Cook County Sports
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Scouting DuPage County quarterfinal playoff football gamesNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - Class 8A No. 4 Edwardsville (10-1) at No. 5 York (10-1) When: 2:30 p.m. Saturday About Edwardsville: The Tigers flexed their muscle against Glenbard West on the road in ...
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Scouting Lake County quarterfinal playoff football gamesNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - Class 8A Lincoln-Way East (11-0) at Warren (9-2) When: Saturday, 7 p.m. (O'Plaine Campus) Seeds: Lincoln-Way East is the No. 2 seed in the 32-team seed Class 8A bracket....
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How prep football teams try to keep players fresh during deep playoff runsNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - If you're playing football this weekend, I'm betting you're not 100% healthy. It's the nature of the grind as high school teams plow deeper into the playoffs. More serio...
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Scouting Cook County quarterfinal playoff football gamesNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - Class 8A No. 6 Maine South (10-1) at No. 3 Barrington (11-0) When: Saturday, 5 p.m. Last week: Maine South 33, Belleville East 22; Barrington 28, Naperville Central 21 L...
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Team within the team: Scout team is invaluable to a football team's successNov 08, 2023 12:00 am - They may see limited action, if any, in varsity football games. Yet they are some of the most important players on the team. It's why Glenbard East coach John Walters ...
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The play list of champions: Barrington's Storms runs to a popular beatNov 08, 2023 12:00 am - In the movie, "Nyad," marathon swimmer Diana Nyad plays classic rock songs in her head to help her churn through the 103 miles from Cuba to Florida. The technique works ...
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Boys soccer: Palatine's Noga named Cook All-Area CaptainNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - Two seasons ago, Palatine finished with a dreadful 2-13-3 overall season. Then, with the addition of a few key players, including a quartet of future stars back from clu...
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Scouting men's local college basketballNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - Benedictine Coach: Jordan Townsend Last year's record: 12-14 Top players: F Drew Stokes (Montini), F Trevor Montiel (Lake Park) Outlook: Guards Bronson Bartuch (Elk Grov...
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Scouting local women's college basketball teamsNov 06, 2023 12:00 am - BenedictineCoach: Oliver Wiseman Last year's record: 9-16 Top players: G Jordan Carlquist (Hersey), F Megan Duzansky Outlook: In a preseason poll, the Eagles were pi...
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How the Mid-Suburban League became the premier conference in the Northwest suburbsNov 05, 2023 8:00 am - The crazy carousel of conference affiliation in high school and college sports seems to have spun out of control. Next year the once-Midwestern Big Ten will stretch from...