Cook County Sports
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Fremd battles back, wins quarterfinal thriller at Bolingbrook to reach semifinals for first timeNov 15, 2025 11:10 pm - Fremd erased an early 14-point deficit and survived a wild finish to beat Bolingbrook 34-33 in a Class 8A quarterfinal matchup Saturday, sending the Vikings to the state ...
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Lockport stymies Barrington’s explosive offenseNov 15, 2025 10:19 pm - There are three phases in football, and if your team can prevail in two of them, there is a strong likelihood it will win. But all three? Then you get what happened in Lo...
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Culotta’s big plays help Batavia hold off surging Glenbard North in Class 7A quarterfinalNov 15, 2025 7:38 pm - It was a game all about momentum. And for a majority of the third quarter, Batavia didn’t have any. Once leading by as many as three scores, the Bulldogs had given up 14 ...
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Hersey lights up the scoreboard but can’t slow St. Rita in quarterfinal defeatNov 15, 2025 7:30 pm - No. 16-seeded host Hersey put up a good fight against No. 25 St. Rita Saturday afternoon in the IHSA Class 7A state football quarterfinals. But in the end, the Huskies ju...
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Photo gallery: Stevenson wins girls state swimming championshipNov 15, 2025 7:19 pm -
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Maine South’s early lead slips away in quarterfinal loss to OswegoNov 15, 2025 6:58 pm - Mariano Velasco led Oswego back from the dead Saturday in Park Ridge. Velasco had a game to remember. He caught a pair of touchdown passes and also had a 41-yard intercep...
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Girls volleyball: Fremd falls in 4A state semifinalsNov 14, 2025 10:26 pm - For Fremd it was worth it. Sure, the result wasn't what the Vikings wanted, but they made the Final Four in girls volleyball. Making its third-ever Final Four appearance,...
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Does home field even matter in the IHSA football playoffs?Nov 13, 2025 5:49 pm - Fans may not like the IHSA’s rules when it comes to determining who gets to host playoff football games, but does it even matter?
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‘Fire over fear’ pep talk produces race of a lifetime for Barrington girls at state cross country finalsNov 12, 2025 5:46 pm - Coach Debbie Revolta’s pep talk on the eve of the Illinois High School Association cross country finals helped spur Barrington to victory.
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Fremd receivers always ready and willing to learnNov 11, 2025 7:06 pm - Combining the big arm of Northwestern-bound, all-state quarterback Johnny O’Brien and the skills of senior receivers Marquan Brewster and Jay Box, plus juniors Carter MacDonald and Ben Riddle, Fremd has schooled a strong team within its team.