Downers Grove Schools
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Boys basketball: Benet blows out Barrington to reach Hinkle championship gameDec 23, 2025 8:30 pm - Benet Academy wasted little time jumping all over Barrington Tuesday night in the semifinals of the 24th annual Hinkle Holiday Classic boys basketball tournament. The Bro...
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Girls basketball: Mersinger helps Benet get early jump on St. Charles East, advance to Montini tournament semifinalsDec 23, 2025 8:13 pm - Ever since junior point guard Ava Mersinger made her varsity debut as a freshman, Benet coach Joe Kilbride has been urging her to shoot the ball. Now she’s finally doing ...
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Boys basketball: Benet’s shooting, slams silence Crystal Lake SouthDec 23, 2025 7:59 am - Crystal Lake South had a scoring spurt. It needed a growth spurt. The Gators got an immediate taste of Benet’s front line featuring 7-foot-1 Colin Stack and 6-8 Edvardas...
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Girls basketball: Cold shooting costs Montini in opening round loss at own tourneyDec 23, 2025 7:57 am - Minooka star Madelyn Kiper is no stranger to the Montini Christmas Classic. The 6-foot-1 senior guard has been a regular at the prestigious tournament, though she had nev...
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Five holiday high school basketball tournaments to check outDec 22, 2025 6:11 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at five holiday high school basketball tournament to check out in the next several days.
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Boys basketball: Vroman helps Downers Grove North past Downers Grove SouthDec 22, 2025 7:26 am - Downers Grove North guard/forward Jacob Vroman isn’t fazed by physical play. The 6-foot-4, 205-pound junior was a tight end and edge rusher on Downers Grove North’s foot...
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College Achievers: Batavia’s Buckley takes it to the house in Myrtle Beach BowlDec 21, 2025 8:00 am - College Achievers: On the first play from scrimmage Friday in the Myrtle Beach Bowl, Batavia High School graduate Jalen Buckley scored on a 65-yard touchdown run, the start of Western Michigan University’s 41-6 victory over Kennesaw State.
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Basketball: Downers Grove North’s Thulin scores 1,000th point in crosstown winDec 20, 2025 9:53 pm - Campbell Thulin did not know she was on the precipice of an historic achievement on Saturday. The Downers Grove North junior guard sank a free throw and was perplexed whe...
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Coach Kipp’s Hoopsfest brings back an old friendDec 17, 2025 6:55 pm - Sidelines: The 36th Dick’s/Coach Kipp’s Hoopsfest takes place next month at Maine West and Benet Academy.
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances during the 2025 season?Dec 15, 2025 5:43 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the area’s top prep football performances from the entire 2025 season.