DuPage County Sports
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Boys basketball: Balaskovits, St. Francis come out firing at Tosh ClassicDec 26, 2024 1:39 pm - Mark Balaskovits didn’t need to be reminded that St. Francis' 40-point first half Thursday morning was a little out of the norm. He’ll take it. “That’s sometimes more tha...
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Girls basketball: Farrell, Montini’s ‘glue kid,’ keys gritty win over Neuqua Valley at Montini Christmas TournamentDec 23, 2024 7:19 pm - Things don’t often fall apart for Montini, but when they do, Peyton Farrell is there to pick up the pieces. The 5-foot-9 senior guard/forward is the straw that never brea...
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Boys basketball: Tharwani’s big shots rally Marmion past Morris at Plano Christmas ClassicDec 23, 2024 5:30 pm - Ali Tharwani won’t back down from taking shots with the game on the line. The Marmion junior knows his teammates and coaches have his back. He also believes in himself, s...
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Boys basketball: St. Viator starts fast, tops Wauconda in Hardwood Classic openerDec 23, 2024 5:24 pm - Saint Viator woke up early and was ready to roll Monday morning in the opening round of the Wheeling Hardwood Classic. The Lions forced 7 turnovers in the first four minu...
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Girls basketball: Fanta puts the fizz in Downers Grove North offense, sparks win over Downers Grove SouthDec 23, 2024 11:01 am - Ady Fanta put the fizz in Downers Grove North‘s offense on Saturday. Fellow guard Campbell Thulin was not surprised. “I felt it before the game,” Thulin said. “We were sh...
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Boys basketball: Akkawi does double duty, helps lead Downers Grove North past Downers Grove SouthDec 23, 2024 10:59 am - Downers Grove North senior forward Aidan Akkawi does not have a nuclear reactor inside of him. But nobody, including him, has figured out where he gets his tremendous ene...
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‘Edgy’ Tim: A look at in-state FCS recruitsDec 23, 2024 6:00 am - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran takes a look at in-state recruiting for the FCS schools in Illinois.
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Boys basketball: Naperville North surges late vs. GrantDec 21, 2024 8:46 pm - Naperville North got back to what was successful before its Hinkle Holiday Classic first-round game with Grant got away Saturday afternoon. Grant surrendered the first 9 ...
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Girls basketball: Maine South gets back on track vs. Wheaton Warrenville SouthDec 21, 2024 3:37 pm - Maine South's girls basketball team entered Saturday's matinee with visiting Wheaton Warrenville South having dropped three of its last six games. But after a 61-32 nonco...
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Internal emails, texts show how Arlington Heights worked with school districts to strike Bears dealDec 21, 2024 1:15 pm - Email and text communications obtained by the Daily Herald reveal the extent of Arlington Heights' efforts to broker a tax deal with schools in hopes of luring the Bears away from the Chicago lakefront.