Glen Ellyn Sports
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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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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...
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John Radtke returns! Re-entry begins with a look back at the legendary 2022 Glenbard West boys basketball teamMar 05, 2023 12:00 am - Back in August, when I retired from the Daily Herald, people asked me what's next, and many of those who asked said they hoped I'd keep writing. Well, I'm happy to repor...
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Benet digs out of early hole, but falls short to O'Fallon in state final thrillerMar 04, 2023 12:00 am - NORMAL - Lenee Beaumont slowly walked backed down the court, a solitary figure alone in her thoughts after her last shot. Beaumont willed Benet to a gutsy comeback from ...
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Trimberger's last second free throws lift Benet over Geneva in state semifinalsMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - NORMAL - Samantha Trimberger chose to focus on the positive potential of an outcome, rather than the pressure of the situation. One shot, and she'd be a hero. The Benet ...
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Benet survives Geneva on Fagbemi's last-second shotMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - He just had to grab the ball and put it back up and in. Benet Academy's Brayden Fagbemi made the biggest play of the game to save the top-ranked Redwings' season and sta...
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Benet, Geneva, Hersey take different paths - but all still eye 4A titleMar 02, 2023 12:00 am - Rilee Hasegawa knows the tough hurdle in front of Geneva. Benet (23-7) and Geneva (29-3), both No. 1 sectional seeds who emerged from tough supersectional matchups Monda...
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Rockford Lutheran ends Montini's surprise runMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - Before the start of the second quarter of Wednesday night's Class 2A Johnsburg boys basketball sectional semifinal between first-seeded Rockford Lutheran and seventh-see...