Kane County Sports
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Hazardous conditions on Fox River prompt temporary ban on recreational boatingJul 19, 2024 8:12 am - High water levels and swift currents have created “conditions significantly hazardous” for boaters on large portions of the Fox River, officials reported.
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Looking at six of the area’s top high school senior football recruitsJul 19, 2024 6:00 am - Six weeks away from opening night for IHSA prep football, we’re looking at six of the area’s top senior recruits.
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Gearing up for the Grit: Criterium bike race series begins this week in suburbs, ChicagoJul 18, 2024 4:25 pm - The Chicago Grit bike racing series, formerly known as the Intelligentsia Cup, comes to 10 metropolitan locations from July 19-28.
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York’s Sloan tops list of local players drafted by Major League BaseballJul 18, 2024 1:57 pm - Here’s a rundown of local players chosen in this week’s MLB Draft, led by York right-hander Ryan Sloan in the second round.
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‘Like home’: Just a junior, Fremd’s O’Brien committed to NorthwesternJul 16, 2024 6:00 am - Entering his junior season at Fremd, quarterback Johnny O’Brien already is committed to Northwestern University.
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A ‘wing-banger’ of a workout for suburban football teams at Downers Grove South’s 7-on-7Jul 13, 2024 6:32 pm - Montini gets psyched up to face larger schools at an event like Downers Grove South’s “Hit Hard” 7-on-7 on Saturday. Even with 10 returning defensive starters and eight ...
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Hanging with the best in the world: West Aurora graduate Carlini eager for Olympic volleyball, village lifeJul 12, 2024 8:39 pm - Something Lauren Carlini has dreamed about since seventh grade is now a couple weeks away, and the Olympic volleyball standout from Aurora can't wait. Carlini became a me...
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Reflections and lessons learned on anniversary of cyclist’s deathJul 12, 2024 7:10 am - July 10 marked the second anniversary of a crash that is hard not to memorialize. Nancy Nozicka, pedaling the St. Mary’s Road shoulder near Libertyville, a frequent route for her — not even a mile from her home — was killed by a motorist drifting right.
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Counting down: Here are 7 prep football opening games we’re looking forward to watchingJul 12, 2024 6:00 am - We’re beginning our countdown to prep football this week, starting with the area’s top seven season openers.
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For high school football’s big men, a challenge of their ownJul 11, 2024 10:04 pm - Started in 1999 by former St. Charles High School line coach Mike Powers and brought to West Aurora with Powers and now-retired head coach Buck Drach in 2006, the Battle of the Big Butts continues as a premier summer competition for offensive and defensive linemen under the direction of Blackhawks assistant football coach Mike Runge and head coach Nate Eimer.