Cook County Sports
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Counting down to prep football: 10 senior recruits to watch this seasonJun 18, 2026 6:00 pm - Our annual countdown to prep football season begins with 10 of the area’s top senior recruits.
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Baseball: Cook County All-Area captain Thomsen’s blistering season goes down as best in St. Viator historyJun 18, 2026 2:16 pm - Hitters hit. And no one has hit like St. Viator’s Brandon Thomsen in a long time. Thomsen hit .525 this season with 54 hits. He also had 10 homers and 50 RBI. He scored 3...
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Baseball: DuPage County All-Area captain Crocker does it all during Willowbrook’s record-breaking seasonJun 18, 2026 2:16 pm - From his early days attending the Little Kids Camp, Jory Crocker grew up aspiring to become a baseball player at Willowbrook High School. During his senior season nearly ...
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Baseball: Fox Valley All-Area captain Barkho leaves mark as two-way star, vocal leader at South ElginJun 18, 2026 2:15 pm - Whether he is on the mound or at shortstop, Zacharia Barkho enjoys being in the middle of the action on a baseball field. “I love being in control of a game,” said Barkho...
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Softball: Cook County All-Area captain Taraschewsky finishes her four seasons with most wins in MSL historyJun 17, 2026 4:30 pm - Katie Taraschewsky has always emphasized how extremely grateful she is to be playing the Barrington softball program. "It's done everything for me, on and off the field,"...
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Pritzker, Welch hand off stadium deal’s next move to BearsJun 16, 2026 7:07 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker and House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch on Tuesday called on the Bears to express what they want for a stadium deal to stay in Illinois.
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Girls soccer: Cook County All-Area captain Zimmerman’s play on the pitch as perfect as her ACT scoreJun 16, 2026 2:10 pm - It really is not a surprise to see Fremd senior Gwen Zimmerman at the top of the 2026 Daily Herald Cook County All-Area girls soccer team. The Northwestern-bound Vikings ...
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High Five: Top boys prep sports performances of the school yearJun 15, 2026 3:53 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the top boys prep sports performances of the school year.
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College Achievers: Downers North graduate Janicki leads Troy to first CWS berthJun 14, 2026 6:09 pm - A second-team All-American by Perfect Game, Downers Grove North graduate Jimmy Janicki set Troy University RBI record and became its first baseball player to hit 20 home runs and 20 doubles in the same season.
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Jalen Brunson bet on himself and bet on the Knicks. A championship and a Finals MVP was his rewardJun 14, 2026 1:08 pm - SAN ANTONIO — Jalen Brunson was fully aware of how much money some people spent to see the New York Knicks finally become champions again. Some tickets during the NBA Fin...