Sports Columns
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Who had the top performances for Montini’s football team in the title game?Dec 01, 2025 6:11 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the top performances by Montini’s football team in Friday’s 47-33 Class 4A title game victory over Rochester.
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Dietz: Going outside the box to explain the Hawks’ strong startNov 30, 2025 5:43 pm - John Dietz spoke with the Blackhawks’ Jason Dickinson about the team’s unexpected strong start to the season.
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College Achievers: Willowbrook grad Kenny provides a great service for Louisville women’s volleyballNov 30, 2025 5:18 pm - College Achievers: Willowbrook graduate Hannah Kenny is having a better time than she even expected as a freshman on the University of Louisville women’s volleyball team.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: What to expect from area football recruits on signing dayNov 30, 2025 5:05 pm - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran breaks down the top area football recruits to watch on signing day this week.
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O’Donnell: From Ben Johnson to Red Panda, shoveling a snowy batch of Ins and OutsNov 29, 2025 4:52 pm - ON A SLEIGH RIDE FROM THANKSGIVING TO CHRISTMAS, jingles and jangles spotlighting select sports Ins and Outs: IN --- The Bears — Still standing after Philadelphia, how ca...
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Lincicome: The best award an NFL coach can win is keeping his jobNov 29, 2025 4:28 pm - Surviving the Eagles has undoubtedly made Ben Johnson the front runner for NFL Coach of the Year, and to him sympathy is offered, this coming from someone who remembers Matt Nagy, and fewer and fewer of us are willing to admit that.
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Silvy: These Bears are finally giving us so much to be thankful forNov 27, 2025 8:00 am - Thankful columns at Thanksgiving can be cheesy or cliché, but realistic hope over our favorite team calls for gratitude and appreciation.
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Time for another round of IHSA football title game predictionsNov 27, 2025 8:00 am - If it’s Thanksgiving weekend, it must be time for the Daily Herald’s annual prep football predictions for the eight upcoming IHSA championship games.
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Geneva grad Navigato remembers those ‘fun times’ on the basketball courtNov 26, 2025 5:25 pm - Geneva graduate Nate Navigato is among those to be inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2026.
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You can’t count out the Bears, but can you count on them in the last 6 games?Nov 26, 2025 11:38 am - Sitting in Section 349, high atop the field, I was sure of two things: The Chicago Bears would take the lead in the second half, and the game would come down to the last ...