Hoffman Estates Sports
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Girls soccer: Barrington had high hopes as nation's top-ranked teamMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Not many teams can say they started the girls soccer season ranked No. 1 in the nation and finished No. 1. Unfortunately, Barrington did it this spring without playing a...
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What's in store for boys gymnastics in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemicMay 16, 2020 1:00 am - This wasn't the way that Rob Defano imagined 34 years coming to an end. "It's very somber," Defano said. "But the crazy things that are happening in the world are changi...
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MLB throws curveball to high-school draft prospectsMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - At 6 feet 4 and nearly 225 pounds, with a mid-90-mph fastball and belief that he's professional-baseball ready, Ben Wiegman couldn't wait to unleash his potential this s...
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High school sports dynasties: Girls No. 10, Barrington softballMay 09, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: The Daily Herald is counting down the Top 10 boys and girls high school sports dynasties over the past 20 years, two at a time. We start today at No. 10 w...
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Water polo: Cancellation of season that had begun a bitter pill to swallowMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - Everybody out of the pool. That was the edict to water polo teams from the Illinois High School Association on March 12, when all spring sports were suspended due to the...
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Girls track and field: Glenbard West's Hart, others miss out on more successMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - It came to this - arguably Illinois' best female high school distance runner ever, running a time trial on a nearly empty track in a wide-open field with no spectators. ...
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Anderson's coaching career has been a keeperMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - Considering he's a Palatine High School graduate and son of a Palatine High legend, Stan Anderson admits it's somewhat "blasphemous" that he got his start in coaching at...
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Boys tennis: With spring season lost, summer also in jeopardyMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - The cancellation of the boys tennis season this spring denied Hinsdale Central a shot at a third straight state championship, and the future of key summer tournaments fo...
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Top Ten QBs: Scott Tolzien (Fremd, No. 4) and Riley Lees (Libertyville, No. 3)May 04, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: The Daily Herald is counting down the Top 10 high school quarterbacks over the past 20 years, two at a time. We continue today with Fremd's Scott Tolzein ...
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No swang song for these retiring spring coachesMay 02, 2020 1:00 am - After 33 years coaching baseball at Wauconda including the last 18 as varsity coach, Bill Sliker is rounding third and heading for home one last time. Set to retire this...