Itasca Schools
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Daredevils: It takes a ‘risk taker’ to soar over a bar as high as a house just for sportMay 05, 2024 6:00 am - The skinny on pole vaulters is that they are a little off. A group that gets their kicks catapulting upside-down over a metal bar as high as a house. One must be “a littl...
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Girls track and field: Batavia, St. Charles North off to good start at DuKane meetMay 02, 2024 10:06 pm - The DuKane Conference girls track meet was a little late getting started due to the rainy weather. That didn’t seem to bother Batavia and St. Charles North in the least. ...
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‘A heart as big as the outdoors’: MacDougall to be inducted into COD Athletic Hall of FameApr 25, 2024 6:00 am - Matt Foster first met Bob MacDougall at a College of DuPage football camp when Foster was still a student at Wheaton Central High School.
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Softball: Murray, Kouba lead St. Charles North to win over Lake ParkApr 24, 2024 8:59 pm - Julianna Kouba ended up leaving Wednesday’s game with more than one reason to celebrate. The St. Charles North freshman, who was celebrating her 15th birthday, went 2 for...
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Audience joins in the show for Lake Park High’s ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’Apr 22, 2024 11:23 am - Lake Park High School’s musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” features audience participation by different Lake Park community members, teachers, and administrators at each performance.
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Softball: Lake Park goes 12 innings in wild win over Glenbard NorthApr 19, 2024 10:14 pm - With the way each pitcher was throwing and with players all over the diamond making highlight reel plays, it seemed as if the softball contest between unbeaten Lake Park ...
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High School Athletes Captured in Action by Daily Herald PhotographersApr 19, 2024 12:44 pm - Each week Daily Herald photographers capture local high school athletes at their peak. We hope that you enjoy the “Week in sports photos through our lens” as much as we e...
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Softball: Freshman Furlano handcuffs St. Charles East in Lake Park’s stunning comeback winApr 17, 2024 9:31 pm - Lake Park freshman Gianna Furlano didn’t expect to be pitching Wednesday when the Lancers took on visiting St. Charles East. She started the game on the bench, but had to...
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Baseball: Slade’s gem gives Lake Park key series win over GenevaApr 17, 2024 8:59 pm - Last year’s success on the mound hasn’t been matched enough yet this spring for Lake Park lefthander Lewis Slade, but Geneva coach Brad Wendell was plenty impressed Wedne...
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Good News Sunday: Suburban astronomy teacher completes ‘mind-blowing’ eclipse skydiveApr 14, 2024 6:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about a teacher who skydived during the eclipse, a veteran getting a new roof in Island Lake, and DuPage County starting a project to build a crisis recovery center.