Downers Grove Sports
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Boys basketball: Benet keeps rolling with dominating defensive effort at St. ViatorJan 30, 2026 9:28 pm - For much of the season, top-ranked Benet has steamrolled its opponents, with little resistance offered up. Friday night in Arlington Heights, the Redwings, who entered pl...
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What dog days? Prep sports is hopping right nowJan 29, 2026 5:04 pm - Thanks to big news in prep football and boys basketball, the winter has remained interesting.
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Girls basketball: Nazareth snaps Benet’s 20-game winning streakJan 28, 2026 10:47 pm - Sam Austin spent four quarters Wednesday going toe-to-toe in the paint with Benet’s two future Division I posts. That is what Austin does as Nazareth’s unsung hero. She r...
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Who had the area’s top prep basketball performances last week?Jan 26, 2026 4:58 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the area’s top prep basketball performances from last week.
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Boys basketball: Benet downs Warren in rematch of last year’s state championship gameJan 24, 2026 11:13 pm - Jayden Wright was savoring the moment Saturday night, his last time playing in what he called the state’s best shootout in front of a full house in his home Benet gym. It...
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Girls basketball: Fantas scores 14, helps Downers Grove North get past YorkJan 24, 2026 10:59 pm - York held Downers Grove North star guard Campbell Thulin scoreless until late in the third quarter Saturday. It didn’t do the Dukes any good. Ady Fanta and Caitlin Sandri...
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Boys basketball: Glenbard West turns around early 12-point deficit to top Downers Grove North by 14Jan 24, 2026 10:13 am - Glenbard West quickly fell into a 14-2 hole, but star guard Josh Abushanab wasn’t worried. “No, I knew to just stay composed, and in these conference games it’s always a ...
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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...