Carol Stream Sports
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A labor of love: Suburban baseball and softball coaches and their players take special care of their fieldsApr 07, 2024 6:00 am - Cutting the infield grass, raking the infield dirt and tamping down the pitcher’s mounds is all part of many baseball and softball teams’ postgame routines and a way they show pride in their program.
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More suburban high schools are turning to baseball and softball turf fields, but is it a good thing?Apr 07, 2024 6:00 am - For nearly 30 years one of the joys for Barrington softball coach Perry Peterson was regularly making sure the “Fields of Dreams” lived up to its name. Now it’s a bit dif...
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Boys track and field: The life of Riley just got longerApr 06, 2024 8:52 pm - Illinois’ fastest short sprinter this boys indoor track season rediscovered how demanding even a 100-meter dash can be outdoors, Saturday at Wheaton North’s Best 4. “It’s...
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Boys volleyball: Glenbard West denies DGN’s upset bidApr 02, 2024 10:01 pm - Downers Grove North wanted to make a statement in boys volleyball scene on Tuesday night. The Trojans were aiming for an early season signature win over Glenbard West. Th...
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‘I’m very, very fortunate’: Former White Sox hurler Donn Pall reflects on life in — and after — baseballApr 01, 2024 6:00 am - As a professional financial adviser, Bloomingdale’s Donn Pall isn’t mobbed by autograph seekers, reporters or photographers when he steps out in public. But the 62-year-...
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Boys volleyball: Conant edges St. Francis to win own tourneyMar 30, 2024 8:50 pm - After getting this spring campaign off to a 3-0 start, Conant's boys volleyball team entered into a nine-day layoff where it didn't play another game until their own eigh...
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Baseball: Cooney, Glenbard North rout LarkinMar 28, 2024 9:07 pm - Glenbard North batters provided more than enough firepower in Jeremy Cooney’s 2024 pitching debut Thursday against Larkin. The Panthers bested the Royals 15-5 in a 5-innn...
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Girls soccer notes: York, Wheaton North off to fast startsMar 26, 2024 6:06 pm - York’s got a lot of good things going on. To begin, the Dukes have a veteran presence with 12 seniors. They have a talented bunch of multi-sport athletes, including seven...
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Glenbard North’s Gomez finishes second nationallyMar 25, 2024 6:00 am - Glenbad North graduate Austin Gomez finished second in the nation for Michigan at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships.
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Turning pro suits American record-holder LettenbergerMar 14, 2024 6:00 am - It’s always swimsuit season for Ahalya Lettenberger, a para swimmer who holds five American records, setting one as recently as November swimming for Rice University.