Des Plaines Sports
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How pickleball is revitalizing vacant big-box spaces across suburbsMar 26, 2025 9:13 am - When big-box stores like Toys R Us or Buy Buy Baby close, they leave behind tens of thousands of empty square feet — spaces that can be difficult to fill. One unlikely contender —pickleball — is breathing new life into these cavernous retail spaces.
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College Achievers: Huber, Boldt help Illinois Wesleyan to dual CCIW winsMar 09, 2025 3:21 pm - College Achievers: Former local high school stars contributed to Illinois Wesleyan winning the men’s and women’s titles of the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin basketball tournament.
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Boys basketball: Defending state champion DePaul Prep ends St. Viator’s 24-win seasonMar 04, 2025 9:29 pm - There was no way St. Viator senior Henry Marshall was going to miss a shot to play one of the state’s premier teams in DePaul Prep. That would be more painful than the ba...
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Who had the top prep basketball performances of the week?Mar 03, 2025 6:40 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the top prep basketball performances of last week.
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Boys basketball: Hersey overtakes Barrington in fourth quarter, advances to play Fremd in sectionalFeb 28, 2025 10:32 pm - Charlie Pomis and Logan Luxem were not even alive when Hersey last won a regional roulette in 2007. The duo helped change that Friday. Pomis and Luxem combined for Hersey...
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Boys basketball: St. Viator’s closing kick nets regional title over Grayslake NorthFeb 28, 2025 9:58 pm - The championship game of the Class 3A Grayslake North boys basketball regional looked like could go down to the wire as the No. 10-seeded host Knights only trailed No. 4 ...
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Dive Into a Week of High School Athlete Triumphs with Daily Herald PhotosFeb 28, 2025 11:06 am - Each week Daily Herald photographers capture high school athletes at their peak. We hope that you enjoy the Week in sports photos through our lens as much as we enjoy shooting them.
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Five regional final boys basketball games to watchFeb 27, 2025 5:08 pm - In a jam-packed Friday night of action, here are five regional final boys basketball games to watch.
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Girls basketball: Black, Prospect heat up in sectional win over HerseyFeb 25, 2025 9:44 pm - Prospect made it a clean sweep Tuesday in Barrington. The Knights knocked off Hersey for the third time this year in a convincing fashion, beating the Huskies 59-33 in th...
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Girls basketball: Grayslake Central keeps its cool, avoids St. Viator’s upset bidFeb 25, 2025 9:07 pm - Nothing fazed Grayslake Central in Tuesday night’s North Chicago Class 3A girls basketball sectional semifinal. Rams’ coach Steve Ikenn said a player joked at halftime th...