DuPage County Sports
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How this 1980s St. Edward star got connected to the top-ranked South Carolina women's teamMar 12, 2023 1:00 am - Having good connections in the sports world can many times provide one with lucrative dividends. Just ask Maureen Mueller Kremer. Kremer, a Bartlett native and 1988 St. ...
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Downers Grove North savors its ride to fourth place state finishMar 11, 2023 12:00 am - Jim Thomas gathered his Downers Grove North players around for one last huddle as they waited to get their state medals with a simple message. Smile. The Trojans' two ga...
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Benet overcomes Kunka injury, advances to state championship gameMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - Gene Heidkamp broke down in tears in the middle of his press conference Friday. It's a sight not typically associated with a winning coach. That's how much B...
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Voice of late Burlington Central PA announcer Mark Einwich continues to resonateMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - Can you still hear Mark Einwich's voice? Burlington Central High School athletes and coaches, past and present, and spectators at Rockets football and basketball games s...
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Moline denies Benet state championshipMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - Brock Harding and Brayden Fagbemi could not have entered this season with more dissimilar profiles. Their off-court style couldn't be more different, too. Ha...
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Downers North goes cold in state semifinal lossMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - Owen Freeman went nearly three quarters without a made field goal, and the 6-foot-10 Iowa recruit even had to run to the locker room for a fresh jersey after he ripped h...
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Benet ready for another challenge against New TrierMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - Gene Heidkamp's Benet basketball team has done almost nothing but win this season. It's the one loss, though, that sticks with him - in a good way. Four hours after knoc...
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Downers Grove North's run has community buzzing on eve of 1st state appearanceMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - Jim Thomas took a few seconds to soak things in before Tip-Off of Monday's supersectional, and took a look around the stands at UIC's Credit Union 1 Arena. It was quite ...
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Girls track and field: Schwartz returns for Jacobs, wins 3,200 at FVC meetMar 08, 2023 12:00 am - The long mission back for Jacobs sophomore Bailey Schwartz began with promise Tuesday night at the Fox Valley Conference indoor meet hosted by Huntley High School. Schwa...
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Coach: Madness of March hitting strong at Oakton CollegeMar 08, 2023 12:00 am - Here they go again. The run-and-gun, full-court pressing, never-heard-of-"slow down basketball" Oakton College women's team is making another run at the National Junior...