Downers Grove Sports
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Girls volleyball: Glenbard West rallies to keep season alive with three-set win against Metea ValleyOct 30, 2023 1:00 am - Glenbard West setter Cara Herbert has only glowing things to say about teammate Breccan Scheck. That's understandable considering Scheck, a senior middle hitter, and the...
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Boys soccer: Timothy Christian upsets Benet in overtime in 2A sectional finalOct 28, 2023 1:00 am - Owen Wise's aim was way off, but his flair for the dramatic was spot on. The Timothy Christian junior didn't hit his target on the 23-yard free kick he took in the first...
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Battle's back, and Downers Grove North blows past KenwoodOct 27, 2023 1:00 am - It would be an understatement to say that Downers Grove North is a better team with Noah Battle on the field. After the Trojans lost each of the two games Battle missed ...
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Naperville Central juniors help defeat Downers Grove South, give seniors another weekOct 27, 2023 1:00 am - A strong Naperville Central senior class gets to play at least one more week of football, but it was a pair of juniors who did everything they could to make sure the Red...
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Sullivan, Lyons Twp. end Downers Grove North's seasonOct 21, 2023 1:00 am - A loss to undefeated West Suburban Silver champion Oak Park just over two weeks ago was referenced as a turning point for the Lyons Township boys soccer team. Getting Co...
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Girls tennis: Lanton nets Elgin Academy its first state singles championOct 21, 2023 1:00 am - Elgin Academy junior Addison Lanton applied a temporary "EA" tattoo to the right side of her face early Saturday morning. She then achieved something at the Class 1A gir...
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Downers South offense explodes in win over Addison TrailOct 20, 2023 1:00 am - The halftime Homecoming fireworks extravaganza wasn't the only thing to light up the sky Friday night in Downers Grove. Downers Grove South exploded for six touchdowns i...
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Girls tennis: Wang, Lanton making transition look easyOct 19, 2023 1:00 am - Reigning two-time Class 2A singles champion Sarah Wang, of Stevenson, is playing doubles at this weekend's girls tennis state meet. Half of Elgin Academy's reigning Clas...
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'Just a foul ball': 20 years later, reflections on being feet away from BartmanOct 19, 2023 1:00 am - Through the hundreds of Major League Baseball games he's attended, Benet boys basketball coach Gene Heidkamp never has been a foul ball guy. But there he was, 20 years ...
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Playoff clinchers: These area football teams enter Week 9 knowing they will have a Week 10Oct 18, 2023 1:00 am - Daily Herald report Why stop now? Thirty teams in the Daily Herald's coverage area have clinched playoff berths. But each would love to improve their seeding by winning ...