Downers Grove Schools
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With help from family, colleagues, Downers Grove coach goes from football to face shieldsApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - Not too long ago, Downers Grove South High School teacher Mark Molinari was best known as the school's varsity football coach. That changed last week. The career and tec...
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PODCAST: Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin)Apr 06, 2020 1:00 am - PODCAS>: Naperville North athletic director Bob Quinn joins this week's Tailgating with Dave and Kevin to talk about a strange spring sports season dealing with the COV...
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Teens in isolation finding ways to 'be social with each other'Apr 06, 2020 1:00 am - Passing periods. The lunchroom. Softball practice. Musical rehearsals. It's not just history and science classes that are suddenly gone or switched from in-person to onl...
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Future uncertain for Benet grad O'MaraApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - When Sean O'Mara signed a contract to play professional basketball in Japan, he knew it'd be an interesting experience. He never saw this coming. With Asia at the epice...
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PODCAST: Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin)Mar 30, 2020 1:00 am - PODCAS>: Benet basketball legend Sean O'Mara joins this week's Tailgating with Dave and Kevin from Japan to talk about his professional career and an interesting couple...
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Geneva repeated state title on Hart's last-second shotMar 28, 2020 1:00 am - NORMAL - History repeated itself in more ways than one in the 2018 Class 4A girls basketball state championship game. Geneva pulled off its Redbird Repeat, thanks to Ste...
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Hart's shot capped fairy tale ending for state champion GenevaMar 28, 2020 1:00 am - As a sports writer, there's nothing better than covering a basketball game that comes down to the last possession and watching a player drain a game-winning shot as time...
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Need a new outlook? Naperville teen's book emphasizes optimismMar 26, 2020 5:00 am - A book by a Naperville teen contains a message the virus-weary world might do well to hear. It's about positivity. “Generation Optimism: Creating the Next Generation of ...
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This 2011 game left those in the press box shaking their headsMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - When the stats hit your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore. When the opposing running back scores 6 touchdowns on 515 yards rushing and the team you're covering stil...
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Records, Joliet Catholic fell to Montini in 2011 title gameMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: Below is an edited version of Montini's record-setting win over Joliet Catholic in the Class 5A state football championship game in 2011. By Dave Oberhelm...