Naperville Sports
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Neuqua Valley scores its first victory of the season, routing DeKalbSep 27, 2024 11:34 pm - The win-loss columns have not been kind to Neuqua Valley this season. But Friday's night's football game against visiting DeKalb might have been what the doctor ordered. ...
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Naperville Central defense rises to the occasion against Lincoln-Way WestSep 27, 2024 10:56 pm - For Naperville Central, in the final minutes of their game Friday night against visiting Lincoln-Way West, it all came down to defense. And the way the Redhawks “D” had p...
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Northern Illinois says it hasn't received a formal offer amid Mountain West reportsSep 27, 2024 8:49 pm - Northern Illinois said Friday it has not received a "formal offer to consider a change" in its conference, but appreciates the "interest in our strong brand" amid media reports that the school and fellow Mid-American Conference member Toledo are being targeted by the Mountain West.
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WIU hoping to end long losing streak, then keep climbingSep 27, 2024 4:32 pm - This week’s College Football Report focuses on Western Illinois, a successful program that’s fallen on hard times. The Leathernecks hope a conference switch can help end a long losing streak and start an uphill climb.
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Why White Sox fans are still going to gamesSep 25, 2024 1:20 pm - The Chicago White Sox are also playing games that matter — not for a playoff berth, but for the record books.
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“Edgy” Tim: How strong is the prep QB position in Illinois?Sep 23, 2024 5:30 am - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran says there’s an impressive amount of depth with college-caliber quarterbacks in Illinois.
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Bad MAC-tion: Buffalo beats No. 23 Northern Illinois 23-20 on Bellenfant’s field goal in OTSep 21, 2024 7:38 pm - Upton Bellenfant kicked a 37-yard field goal in overtime to give Buffalo a 23-20 victory over No. 23 Northern Illinois on Saturday. The Huskies (2-1, 0-1 Mid-American Con...
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Waubonsie Valley falls to Lockport in Southwest Valley crossover gameSep 20, 2024 11:20 pm - Finding itself in a tie game at halftime, the Lockport football team knew it had to dig down deep to pull out a win. “At halftime we were in our own heads,” Lockport seni...
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Benet hangs on over St. Viator to stay undefeatedSep 20, 2024 11:14 pm - A pair of 3-0 teams each came out and played a great half of football Friday night in Lisle, and thankfully for Benet Academy, their half proved to be just a little better than St. Viator’s.The host Redwings dominated in the first half while building a 23-0 lead early,, but then needed a defensive stop in the fourth quarter to hang on for a 23-16 victory and their first 4-0 start in more than a decade.
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Huskies hang with Lincoln-Way East for a halfSep 20, 2024 10:59 pm - Just after kickoff of Naperville North’s game against visiting Lincoln-Way East on Friday, a fan remarked that the matchup “was going to be a shootout.” He was right — in...