Des Plaines Sports
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Benet hangs on over St. Viator to stay undefeatedSep 20, 2024 11:14 pm - A pair of 3-0 teams each came out and played a great half of football Friday night in Lisle, and thankfully for Benet Academy, their half proved to be just a little better than St. Viator’s.The host Redwings dominated in the first half while building a 23-0 lead early,, but then needed a defensive stop in the fourth quarter to hang on for a 23-16 victory and their first 4-0 start in more than a decade.
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The suburbs are loaded with talented football playersSep 19, 2024 6:00 am - Last week I took a look at some of the top player of the year candidates for teams at the time that had undefeated records. This week let's circle back and look at more n...
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Pickleball boom continues with three new Picklr openingsSep 17, 2024 11:30 am - Pickleball continues to be the fastest-growing sport in America. New franchises of The Picklr indoor clubs in Mount Prospect, Mundelein and Villa Park are aiming to help meet that surging demand.
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St. Viator dominates Marmion to stay undefeatedSep 13, 2024 11:26 pm - Friday night at Aurora was the battle of two football teams from different divisions in the CCL/ESCC and both undefeated. When it was all said and done St. Viator remaine...
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Jenkins, Hersey stun Maine South for 1st winSep 13, 2024 10:56 pm - Brandon Jenkins believed this was Hersey’s time to finally come away victorious in its 3-game gauntlet to start the season. It didn’t matter to Jenkins that perennial pow...
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Hoffman Estates QB duo puts up big numbers vs. Maine EastSep 13, 2024 10:27 pm - Back in the early 1980s the Miami Dolphins featured a two- quarterback attack that earned the nickname "Woodstrock." The duo of David Woodley and Don Strock led them to a...
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Boys soccer: Hersey notches 1st MSL win by blanking FremdSep 12, 2024 9:57 pm - Hersey claimed its first three points in league play with an emphatic 4-0 win Thursday night in Arlington Heights at Roland Goins Stadium. Senior Ray Reyes got the Huskie...
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The start of a beautiful friendship that formed because of a health conditionSep 12, 2024 6:00 am - Sharing a genetic condition forged a bond between a coach and a student at Hersey High School.
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Schaumburg wins last-second thriller against Elk GroveSep 07, 2024 12:19 am - As he brought his team home from a hard-fought season-opeming win at Antioch last week, Schaumburg coach Mark Stilling had to think about how he would proceed for Friday'...
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Jackson’s 5 TDs, Finn’s 3 INTs key Barrington’s win over HerseySep 06, 2024 11:22 pm - Barrington senior defensive back Finn Karam worked this past summer doing maintenance work at the school's Fields of Dreams softball complex. On Friday night at Hersey, h...