Cook County Sports
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‘It’s amazing’: Mount Prospect teen who battled cancer surprised with trip to Cubs spring trainingFeb 13, 2024 6:00 am - Last spring, Bria Schmidt was in a battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. This spring, the 16-year-old Hersey High School student from Mount Prospect, along with two other patients of Advocate Children’s Hospital, will take a trip to Mesa, Arizona, to watch her beloved Chicago Cubs in spring training.
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Carmel cruises past Mundelein into regional finalFeb 12, 2024 10:13 pm - The crosstown rivalry between No. 3-seeded host Carmel Catholic and No. 5 Mundelein had even more at stake than usual Monday. The game would mean the end of the season fo...
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Henderson, Palatine knock out HampshireFeb 12, 2024 10:08 pm - With her Palatine girls basketball team holding a 20-9 lead at intermission, Frankie Henderson made sure that cushion didn't disappear in the second half. The senior poin...
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‘A convenient argument’: Superintendents say they’re not to blame if Bears stay downtownFeb 12, 2024 8:22 pm - Leaders of Arlington Heights-area school districts engaged in a property tax battle with the Chicago Bears said Monday they’ve been unfairly portrayed as potentially scut...
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More than just Caitlin Clark. Suburban girls have plenty of stars to look up to in basketballFeb 11, 2024 6:00 am - For those who grew up in the 1980s and '90s, their basketball idols included Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Isiah Thomas and Dr. J. This went for boys and gir...
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Downers Grove North holds off York to clinch West Suburban Silver titleFeb 10, 2024 9:59 pm - On its way to a program-record 32 wins and first-ever trip to state last winter, Downers Grove North came up short on one goal - a West Suburban Silver conference champio...
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Boys wrestling: Barrington sectional sends 52 to stateFeb 10, 2024 8:48 pm - There was a mouthwatering cast of all stars Saturday afternoon at the Class 3A Barrington wrestling sectional — so good that several could bring a trophy haul back from t...
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Girls wrestling: Schaumburg ties for sectional titleFeb 10, 2024 8:08 pm - A year ago, Downers Grove North wrestler Kayleigh Loo had a different vantage point at the Schaumburg Sectional. Unable to participate in the first regional tournament in...
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Boys wrestling: Six Saints win sectional titles at ConantFeb 10, 2024 6:53 pm - The stars aligned for Conant’s Harley Stary Saturday at the Conant sectional finals in Hoffman Estates. Stary, who is a senior, moved up to the 285-pound class earlier th...
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‘Stood up for our taxpayers’: District 214 superintendent defends approach in property tax battle with BearsFeb 10, 2024 12:55 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Superintendent Scott Rowe denied his and two other Arlington Heights-area school districts are being “greedy” in their ongoing...