Des Plaines Sports
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Powerlifting isn’t sanctioned the by IHSA, but that isn’t stopping powerlifters from preparing for state meetMay 11, 2024 2:46 pm - Maine West junior Adam Salinas pictured himself competing with some of Illinois’ best high school powerlifters. But a year ago, all he could do was take pictures at the I...
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Baseball: Conant downs Hersey for 1st MSL West title in 25 yearsMay 10, 2024 9:21 pm - Leadoff man Jake Parpet caught the third pitch of the game perfectly on the barrel for a home run to dead center field to kickstart Conant in Friday afternoon’s Mid-Subur...
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Maine South water polo team member, coach honored after pool rescueMay 10, 2024 3:56 pm - A player and a coach on the Maine South High School water polo team have been publicly lauded for rescuing another team member during an aquatic emergency. Student-athlet...
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Boys track and field: Barrington overtakes Hersey to win MSL crownMay 09, 2024 10:33 pm - The cool, wet weather for Thursday’s Mid-Suburban League boys track and field meet at Rolling Meadows was a stark contrast to the more pleasant conditions the day before....
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Amid growing popularity of women’s sports, Rosemont extends deal with pro softball leagueMay 09, 2024 6:00 am - An innovative women’s professional softball league that launched in Rosemont at the height of the pandemic is putting down deeper roots at the village-owned softball stad...
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Girls soccer: Barrington runs MSL Cup streak to 12 by topping HerseyMay 08, 2024 10:09 pm - Barrington’s girls soccer team won the MSL for the 16th time after defeating visiting Hersey 3-1 Wednesday night. The win marked Barrington’s 12th consecutive title -- a ...
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Baseball: Prospect stays alive in MSL East race with win over HerseyMay 08, 2024 9:21 pm - Owen Anderson and Jack Mannion helped keep Prospect alive Wednesday. Anderson pounded out a pair of hits and drove in a trio of runs while Mannjon went the distance as Pr...
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From promises of no new taxes to Burnham, Bears’ latest stadium presentation sounded familiarMay 04, 2024 11:45 am - As Chicago Bears executives last week presented glossy renderings and extolled the virtues of building a new stadium on the city’s lakefront, one could hear echoes of sim...
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Baseball: Palatine rallies from 5 down, beats Hersey in extra inningsMay 03, 2024 10:17 pm - Palatine coach Paul Belo knows after 25 years as a head coach, that in baseball no deficit is too large to overcome. Belo made sure he let his Pirates know just that afte...
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Girls water polo: Wrona sparks Hersey to MSL championship with win vs. FremdMay 02, 2024 9:28 pm - Hersey went in and came out with a title. Victoria Wrona, who plays inside for the Huskies, found her scoring touch in the second quarter. The senior scored three of her ...