DuPage County Sports
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Softball: Elk Grove knocks off defending MSL East champ HerseyApr 21, 2025 9:28 pm - Over his 44 seasons as the Elk Grove softball coach, Ken Grams said he recalls very few catchers he's sent out behind the plate who called their own pitches. "Maybe one o...
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Boys volleyball: Downers Grove North’s balanced attack overwhelms Riverside-BrookfieldApr 21, 2025 8:56 pm - Senior outside hitter Aiden Akkawi is unquestionably Downers Grove North’s best player. But the Trojans are more like an army than a one-man gang. “I feel like we’re real...
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Baseball: Reeder’s gem lifts Naperville Central over Naperville NorthApr 21, 2025 8:53 pm - Senior left-hander Chase Reeder pitched a 2-hit complete game and received just enough offensive support, as Naperville Central’s baseball team opened its 3-game series w...
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Baseball: St. Charles North hands Libertyville its first lossApr 19, 2025 4:15 pm - Following a rough series with DuKane Conference foe Wheaton North this past week, St. Charles North’s baseball team looked to hit the reset button against state-ranked Li...
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Girls soccer: St. Charles North snaps 3-game skid with shutout victory over BataviaApr 17, 2025 10:43 pm - St. Charles North’s Emmy Skidmore thought that she could escape the goal in her junior season. After spending each of her first two seasons as a backup on the junior vars...
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Track and field: Benet’s Jenke steps into spotlight at Gus Scott inviteApr 17, 2025 10:31 pm - It’s Keira Jenke’s time now at Benet Academy and she’s taking full advantage. The junior runner is no longer buried in the shadows of Redwings distance star Deliah Helenh...
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Baseball: Blackwell’s gem, big offensive effort send Hersey to MSL win over ConantApr 17, 2025 9:02 pm - Hersey saw an early lead dissipate in a one-run loss to Prospect on Wednesday. When the Huskies grabbed a similar advantage in their first trip to bat at Conant on Thursd...
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Is there still a need to police offensive school nicknames?Apr 17, 2025 6:09 pm - State legislators are pushing to ban school nicknames, mascots and imagery viewed as derogatory toward Native Americans. But is such a bill even necessary anymore?
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Former NIU coach Lee Corso to retire from ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ after four-decade runApr 17, 2025 11:00 am - Lee Corso's nearly four-decade run on ESPN's "College GameDay" is coming to an end. Corso, the longtime ESPN broadcaster and former coach widely known for his endearing expressions and elaborate headgear picks, is set to retire after a career with the show that began in 1987, ESPN announced. His final broadcast will be Aug. 30 — Week 1 of the 2025 college football season — the network said, adding that additional programming to celebrate Corso is also planned.
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Boys lacrosse: Springer’s late goal lifts Naperville North over rival CentralApr 16, 2025 10:14 pm - Nothing seems to get a team going as much as playing a crosstown rival. Wednesday’s boys lacrosse battle between Naperville North and Naperville Central brought the best ...