Cook County Sports
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Boys basketball: Waubonsie battles past Barrington, earns spot in Hinkle title gameDec 26, 2024 10:01 pm - Waubonsie Valley has delivered a lot of early knockouts the last two seasons. Barrington refused to go down without a fight in Thursday night’s second semifinal of Jacobs...
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Girls basketball: Prospect loses in Montini quarterfinals as Lyons’ Ezike scores 40Dec 26, 2024 9:49 pm - Lyons Township star Nora Ezike spent the evening of Christmas Day huddled with her parents. “I was watching film with my parents,” Ezike said. “My mom was going to be out...
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Boys basketball: Bolingbrook defense stifles Hinsdale South at Jack Tosh Holiday ClassicDec 26, 2024 8:19 pm - Almost every coach, no matter the sport, preaches that if the other team doesn’t score, it makes it easier for their own team to win. Bolingbrook took that to heart Thurs...
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Girls basketball: Fremd handles York to reach Montini semifinalsDec 26, 2024 6:30 pm - Fremd's girls basketball team is back at the Montini Christmas tourney for the first time since 2019. And the Vikings aren't being quiet about it. They exploded with a 24...
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Boys basketball: Balanganayi’s last-minute putback pushes Palatine past Downers SouthDec 26, 2024 6:03 pm - Tony Balanganayi and Palatine didn’t let their struggles faze them Thursday in the opening round of the 50th Jack Tosh tournament at York in Elmhurst. Balanganayi was dou...
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Girls basketball: Prospect holds off Geneva at Montini Christmas TournamentDec 23, 2024 8:26 pm - Prospect sophomore guard Zoe Black went up for a rebound and came down with a gusher of a bloody nose after colliding with a Geneva player. To add insult to injury, she w...
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Boys basketball: Gray, Barrington pull away from JacobsDec 23, 2024 6:52 pm - Barrington’s Adam Baird and Oliver Gray have been sharing the court as basketball teammates for almost 10 years. So was it any wonder when the two athletic Broncos took o...
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Boys basketball: St. Viator starts fast, tops Wauconda in Hardwood Classic openerDec 23, 2024 5:24 pm - Saint Viator woke up early and was ready to roll Monday morning in the opening round of the Wheeling Hardwood Classic. The Lions forced 7 turnovers in the first four minu...
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‘Edgy’ Tim: A look at in-state FCS recruitsDec 23, 2024 6:00 am - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran takes a look at in-state recruiting for the FCS schools in Illinois.
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Northwestern grows into neighborhood bully role in win over DePaulDec 21, 2024 8:59 pm - Northwestern’s forward tandem of Nick Martinelli and Brooks Barnhizer overwhelmed DePaul in a nonconference victory at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Saturday.