Cook County Sports
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One more time: Five local college football players to watchAug 25, 2025 5:25 pm - This week’s High Five looks at five more area football players ready to contribute for their college teams this season.
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Barrett is back at Iowa State and with a preseason honorAug 24, 2025 5:23 pm - St. Charles East graduate Dylan Barrett, a redshirt senior at Iowa State, was named to the Rimington Trophy watch list as one of the top centers in the nation.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Good game video can help these junior recruitsAug 24, 2025 5:00 pm - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran writes about a handful of junior football players who will benefit from strong game video early this season.
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A diaper dandy no more, Fremd graduate Walsh still feels at home at WyomingAug 23, 2025 11:14 am - Entering his final college football season, Fremd graduate Jack Walsh could have left Wyoming for more money at a bigger school. Walsh never considered leaving the university that he’s called a second home since he was a baby. “You can’t put a price on loyalty,” he said.
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Counting down to 2025 kickoff: Scouting the CCL/ESCC Purple DivisionAug 22, 2025 1:53 pm - Benet Redwings 2024 record: 7-4, 3-0 (CCL/ESCC Purple champion) Coach: Patrick New 2025 schedule: Aug. 29 Hillcrest; Sept. 5 at Glenbard North; Sept. ...
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Strength in numbers: Seemingly out of nothing, flag football is the hottest sport in IllinoisAug 21, 2025 10:38 am - On Feb. 14, 2024, girls flag football officially became an IHSA sport, and beginning its second season of play this fall, has quickly evolved but remains steadfast in its goal of expanding opportunity. Illinois, the ninth state to sanction the sport, boasts over 200 participating schools for 2025.
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Gridiron Queens growing flag football alongside the Bears, IHSAAug 21, 2025 10:38 am - Gridiron Queens, a flag football club for middle school and high school girls based in Elgin, is doing its part to grow the sport and give kids more chances to have fun playing.
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District 211 residents hotly debate transgender player on Conant H.S. girls volleyball teamAug 20, 2025 9:21 pm - Several community members, and even a couple politicians, spoke during a raucous Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board meeting Wednesday about the alleged acceptance of a transgender student on the Conant High School girls volleyball team.
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Gomez picked to help new league give wrestling a larger platformAug 20, 2025 6:54 pm - Glenbard North graduate Austin Gomez, a 2024 Olympian, is on the card for the Aug. 30 debut of the new wrestling league, Real American Freestyle.
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Counting down to 2025 kickoff: Scouting the CCL/ESCC White DivisionAug 20, 2025 4:18 pm - Carmel Corsairs 2024 record: 3-6, 0-3 Coach: Jason McKie 2025 schedule: Aug. 29 Grayslake Central; Sept. 5 at Lake Forest; Sept. 12 Providence; Sept. ...