DuPage County Sports
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A labor of love: Suburban baseball and softball coaches and their players take special care of their fieldsApr 07, 2024 6:00 am - Cutting the infield grass, raking the infield dirt and tamping down the pitcher’s mounds is all part of many baseball and softball teams’ postgame routines and a way they show pride in their program.
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More suburban high schools are turning to baseball and softball turf fields, but is it a good thing?Apr 07, 2024 6:00 am - For nearly 30 years one of the joys for Barrington softball coach Perry Peterson was regularly making sure the “Fields of Dreams” lived up to its name. Now it’s a bit dif...
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Girls soccer: Stark’s birthday goal helps St. Charles Noth drop Naperville CentralApr 06, 2024 9:17 pm - Birthdays are always better with a surprise. St. Charles North senior forward Laney Stark prefers to not be surprised on her birthday – at least when she’s playing a socc...
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Boys track and field: The life of Riley just got longerApr 06, 2024 8:52 pm - Illinois’ fastest short sprinter this boys indoor track season rediscovered how demanding even a 100-meter dash can be outdoors, Saturday at Wheaton North’s Best 4. “It’s...
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Girls track and field: Depth helps Metea Valley take 2nd at own inviteApr 06, 2024 8:14 pm - It's early in the outdoor high school track season and the Metea Valley girls track team faced its first invitational of the spring, its own on Saturday. The Mustangs sta...
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Boys track and field: Neuqua Valley finishes 2nd at SCE inviteApr 06, 2024 6:57 pm - It was a record shattering day for Neuqua Valley senior pole vaulter Nick Pennington. Pennington, who vaulted 15 feet, 7 inches to claim first place at Saturday's Elmore ...
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Girls track and field: Lake Zurich dominates field at Buffalo GroveApr 06, 2024 6:45 pm - Everyone knew that the Lake Zurich girls were going to have a strong track and field team this spring, and the Bears showed that was true Saturday afternoon at the Buffal...
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Boys volleyball: New Trier downs Wheaton North to take title at WarrenApr 06, 2024 6:01 pm - Warren hosted its annual boys volleyball invite on their Almond Road campus on the west end of Gurnee this weekend. The two-day, 24-team competition began with eight thr...
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Softball: Oswego hands Wheaton Warrenville South 1st lossApr 06, 2024 5:48 pm - Aubriella Garza doesn’t have to worry too much when she runs into trouble in the pitcher’s circle. Jaelynn Anthony has her back. The two girls are an effective tag team f...
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‘Least-hairy option’: School leaders believe Arlington Heights Bears stadium still in playApr 06, 2024 5:15 am - Three Arlington Heights-area school district superintendents say they’re being mischaracterized for potentially quashing the deal to bring the Bears to town, and question...