Prep Sports
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Benet's Keating finds unexpected path to Northwestern through lacrosseNov 28, 2020 12:00 am - At first, this new experiment, wasn't going so well. Karly Keating had been a runner for most of her young life, and she had always thought she would go out for track du...
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Girls gymnastics: Gymnasts face uncertainty with season put on pauseNov 28, 2020 12:00 am - Lake Zurich senior gymnast Kayla Bailey missed most of her junior season because of bulging discs in her back, returning the last few weeks to peak at the state meet. Sh...
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Antioch senior Webb stands to become school's first 13-time varsity letter-winnerNov 27, 2020 12:00 am - Hoping that 13 will be your lucky number in a year like 2020 might not seem like a sound strategy. But Antioch senior Hailey Webb is hoping nonetheless. She'd be thrille...
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Mount Prospect native Decker now an Emmy Award-winning producer, directorNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - A leap of faith and confidence in yourself can go a long way in life sometimes. Just ask Mount Prospect native Jackie Decker. Decker, a 2000 Prospect High School graduat...
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Late start doesn't stop Hernandez from reaching new heightsNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - Growing up, Justina Hernandez found herself in cheer and gymnastics, enjoying every minute of it. She got to sixth grade, and her parents told her she was going to try b...
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Rozner: Finding the happy in ThanksgivingNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - The Dave Williams 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in overtime. That's it. That's all I got. As I tried to remember something happy about Thanksgiving from my yout...
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Swimming season on hold for nowNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - Rob Rooney spent his fall coaching the St. Charles North girls swimming team, and like every other year he hoped to spend Thanksgiving week transitioning into the boys s...
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On and off field, Palella's winning big at BartlettNov 21, 2020 12:00 am - For all his athletic accolades and success, which includes playing three sports at Bartlett and a football scholarship to Central Michigan, Alec Palella might be most pr...
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Radtke: Keeping hope alive for a winter sports season is all we can do right nowNov 21, 2020 12:00 am - As we enter a Thanksgiving week like none other we've seen in our lifetime, high school sports are on "pause." And for the first time in the past month, the Illinois Hig...
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Wheeling's Terrell is determined to reach his goalsNov 21, 2020 12:00 am - The ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic likely will be far-reaching in all aspects of life. Jaden Terrell, and probably many high school athletes like him, has alrea...