Des Plaines Sports
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Coach Kipp’s Hoopsfest brings back an old friendDec 17, 2025 6:55 pm - Sidelines: The 36th Dick’s/Coach Kipp’s Hoopsfest takes place next month at Maine West and Benet Academy.
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Hersey High School wrestling coaches placed on leave amid internal investigationDec 13, 2025 6:35 pm - Wrestling coaches at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights have been placed on administrative leave pending an internal review.
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Boys basketball: Hersey pulls out thriller over Palatine in three OTsDec 12, 2025 11:06 pm - There was an extra helping of Thanksgiving Friday in Arlington Heights. And some extra basketball to go with it when Hersey outlasted Palatine 61-56 in triple overtime in...
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Girls basketball: Balanced attack lifts Maine West over Maine East despite Silva’s 29Dec 12, 2025 9:44 pm - Maine West's girls basketball team headed to Maine East on Friday night enjoying its best start in five seasons. And the Warriors didn't lose any momentum in Park Ridge. ...
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Baseball with a twist: New franchise seeks player/performers with unique skillsDec 12, 2025 6:56 pm - Take a knee, Harlem Globetrotters and Savannah Bananas, there's a new pro sportstainment franchise in the making: its name is the Chicago Snowballs, and it’s set to launch next spring at Chicago’s Kerry Wood Cubs Field.
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Girls basketball: Hersey pulls away from Fremd for win a long time in the makingDec 11, 2025 10:06 pm - Hersey defeated Fremd 66-56 in a Mid-Suburban League East Division girls basketball game Thursday night in Palatine.
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Boys basketball: Matz stuns St. Viator with buzzer-beating 3, leading Carmel to comeback winDec 05, 2025 10:24 pm - Carmel’s Ethan Matz put St. Viator down on the mat Friday in Arlington Heights. Matz, a 6-foot-3 guard, canned a pair of 3-pointers in just 12 seconds to put the Corsairs...
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Boys basketball: Hersey dunks Prospect in MSL openerDec 04, 2025 10:27 pm - Hersey senior guard Charlie Pomis elevated his 6-foot-3 frame, due north, to grab a perfectly lofted pass from senior Logan Luxem Thursday night at Prospect. Pomis then d...
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Harper’s Jim Macnider continues to add to his legacyNov 23, 2025 1:42 pm - On a snowy golf course in Iowa, Harper College cross country coach Jim Macnider earned his 10th NJCAA Division III men’s cross country title to go with five women’s titles, all since 2011.
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Girls basketball: Libertyville builds big lead, holds off HerseyNov 22, 2025 7:04 pm - Libertyville's Elle Pawelczyk is hoping to study business management at the University of Tennessee, which was the home of legendary women's basketball coach Pat Summitt ...