Cook County Sports
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'The fans are a big part of it': Area Olympians prepare to deal with silenceJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - It's like being at the gym and lifting weights when the loud, booming music in the background suddenly stops. Nothing but heavy breathing and grunting everywhere. Ummmm,...
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Glenbrook North's Riley Philbin earns Gatorade Illinois girls soccer player of the yearJul 07, 2021 1:00 am - Riley Philbin had one chance to play soccer at Glenbrook North. She made the most of it. A club player her freshman and sophomore years, denied by COVID as a junior, the...
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HERALD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: GLENBROOK SOUTH'S RYAN FAUTJul 07, 2021 1:00 am - Throughout the 2021 boys track and field season, Glenbrook South senior Ryan Faut was among the state's premier competitors in discus and shot put. At the Illinois High ...
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Schaumburg Boomers set records in attendance, merchandise salesJul 06, 2021 11:00 pm - In their first season back after the 2020 pandemic shutdown, the Schaumburg Boomers have been setting franchise attendance records and seeing, for the first time, fans w...
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Buffalo Grove's Craft chooses XavierJul 05, 2021 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove's Kam Craft has been the epitome of "one for all, all for one" with his style of play on and off the basketball court. So, it was no wonder that he chose t...
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Dream finally comes true: South Elgin weightlifting legend is going to Tokyo, as a refereeJul 04, 2021 1:00 am - When women's weightlifting became an Olympic sport in 2000, Corinne Grotenhuis had just torn the meniscus in her knee. "I was also 35, so I was probably too old for the ...
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More events added to Schaumburg Boomers' promotions scheduleJul 02, 2021 7:00 am - The Schaumburg Boomers have added a couple more promotions this summer to the original schedule published at the start of the season. "Tyler's Amazing Balancing Act" is ...
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Going for gold: Former Prospect and Illini track star Kendziera going to TokyoJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - Not everything can be easily explained. Not even in a cut-and-dried sport such as track and field. In track and field, you either run faster, jump higher or throw farthe...
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Olympic dreams: 3 Barrington volleyball players get invites to train with national programJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - An Olympic reality has its origin years before in a dream. Three Barrington High School volleyball players are hoping they are at the start of the dream cycle. Campbell ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Talk of Arlington Park 'Astrodome' began more than 50 years agoJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - A LITTLE MORE THAN FOUR MONTHS AGO, The Daily Herald ran the headline "It's time for George S. Halas Stadium at Arlington Park." The core concept wasn't new. Still, skep...