Downers Grove Schools
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Boys basketball: Benet downs Warren in rematch of last year’s state championship gameJan 24, 2026 11:13 pm - Jayden Wright was savoring the moment Saturday night, his last time playing in what he called the state’s best shootout in front of a full house in his home Benet gym. It...
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Girls basketball: Fantas scores 14, helps Downers Grove North get past YorkJan 24, 2026 10:59 pm - York held Downers Grove North star guard Campbell Thulin scoreless until late in the third quarter Saturday. It didn’t do the Dukes any good. Ady Fanta and Caitlin Sandri...
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Boys basketball: Glenbard West turns around early 12-point deficit to top Downers Grove North by 14Jan 24, 2026 10:13 am - Glenbard West quickly fell into a 14-2 hole, but star guard Josh Abushanab wasn’t worried. “No, I knew to just stay composed, and in these conference games it’s always a ...
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Girls basketball: Briggs’ career-best 27 helps Benet pull away from Young at coach Kipp HoopsfestJan 19, 2026 8:45 pm - Emma Briggs is never in a hurry. It can be tempting for a basketball player to speed things up when things get chaotic on the court, to try to do too much too fast. Brigg...
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Girls basketball: Yerkovich, Downers Grove North stretch past Glenbard WestJan 17, 2026 9:51 pm - Downers Grove North defeated Glenbard West 36-33 in a West Suburban Conference Silver Division girls basketball game Saturday in Downers Grove.
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Naperville grad returns to empower youth through KidsMatter internshipJan 16, 2026 11:13 pm - Naperville Central High School graduate Sophia Zanca interned with KidsMatter, a nonprofit promoting youth mental health and leadership development, during her winter break from Dartmouth College.
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Boys basketball: Downers Grove North struggles vs. Lyons, scoring 16 pointsJan 15, 2026 10:35 pm - A six-game winning streak to begin the season for Lyons was followed by ups and downs, not at all unexpected from a mostly inexperienced group. But on Thursday night, the...
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Bowl season was kind to area football playersJan 15, 2026 6:26 pm - It was another strong bowl season for local football players.
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Boys basketball: Day powers Downers Grove South past WillowbrookJan 13, 2026 10:24 pm - Twenty seconds. That was how long it took Downers Grove South senior forward Sean Day to realize it was going to be a good night. Day took a pass from senior center Linas...
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Girls basketball: Benet builds big lead vs. St. Viator, wins 16th straight gameJan 13, 2026 9:34 pm - No. 2-ranked Daily Herald girls basketball team Benet Academy showed why they are going to be one of the teams to beat in the postseason when the Redwings faced host St. ...