Villa Park Sports
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Spring cleaning: Volunteers pick up trash on miles of area bike trailsApr 10, 2024 12:01 pm - Bike Palatine Club vice president Kevin Keehn often wondered who picked up all the roadside trash after a long winter. That question led him on a personal mission of picking up litter along Northwest suburban roads/trails where he annually cycles a couple thousand miles.
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A labor of love: Suburban baseball and softball coaches and their players take special care of their fieldsApr 07, 2024 6:00 am - Cutting the infield grass, raking the infield dirt and tamping down the pitcher’s mounds is all part of many baseball and softball teams’ postgame routines and a way they show pride in their program.
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Motor Cycle Center rumbles ahead under new ownershipMar 29, 2024 6:34 pm - ‘COVID saved the power sports industry,’ says former owner staying on as mentor To a motorcycle enthusiast it’s like a field of dreams on asphalt. Greg and Geoff Mel...
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A league of their own: Girls flag football becomes IHSA sportFeb 14, 2024 5:27 pm - The Illinois High School Association on Wednesday officially sanctioned a girls flag football season and state series starting this August.
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High school sports scores for Wednesday, February 7Feb 07, 2024 10:08 pm - Wednesday, Feb. 7 Boys basketball Batavia 65, St. Charles East 45 DeKalb 54, Neuqua Valley 46 Downers Grove North 44, Glenbard West 32 Elmwood Park 74, Round La...
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Downers South dominates in win at WillowbrookFeb 02, 2024 11:50 pm - Downers Grove South had all phases of the game working at a high level in a dominating first half against Willowbrook. The Mustangs had their transition game running at w...
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Keeping it 100: The West Suburban Conference celebrates a century of athletic excellenceJan 07, 2024 6:15 am - The West Suburban Conference appeared to be history in the mid-1980s. So much so that 1980 Proviso West graduate Joe Spagnolo, who was working and coaching at his alma ma...
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College of DuPage three-peats in NJCAA Division III footballDec 02, 2023 12:00 am - In a football game of massive momentum swings, College of DuPage owned the last one. The Chaparrals rode it to a third straight national title. Robert Brazziel's 16-yard...
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Strengthening schedule won't be easy for No. 1 North Central CollegeDec 01, 2023 2:00 pm - North Central College football played an ambitious nonconference road game in 2019, traveling to Newport News, Virginia, to face Christopher Newport University. The trip...
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College of DuPage Chaparrals to defend NJCAA National Title CrownNov 27, 2023 10:00 pm - College of DuPage, a two-time defending National Junior College Athletic Association Division III champion, will have its opportunity for a three-peat when the top-ranke...