Cook County Schools
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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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More suburban high schools are turning to baseball and softball turf fields, but is it a good thing?Apr 07, 2024 6:00 am - For nearly 30 years one of the joys for Barrington softball coach Perry Peterson was regularly making sure the “Fields of Dreams” lived up to its name. Now it’s a bit dif...
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Boys track and field: The life of Riley just got longerApr 06, 2024 8:52 pm - Illinois’ fastest short sprinter this boys indoor track season rediscovered how demanding even a 100-meter dash can be outdoors, Saturday at Wheaton North’s Best 4. “It’s...
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Boys tennis: Kawczysnki’s late win pushes Fremd past HerseyApr 06, 2024 8:02 pm - Playing No. 3 singles on Saturday at the Hersey boys tennis invite in Arlington Heights, Jacek Kawczynski found himself playing in the final match of the annual eight-tea...
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Girls track and field: Lake Zurich dominates field at Buffalo GroveApr 06, 2024 6:45 pm - Everyone knew that the Lake Zurich girls were going to have a strong track and field team this spring, and the Bears showed that was true Saturday afternoon at the Buffal...
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Boys volleyball: New Trier downs Wheaton North to take title at WarrenApr 06, 2024 6:01 pm - Warren hosted its annual boys volleyball invite on their Almond Road campus on the west end of Gurnee this weekend. The two-day, 24-team competition began with eight thr...
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Bus company owner cited after unlicensed driver transported Wauconda studentsApr 06, 2024 2:30 pm - In the wake of a group of students being transported to Wauconda Middle School by an unlicensed bus driver, the company’s owner has been cited for allowing the employee t...
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‘Least-hairy option’: School leaders believe Arlington Heights Bears stadium still in playApr 06, 2024 5:15 am - Three Arlington Heights-area school district superintendents say they’re being mischaracterized for potentially quashing the deal to bring the Bears to town, and question...
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Softball: Lake Park dominates ProspectApr 05, 2024 9:34 pm - After getting off to a 3-1 start, Prospect ran into a buzzsaw it couldn't overcome in mother nature. Prospect lost 4 of its next 5 contests to the weather. On Friday afte...
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Softball: Stevenson pulls away from CarmelApr 05, 2024 9:27 pm - It was a pretty close softball game for four innings when host Stevenson took a 4-1 lead over Carmel Catholic heading into the fifth inning on Friday afternoon. But the P...