Des Plaines Sports
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Maine South’s Purcell shows at 7-on-7 why he’s a top QB recruitJul 09, 2025 9:40 pm - It may be just July, Maine South quarterback Jameson Purcell already looks like he is in midseason form. Purcell, who is a junior and threw for over 2,500 yards last seas...
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Summer reading: Hersey players, coach seeing productive start to offseasonJul 08, 2025 2:54 pm - Hersey’s early-season construction is off to a productive start. The Huskies went 4-0 at the Windmill City Weekend Shootout in Batavia in June. After a 21-win season that included a trip to the sectional semifinals, the Huskies aim for improvement as players step into larger roles.
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Best Bets: Celebrate July 4 with baseball, music and fireworksJul 01, 2025 12:24 pm - The Chicago Dogs and Schaumburg Boomers celebrate Independence Day with baseball and fireworks, Aurora’s Paramount welcomes home-town ensemble Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl, and Bridgeview celebrates world culture at World Fair US.
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The 2024-25 IHSA school year, by the numbersJun 12, 2025 9:03 pm - We’re taking a look back at the 2024-25 IHSA school year, by the numbers.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Reinke, Jenkins make college commitmentsJun 08, 2025 1:35 pm - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran writes this week about the recent college football commitments made by St. Charles North’s Keaton Reinke and Hersey’s Brandon Jenkins.
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Baseball: Crystal Lake South denies St. Viator in sectional semisJun 05, 2025 10:22 pm - Mark Pachla’s fastball might not be able to break a pane of glass, but the senior righty sure is a pain to baseball hitters. Crystal Lake South’s 75-mph thrower has been ...
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Softball: Hersey rallies but can’t topple Loyola in sectional semifinalsJun 05, 2025 9:39 pm - Putting the ball in play is easier said than done, especially against Loyola’s hard throwing right-hander Hunter Lewis, a Northwestern commit. Hersey struggled over the ...
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Boys lacrosse: St. Viator’s season comes to end in heartbreaking supersectional setbackJun 03, 2025 10:25 pm - St. Viator coach Geoff Harty repeated the same message to his team throughout the season: Play like the score is 0-0. No matter the advantage, deficit, or heartbreaking ...
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Boys volleyball: Lake Park gets hot at right time, downs Hersey to punch its ticket to stateJun 03, 2025 9:23 pm - Both Hersey and Lake Park's boys volleyball teams went through peaks and valleys this spring en route to their sectional final bout Tuesday evening at Schaumburg. Laura G...
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Competition at the IHSA boys track and field state meetMay 31, 2025 8:42 pm - Athletes from all around the suburbs competed in events at Eastern Illinois University for a chance to be called “state champion”. ...