Prep Sports
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Boys basketball notes: These four unbeaten teams not surprised with perfect starts; Benet goes 3-0 in PhiladelphiaDec 10, 2025 4:38 pm - Two weeks into the high school boys basketball season, and the number of DuPage County and Fox Valley teams that headed into the week’s action still unbeaten is dwindling...
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Boys basketball notes: Fremd, Hoffman Estates deliver a few of opening week’s many highlightsDec 10, 2025 4:18 pm - There were lots of Thanksgiving desserts for Cook teams. Seven won Thanksgiving tournament titles including Fremd, Hoffman Estates, Maine East, Prospect and Schaumburg. I...
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North Central Hall of Famer, Naperville resident Jeff Thorne dies after bout with cancerDec 10, 2025 12:07 pm - Jeff Thorne, a star quarterback at Wheaton Central High School and Eastern Illinois University who coached North Central College to its first national football title, died Tuesday at age 53.
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Girls basketball: LePage lifts Crystal Lake South past Huntley in key Fox Valley Conference battle
Dec 09, 2025 10:24 pm - Crystal Lake South senior guard Laken LePage and her Gators teammates weren’t able to generate much offensively against Huntley in the third quarter on Tuesday. That didn...
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Boys basketball: West Aurora turns up pressure, races past South Elgin to snap 6-game skidDec 09, 2025 10:18 pm - Looking for its first victory of the season after six straight losses, West Aurora basketball coach Mike Fowler admittedly felt a bit of déjà vu after his team fell behin...
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Basketball roundup: Hersey, Maine East, Fremd boys remain unbeaten; Vyverman’s 17 points help keep Mundelein girls perfectDec 09, 2025 10:06 pm - Hersey beat Hoffman Estates and Maine East outlasted Glenbrook North as four unbeaten area boys’ teams became two Tuesday. Hersey 70, Hoffman Estates 44: Hersey (6-0)...
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Boys basketball: Hampshire rallies late but can’t catch McHenry
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Girls basketball: Briggs scores 25, helps Benet rally past Prospect in fourth quarterDec 09, 2025 9:17 pm - It was a close game from start to finish when No. 3 ranked Daily Herald girls basketball team Benet Academy met No. 17 Prospect Tuesday evening at the 10th annual Exam Ja...
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Girls basketball: How’s last-second shot beats Lake Zurich, keeps St. Charles North unbeatenDec 09, 2025 7:42 pm - From all across the Chicagoland area, 17 prep girls basketball teams made the trek to Lake Zurich High School Tuesday evening to join the host Bears in the annual Exam Ja...
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The latest on college football signings and local basketball rankingsDec 08, 2025 11:22 pm - This edition of the Daily Herald prep sports newsletter looks at the early signing period for football and the latest rankings for boys and girls basketball.