional Saturday to win its fourth team title in a row, the other tournament schools will be well rep...
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Girls basketball: Grayslake Central clinches 3rd straight NLCC crownFeb 08, 2025 7:42 pm - Grayslake Central held off a scrappy Wauconda team 53-42 on Saturday in Wauconda to win the Northern Lake County Conference outright title. It is the third consecutive t...
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Boys wrestling roundup: Grant, Wheeling, Schaumburg among regional winnersFeb 08, 2025 7:25 pm - The postseason began in earnest on Saturday all across the state of Illinois, with several area teams competing in regional venues all throughout. Team champions will mov...
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Boys swimming: Neuqua Valley edges Naperville North for DVC crownFeb 08, 2025 6:57 pm - Neuqua Valley sophomore swimmer Jack Langan says that the better the opposition, the more he gets motivated. Saturday at the DuPage Valley Conference boys swimming champi...
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He's back, baby! ESPN's Dick Vitale makes return to commentating following 4th bout with cancerFeb 08, 2025 6:43 pm - He's back, baby! ESPN's Dick Vitale received a standing ovation at Clemson's Littlejohn Coliseum in his first game back as a commentator since recovering from his fourth bout with cancer.
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Thomas Detry shoots 65 to take 5-shot lead into the final round of the Phoenix OpenFeb 08, 2025 6:20 pm - Thomas Detry shot a 6-under 65 on Saturday to take a five-shot lead into the final round of the Phoenix Open as he chases his first PGA Tour victory. Detry had a two-shot lead to start the round after a 64 on Friday and kept rolling with four birdies over his first five holes Saturday in ideal conditions at TPC Scottsdale.
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Boys wrestling: Antioch takes second at own regionalFeb 08, 2025 6:09 pm - Jackson Marlett stood on the red championship match mat inside Antioch’s gym Saturday afternoon ready to go. Marlett slapped both of his legs as he walked toward the mat’...
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Super Bowl a matchup of some of the brightest, oldest NFL minds, including former Bears coachesFeb 08, 2025 4:46 pm - Andy Reid and Matt Nagy vs. Vic Fangio. Nick Sirianni and Kellen Moore vs. Steve Spagnuolo. This Super Bowl is a matchup of some of the brightest — and oldest — minds in the NFL.
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Girls basketball: Downers Grove North drops close one at Lincoln-Way WestFeb 08, 2025 3:42 pm - A word to the wise for any girls basketball team facing Lincoln-Way West: Defend Ava Tisch whenever she gets past halfcourt. Saturday afternoon’s matinee against nonconfe...