Downers Grove Schools
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Boys basketball: Sum of its parts more than enough for Benet in win over Bloom at PontiacDec 27, 2024 4:51 pm - At its best the Benet Academy basketball team plays as a locked in unit, placing little emphasis on any one given player. The Redwings broke out of that mold for a little...
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Boys basketball: Balanganayi’s last-minute putback pushes Palatine past Downers SouthDec 26, 2024 6:03 pm - Tony Balanganayi and Palatine didn’t let their struggles faze them Thursday in the opening round of the 50th Jack Tosh tournament at York in Elmhurst. Balanganayi was dou...
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Boys basketball: Benet finds path of least resistance in toppling DanvilleDec 26, 2024 4:11 pm - Benet Academy spent the majority of the first quarter of its opening round of game at the Pontiac Holiday Tournament against Danville finding ways to make things more dif...
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Girls basketball: Farrell, Montini’s ‘glue kid,’ keys gritty win over Neuqua Valley at Montini Christmas TournamentDec 23, 2024 7:19 pm - Things don’t often fall apart for Montini, but when they do, Peyton Farrell is there to pick up the pieces. The 5-foot-9 senior guard/forward is the straw that never brea...
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Girls basketball: Fanta puts the fizz in Downers Grove North offense, sparks win over Downers Grove SouthDec 23, 2024 11:01 am - Ady Fanta put the fizz in Downers Grove North‘s offense on Saturday. Fellow guard Campbell Thulin was not surprised. “I felt it before the game,” Thulin said. “We were sh...
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Boys basketball: Akkawi does double duty, helps lead Downers Grove North past Downers Grove SouthDec 23, 2024 10:59 am - Downers Grove North senior forward Aidan Akkawi does not have a nuclear reactor inside of him. But nobody, including him, has figured out where he gets his tremendous ene...
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‘Edgy’ Tim: A look at in-state FCS recruitsDec 23, 2024 6:00 am - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran takes a look at in-state recruiting for the FCS schools in Illinois.
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What you should know about the new scam ‘draining’ gift cards before they’re even soldDec 20, 2024 5:15 am - Thinking of giving gift cards for presents this year? Buyer beware. A trending scam known as “card draining” is making some cards worthless before you even have a chance to put a bow on them.
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Boys basketball: Benet stays hot, hands Wheaton Academy its first lossDec 19, 2024 10:01 pm - When a coach starts emptying his bench in the third quarter as Benet Academy’s Gene Heidkamp did during Thursday’s nonconference game against Wheaton Academy, it definite...
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Five area girls basketball players to watch this seasonDec 17, 2024 6:00 am - Who are five area girls basketball players to watch this season?