Downers Grove Sports
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Girls basketball: Waubonsie Valley holds off furious Benet comeback, wins rematch for second straight sectional titleFeb 27, 2025 10:31 pm - Maya Pereda does not lack for confidence, but the Waubonsie Valley sophomore needed a little affirmation from her coach after a scoreless game Tuesday. She took it to hea...
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Five regional final boys basketball games to watchFeb 27, 2025 5:08 pm - In a jam-packed Friday night of action, here are five regional final boys basketball games to watch.
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Hall of fame nod triggers gymnast’s happy memoriesFeb 26, 2025 6:19 pm - Former high school gymnast Bonnie Wiggins inducted into Illinois High School Girls Gymnastics Coaches Association Hall of Fame for her decorated career, including 13 state meet medals.
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Girls basketball: Briggs leads Benet’s fourth-quarter surge past Downers Grove NorthFeb 25, 2025 11:09 pm - Benet center Emma Briggs is always trying to find a way to beat opponents. The 6-foot junior came up with several on Tuesday. Briggs scored a team-high 12 points, includi...
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Girls basketball: Benet ‘plays like a pack of wolves,’ overwhelms Naperville North for 11th straight regional titleFeb 20, 2025 10:30 pm - Stop Natalie Frempong. That was the easier-said-than done mission Benet was on Thursday night. Frempong, Naperville North’s star junior point guard, came into the Class 4...
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Girls basketball: Fanta finds her shot, hits 2 big ones to lift Downers Grove North to regional titleFeb 20, 2025 9:47 pm - Ady Fanta admits that she has not shot the ball as well as she’d like to this season. Downers Grove North coach Stephan Bolt, though, insists that she’s a knockdown shoot...
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Carmel’s Taylor narrows list to five schoolsFeb 16, 2025 12:00 pm - ‘Edgy’ Tim O’Halloran writes that Carmel sophomore quarterback Trae Taylor has narrowed his college list to five schools.
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Boys basketball: Waterman, Sveiteris convert 4-point plays in Downers Grove South’s win over Proviso EastFeb 14, 2025 10:22 pm - Senior year is the fourth year in high school, so it sort of made sense that Downers Grove South would use four four-point plays from seniors to beat Proviso East on Frid...
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Girls basketball: Lyons handles Downers Grove South in West Suburban Conference title gameFeb 13, 2025 10:32 pm - Nora Ezike and her Lyons Township teammates didn’t have their best performance, but it was still more than good enough to end the regular season on a high note. The Stanf...
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Who had the top prep basketball performances of the week?Feb 10, 2025 7:23 pm - This week’s High Five looks at the top prep basketball performances of last week.