Cook County Sports
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Boys volleyball: St. Francis falls in state quarterfinal to Loyola; York advances to semifinalsMay 31, 2024 10:08 pm - Making its first boys volleyball state finals appearance, St. Francis thought it was a good sign when it lost the opening set of its quarterfinal clash with Loyola. After...
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Softball: Huntley prevails in latest sectional battle vs. BarringtonMay 31, 2024 10:00 pm - In what has become one of the state's most engaging postseason rivalries, the Huntley and Barrington softball teams met for the Class 4A Barrington sectional title on Fri...
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Baseball: Hughes pitches York past St. Charles North and into another supersectionalMay 31, 2024 9:44 pm - It is no secret that York’s baseball team possesses one of the state’s best pitchers in Ryan Sloan, who could be a first-round draft pick in July’s MLB First-Year Player ...
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Baseball: Maize’s big blast lifts Conant over Stevenson in sectional finalMay 31, 2024 9:29 pm - Matt Maize just wanted to hit behind the runners. The Conant senior stood at plate with runners on first and second with no outs and his team trailing 2-1 to Stevenson in...
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Softball: Whitney Young ends Leyden’s season in 4A sectional semifinalsMay 30, 2024 9:11 pm - Cleanup hitter Abigail Cortez drilled a two-out blast over the left field fence, giving the Leyden softball team a quick 2-0 lead in the semifinal of the Class 4A Maine S...
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Softball: St. Charles North edges Lake Park in 9 innings on Nelson’s game-winnerMay 30, 2024 8:42 pm - It was a struggle from start to finish, but when all was said and done No. 2-seeded St. Charles North pulled out a 2-1 victory in nine innings over No. 3 Lake Park Thursd...
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Palatine Sharks swimmer headed to Olympic trialsMay 30, 2024 1:31 pm - Vera Conic, 16, a standout swimmer from the Palatine Tiger Sharks Swim Team, will compete at the Olympic Trails on June 15, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
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Plackett takes the plunge as Naperville Central athletic directorMay 30, 2024 6:00 am - Jeff Plackett, longtime water polo coach, to be new athletic director at Naperville Central.
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Softball: Down early, Barrington storms back to reach sectional finalMay 29, 2024 10:18 pm - Coming off a 22nd straight regional title, Barrington's softball team was hoping to extend the momentum into its own Class 4A sectional on Wednesday night at the Field of...
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Baseball: Ryder’s clutch hit lifts St. Charles North past South Elgin in 9-inning thrillerMay 29, 2024 10:13 pm - St. Charles North’s baseball team waited until the last possible moment for the big hit Wednesday evening. As darkness set in, Colin Ryder’s 2-out RBI single sent Jack Sp...