DuPage County Sports
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Softball: Barofsky powers Downers Grove North past Benet to reach sectional championshipMay 30, 2024 9:40 pm - Turnabout is fair play. Especially for Downers Grove North. After seeing Benet bang a three-run home run to take a two-run lead in the bottom of the sixth inning, Sophia ...
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Softball: St. Charles North edges Lake Park in 9 innings on Nelson’s game-winnerMay 30, 2024 8:42 pm - It was a struggle from start to finish, but when all was said and done No. 2-seeded St. Charles North pulled out a 2-1 victory in nine innings over No. 3 Lake Park Thursd...
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Boys lacrosse: Glenbard West handles Neuqua, will play for first state championshipMay 30, 2024 8:32 pm - One big step for the Glenbard West boys lacrosse program, but one giant one left to go. The Hilltoppers advanced to their first state championship game by knocking off Ne...
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Plackett takes the plunge as Naperville Central athletic directorMay 30, 2024 6:00 am - Jeff Plackett, longtime water polo coach, to be new athletic director at Naperville Central.
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Baseball: Ben Llewellyn, Downers Grove North, drop Neuqua Valley; Waubonsie Valley advancesMay 29, 2024 11:10 pm - Ben Llewellyn felt great and so did his fastball. The Downers Grove North senior held Neuqua Valley to just three hits and senior Jude Warwick blasted a homer run to lead...
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Baseball: Powrozek’s gem sends streaking Burlington Central past Benet, into sectional finalMay 29, 2024 10:51 pm - Burlington Central’s Chase Powrozek had full command of his pitching arsenal on Wednesday evening, when the second-seeded Rockets battled the top-seeded Benet Academy Red...
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Baseball: Ryder’s clutch hit lifts St. Charles North past South Elgin in 9-inning thrillerMay 29, 2024 10:13 pm - St. Charles North’s baseball team waited until the last possible moment for the big hit Wednesday evening. As darkness set in, Colin Ryder’s 2-out RBI single sent Jack Sp...
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Softball: Metz’s 15-strikeout one-hitter sends Wheaton North into sectional final; WW South ousted by OswegoMay 29, 2024 10:04 pm - Erin Metz has her routine, and she sticks to it. After every pitch, the Wheaton North senior and Valparaiso commit steps out of the circle and scoops up her rosin bag. A...
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Baseball: Glenbrook North ends Elk Grove’s Cinderella runMay 29, 2024 9:50 pm - Elk Grove had endured a pair of 8-game losing streaks en route to dropping 23 of their 29 regular season games and finishing dead last in the Mid-Suburban East. Then, all...
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Baseball: York’s seven-run eighth inning beats Lake Park in sectional semifinalMay 29, 2024 9:09 pm - With the game heading into extra innings in the first Class 4A St. Charles North sectional semifinal Wednesday, York coach Dave Kalal knew exactly what he needed to do to...