Downers Grove Sports
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Boys basketball: Benet drops heartbreaker in Pontiac finalDec 28, 2024 11:47 pm - Benet Academy tried to draw on every ounce of remaining energy it had left in Saturday night’s Pontiac Holiday Tournament final. But in the end there was nothing left to ...
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Girls basketball: Benet denies Fremd in Montini finalDec 28, 2024 11:38 pm - Benet began the season with a rare loss. That's nothing more than a distant memory at this point. Winning their 14th-game in a row after that opening defeat, the Redwings...
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Girls basketball: Rifenburg overcomes foul trouble, finishes Benet’s win over Lyons in Montini Tournament semifinalsDec 27, 2024 10:19 pm - For the second time this season, Benet junior Bridget Rifenburg found herself in foul trouble while playing against Lyons Township. This time she found a way to overcome ...
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Boys basketball: Deerfield upsets top seed Downers Grove North in Hardwood Classic semifinalsDec 27, 2024 9:45 pm - Downers Grove North came to the Wheeling Hardwood Classic with high hopes. The Trojans had just one loss and were the top seed in the tournament. Unfortunately, the Troja...
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Girls basketball: Glenbard South stymies Downers North, advances to Neibch title gameDec 27, 2024 9:35 pm - Glenbard South’s stifling defense earned the Raiders a berth in Saturday’s Bill Neibch Holiday Classic championship game with a 30-21 semifinal win over Downers Grove Nor...
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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...