Downers Grove Sports
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DuPage County baseball notes: Wheaton Academy taking different approach to spring tripMar 28, 2023 1:00 am - Wheaton Academy baseball coach Justin Swider takes a varied approach to playing games in warm regions for spring break. Some years, the Warriors head out-of-state for ga...
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Downers Grove North savors its ride to fourth place state finishMar 11, 2023 12:00 am - Jim Thomas gathered his Downers Grove North players around for one last huddle as they waited to get their state medals with a simple message. Smile. The Trojans' two ga...
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Benet overcomes Kunka injury, advances to state championship gameMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - Gene Heidkamp broke down in tears in the middle of his press conference Friday. It's a sight not typically associated with a winning coach. That's how much B...
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Moline denies Benet state championshipMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - Brock Harding and Brayden Fagbemi could not have entered this season with more dissimilar profiles. Their off-court style couldn't be more different, too. Ha...
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Downers North goes cold in state semifinal lossMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - Owen Freeman went nearly three quarters without a made field goal, and the 6-foot-10 Iowa recruit even had to run to the locker room for a fresh jersey after he ripped h...
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Benet ready for another challenge against New TrierMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - Gene Heidkamp's Benet basketball team has done almost nothing but win this season. It's the one loss, though, that sticks with him - in a good way. Four hours after knoc...
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Downers Grove North's run has community buzzing on eve of 1st state appearanceMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - Jim Thomas took a few seconds to soak things in before Tip-Off of Monday's supersectional, and took a look around the stands at UIC's Credit Union 1 Arena. It was quite ...
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DuPage County All-Area Girls Basketball Captain: Lenee Beaumont, BenetMar 07, 2023 12:00 am - Near the midpoint of her career, Lenee Beaumont hit a crossroads that would change the arc of her future. After a promising first two seasons playing on the varsity, Bea...
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Hot-shooting Downers Grove North headed to state for 1st timeMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - Jack Stanton found himself in the middle of a movie scene Monday night. The Downers Grove North junior decided to watch the movie "Hoosiers" the night before his team pl...
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Benet's bound for state in style after supersectional routMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - It took a game-winning shot at the buzzer for Benet to reach Monday's Class 4A NIU supersectional game against Rockford Auburn. The Redwings were well on their way to ea...