Sports Stories from April 9, 2026 (Change date)
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Girls soccer: Griswold’s early goal leads St. Charles North past GenevaApr 09, 2026 10:26 pm - Before her first varsity DuKane Conference game, Laine Griswold visualized a word. It’s something that St. Charles North coach Brian Harks told the team before taking the...
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High school scores for April 9Apr 09, 2026 10:07 pm - Baseball Antioch 3, Woodstock North 2 Bartlett 3, Glenbard East 2 Belvidere North 6, Kaneland 5 Downers Grove North 7, York 3 Elmwood Park 5, Larkin 4 Geneva 7, Sout...
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Boys lacrosse: Lenckus guides unbeaten Crystal Lake South past Burlington CentralApr 09, 2026 9:43 pm - Already a school record-holder, Drake Lenckus wants something more. The senior attacker, who surpassed 200 career points this season and owns the Crystal Lake South boys ...
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Baseball: Lake Park rallies in seventh to edge ConantApr 09, 2026 9:41 pm - With the game tied, the bases loaded, the go-ahead run on third, and the rain beginning to fall, Connor Hogan had one thing on his mind as he stepped up to the plate in t...
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Softball: Conant’s newcomers making immediate impactApr 09, 2026 9:13 pm - With five freshmen and only two seniors, this year's edition of Conant softball presents one of its younger teams in recent seasons. But that hasn't stopped the Cougars f...
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Softball: Naperville North drops DVC opener at DeKalbApr 09, 2026 9:05 pm - During the last five innings of DeKalb’s 9-2 win over Naperville North in the DuPage Valley Conference opener for both teams, the Barbs scored seven runs, committed no er...
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Going out of order: With young pitchers waiting, Sox should consider bypassing bullpenApr 09, 2026 8:29 pm - White Sox top pitching prospect Noah Schultz, from Oswego, has been excellent at Triple-A Charlotte. When he does get called up, the Sox might want to consider a change of pitching strategy.
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McIlroy has another reason to celebrate with his best Masters start in 15 years to share the leadApr 09, 2026 7:14 pm - Rory McIlroy has been celebrating all week at Augusta National as the defending champion, and on Thursday he found something else to savor — a 5-under 67, his lowest start at the Masters in 15 years to share the lead with Sam Burns.
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How Phil Maton is moving past bad start, becoming high-leverage reliever Cubs needApr 09, 2026 7:08 pm - Coming off a strong season in which he saw his velocity jump and posted a 2.79 ERA with a 32.7% strikeout season, Cubs reliever Phil Maton didn’t want to assume he couldn’t continue to get better. So in the offseason he looked for little ways he could improve. Find that extra tick of velocity and better shapes for his pitches, and try to move more efficiently.
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Big Ten earns nearly $70M in March Madness incentives for appearing and advancing in tournamentsApr 09, 2026 12:35 pm - The Big Ten Conference amassed nearly $70 million from NCAA distributions that will be paid for team appearances and performances in the 2026 men's and women's basketball tournaments.
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