Cook County Sports
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Baseball teams struggling to get refunds from canceled spring break tripsApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - There are so many better things that could be consuming Brad Wendell's afternoon. Even on a cold and rainy day, he'd much rather be wearing a Geneva baseball uniform and...
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Coaches working to help players stay positiveApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic brought a sudden halt to the spring sports season, high school coaches have been helping their athletes stay in shape with various worko...
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Timing perfect for another successful Wheaton dodgeball tournamentApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - The eighth annual dodgeball tournament at Franklin Middle School in Wheaton couldn't have come at a better time. Taking place over a four-day period in the middle of Mar...
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Team fundraisers stuck in neutralApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - The Fenton softball team had its eyes on a pitching machine. Not just any pitching machine. This one could also be taken from the batting cage outdoors and used to help...
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Memorial Field at Elgin High getting a major makeoverApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - The Memorial Field makeover is under way. Construction began two weeks ago on the recently approved $4.6 million renovation of the 59-year-old Elgin High School facility...
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Minor league players from area still have hopes for 2020 seasonApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - As he waits to cash a paycheck again, young pitcher Lake Bachar understands it's all about potential gains. Fact is, 2020 could go down as the most rewarding year of his...
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How the shutdown has impacted lower level high school athletesApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - As she begins her fifth season as a lower level softball coach for Hersey High School, Catherine Zaworski didn't expect to be working more with her players on the comput...
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Former Elgin all-stater Harrington hasn't lost love of basketballApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - It's been 21 years since Sean Harrington left Elgin High School as the program's all-time leading scorer, but the sweet-shooting, son-of-a-coach, all-stater can rattle o...
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Not knowing is the hardest part for owners of Elgin volleyball clubApr 06, 2020 5:30 am - When Sean and Cindy Gritzman decided to start Top Flight Volleyball Club 12 years ago in Elgin, they went in thinking big. “We knew we wanted to be one of the large...
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Former Warren, CLC coach Ramsey missing basketball but enjoying lifeApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - Long before the basketball season was abruptly interrupted by COVID-19, and became a very different kind of basketball season than any of us has ever seen, it was also t...