Prep Sports
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Going for gold: Former Prospect and Illini track star Kendziera going to TokyoJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - Not everything can be easily explained. Not even in a cut-and-dried sport such as track and field. In track and field, you either run faster, jump higher or throw farthe...
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Palatine's Bostick decides on IowaJul 01, 2021 1:00 am - Pandemic football was a blessing to Palatine's Jake Bostick. Bostick exploded onto the scene in the shortened six-game high school season this past spring. From there, h...
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HERALD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: LOYOLA LACROSSE PLAYER ELLIE LAZZARETTOJun 30, 2021 1:00 am - Loyola senior attack Ellie Lazzaretto racked up a season's worth of stats in the postseason alone, leading the loaded Ramblers to the girls state lacrosse title with a p...
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They want you: Need a job? Youth, prep sports desperately need refereesJun 29, 2021 5:30 am - If sporting events had fewer referee whistles, and fewer controversial calls from officials, would anyone mind? Coaches, athletes and fans would probably all be down wit...
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St. Viator names DeLeon as new boys soccer coachJun 29, 2021 1:00 am - With an emphasis on the "student" in "student-athlete," soccer coach Byron DeLeon has mentored some successful teams at St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights. Earl...
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Metea Valley's 2-sport standout Johnson excited about future at NIUJun 27, 2021 9:00 am - Metea Valley track and field coach Aaron Lewis has high praise for Jalen Johnson - even though the Mustangs senior is going to play a different sport in college. "Jalen ...
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Burlington Central's Charles picks PrincetonJun 24, 2021 1:00 am - After Taylor Charles recently visited Princeton University in Princeton, N.J., it didn't take the Burlington Central senior long to decide it was the college for her. Ch...
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Boys track and field: Harvest Christian finds new formula to win state titleJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - Steve Bland isn't the first coach to use a Vince Lombardi quote to motivate his team. The leader of the Harvest Christian boys track and field team is the latest coach t...
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HERALD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: GLENBROOK NORTH'S LOUIE BATANGJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - Glenbrook North senior setter Louie Batang got all the Spartans' ducks in a row for a fifth boys volleyball state trophy and second state championship last Saturday at G...
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Ray Haley, Larkin's first AD and football coach, dies at 92Jun 22, 2021 1:00 am - When friends and family gather next month to remember the life of Ray Haley, they will tell stories of a man who, first and foremost, was respected in every way. Haley, ...