Downers Grove Sports
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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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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. ...
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College Achievers: Montini product lights it up on both ends of the court for IWUJan 11, 2026 2:58 pm - College Achievers: Along with scoring her high of 37 points, Illinois Wesleyan senior guard Sawyer White, a graduate of Montini Catholic High School, established a program record for steals on her way to D3Hoops.com “Team of the Week.”
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Girls wrestling: Freshmen stand out at Conant InviteJan 10, 2026 7:51 pm - A roundup of Saturday’s girls and boys wrestling action from around the suburbs.
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Boys basketball: Benet clinches Pontiac Holiday Tournament championship that had eluded itJan 01, 2026 12:11 am - Benet finally captured the Pontiac Holiday Tournament crown it coveted, earning a 52-43 win over DePaul Prep on Wednesday night in a matchup of defending state champions.
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Boys basketball: Benet’s precision too much for Peoria Manual at Pontiac Holiday TournamentDec 30, 2025 7:31 pm - Logically, baskets attempted closer to the basket have a higher probability of being successful. That, when coupled with a size advantage, made for a lethal combination f...