Naperville Sports
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NIU becomes bowl eligible with win over Kent StateNov 25, 2023 12:00 am - KENT, OHIO - Finding themselves down by three points with 10 minutes remaining against Kent State Saturday afternoon, Rocky Lombardi and the NIU offense walked onto Dix ...
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Sularski helps rally Benet to St. Charles East crownNov 25, 2023 12:00 am - Less than two minutes into Saturday's game to decide the champion of the Ron Johnson/St. Charles East Thanksgiving basketball tournament, Benet Academy lost 6-foot-7 sen...
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The voice of NIU: After 44 years, Baker hanging up the microphone for the HuskiesNov 23, 2023 12:00 am - DeKALB - Bill Baker almost always did as he was told while growing up in Chicago. Clean your room. Be home before the streetlights come on. Go to bed. Yes, Mom. Yes, Dad...
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Voice of NIU radio held many jobs, including one as WWF ring announcerNov 23, 2023 12:00 am - While Bill Baker has spent more than 50 years on the radio calling football and basketball games, he's also held down quite a few other jobs. Beer truck driver. Ad sales...
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Girls basketball: Batavia blows out Benet in season openerNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - Batavia senior point guard Brooke Carlson wanted to make a big statement on Friday night. Carlson, a four-year starter who signed with Colorado State, admitted she was e...
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Defending state champion Nazareth overcomes slow start to score big win against Neuqua ValleyNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - Defending Class 3A champion Nazareth's opened the season in dreadful fashion on Thursday night. The Roadrunners' first shot attempt - a long outside shot - took a big bo...
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NIU blanks Western Michigan, keeps bowl hopes aliveNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - DeKALB - Northern Illinois University notched its first punt return for a score in 14 years, had its first shutout in four years and kept alive a shot at a second bowl b...
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Girls volleyball: Benet's Warren named DuPage County All-Area CaptainNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - Good things came in threes for Aniya Warren this season. In her third season on the varsity girls volleyball team at Benet Academy, Warren pulled off the trifecta of reg...
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Girls basketball: Waubonsie Valley hands Oswego East loss in season openerNov 13, 2023 12:00 am - Oswego East guard Aubrey Lamberti is only a sophomore, but she's already once of her team's most experienced players. "She's an all-around player," Oswego East coach Abe...
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Girls volleyball: Mother McAuley topples Benet in 3 to win Class 4A state titleNov 11, 2023 12:00 am - NORMAL - Just like last season, Benet and Mother McAuley hooked up again in the final match of the volleyball season in the Class 4A state championship. And for the Migh...