Downers Grove Sports
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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...
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Boys basketball: Akkawi does double duty, helps lead Downers Grove North past Downers Grove SouthDec 23, 2024 10:59 am - Downers Grove North senior forward Aidan Akkawi does not have a nuclear reactor inside of him. But nobody, including him, has figured out where he gets his tremendous ene...