Downers Grove Sports
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Boys basketball: Mac Doyle, cousin of former Benet star Kathleen Doyle, hopes to bring first state title to boys programMar 13, 2025 7:13 am - Mac Doyle was quite familiar with the CEFCU Arena court he played on Monday night. The Benet senior guard’s mom, Cara, coached the St. Ignatius girls team to second place...
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Boys basketball: Benet puts the clamps on Quincy, earns trip to 4A state tournamentMar 10, 2025 10:09 pm - Benet turned the ball over on three of its first four possessions in the Class 4A Illinois State University supersectional on Monday night. One might think that was a bad...
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Who had the top prep basketball performances last week?Mar 10, 2025 5:46 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the area’s top prep basketball performances of last week.
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College Achievers: Huber, Boldt help Illinois Wesleyan to dual CCIW winsMar 09, 2025 3:21 pm - College Achievers: Former local high school stars contributed to Illinois Wesleyan winning the men’s and women’s titles of the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin basketball tournament.
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Images: Fremd and Montini at the IHSA Girls basketball finalsMar 09, 2025 2:22 pm - Images from the IHSA girls class 3A game between Montini and St. Ignatius College Prep and the 4A championship game between William Fremd and Kenwood Saturday, March 8, 2...
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Girls basketball: Montini returns to glory days, back on state mountaintopMar 08, 2025 9:34 pm - NORMAL — This was a special group of seniors for Montini. They leave as state champions. Nikki Kerstein scored a game-high 21 points, including five in the final 1:17, as...
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Boys basketball: Stasys answers the call, helps lead Benet’s stellar defense in sectional final win over Downers Grove NorthMar 07, 2025 11:31 pm - Edvardas Stasys did not play at all in Benet’s win Wednesday night, but the 6-foot-7 sophomore was not bothered by it. He knew his time was coming. Benet coach Gene Heidk...
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Boys basketball: Montini’s bid for first sectional title falls shortMar 07, 2025 9:43 pm - Montini once again made the trek to the west side of Chicago Friday night to Christ the King to face the hosts in the program's second ever sectional title game and first...
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Girls basketball: Montini advances to Class 3A state title game behind Kerstein’s brilliant playMar 06, 2025 10:41 pm - NORMAL — All five Montini seniors played all 32 minutes of the Class 3A state semifinal game. Their reward? They are playing for a state championship. Led by a game-high ...
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Pauliukonis, hot-shooting Benet take care of Waubonsie Valley in front of sellout crowdMar 05, 2025 10:30 pm - Daniel Pauliukonis is, in basketball parlance, a “unicorn.” Benet’s lanky 6-foot-9 senior, a Southern Illinois recruit, can shoot it like guards much smaller than him. Pa...