Downers Grove Sports
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Baseball: Benet comes up short of Class 3A state title, settles for program-best second-place finishJun 14, 2025 7:47 pm - Luke Wildes has had a wild senior year with Benet. His senior football season was cut short after he tore his ACL in Week 9 against DePaul Prep. The senior put all of his...
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Baseball: Rooney delivers in clutch again as Benet beats Cary-Grove in 3A state semifinalsJun 13, 2025 7:22 pm - Benet Academy strapping sophomore Quinn Rooney isn’t going to finish the baseball season where he started it. He lasted one day on the JV team. “We brought him up to pitc...
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How Benet basketball star plans to make an impact at Illinois this seasonJun 13, 2025 5:56 pm - Benet’s first state basketball title was Blake Fagbemi’s last of his high school career, but his collegiate career will start at the same place he hoisted that elusive championship trophy – Champaign, Illinois. Fagbemi committed to the University of Illinois on May 7, not only fulfilling his dream of playing NCAA basketball, but also finding himself at a higher level than he anticipated.
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The 2024-25 IHSA school year, by the numbersJun 12, 2025 9:03 pm - We’re taking a look back at the 2024-25 IHSA school year, by the numbers.
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Baseball: Libertyville will see mirror image in its return to 4A state tournamentJun 12, 2025 2:29 pm - It’s just a sliver. That appears to be the difference between Libertyville and Normal when the two square off Friday at 7 p.m. in the Class 4A state baseball semifinals a...
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Baseball: Rossi’s pitching, 4 early runs send Benet to state for first time since 1989Jun 09, 2025 9:56 pm - The Benet baseball team is confident it has the best pitching staff in the state. After a third straight different starting pitcher came through in the biggest game of th...
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Softball: Montini starts strong but can’t hold on in 3A supersectional loss to St. LaurenceJun 09, 2025 9:28 pm - The magical postseason run by the Montini softball team came to a heartbreaking end Monday at the Class 3A Benedictine supersectional. The Broncos, who had outscored thei...
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Five fascinating IHSA recordsJun 09, 2025 2:50 pm - This week’s High Five looks at a handful of fascinating Illinois High School Association records.
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Baseball: Lambert leads Waubonsie Valley to sectional championship over Downers Grove NorthJun 07, 2025 5:42 pm - Nick Lambert caught the comebacker, saw he had time and walked the ball over to first base himself for the final out. And why not? Lambert, Waubonsie Valley’s senior righ...
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Zagorac, Sullivan pace Benet to first sectional title since 2017 in win over St. FrancisJun 07, 2025 5:06 pm - Gino Zagorac was ready to keep things scoreless on the mound for Benet. After three straight games where the Redwings hadn’t found the scoreboard until at least the fifth...