Will County Sports
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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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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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DuPage County All-Area Girls Basketball Captain: Lenee Beaumont, BenetMar 07, 2023 12:00 am - Near the midpoint of her career, Lenee Beaumont hit a crossroads that would change the arc of her future. After a promising first two seasons playing on the varsity, Bea...
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Metamora knocks off MarmionMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - As the Marmion huddle broke for one final time, a fan-made sign flashed directly across the Cadets' bench. "The job is not finished" it read. Metamora, ultimately, was t...
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Benet's bound for state in style after supersectional routMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - It took a game-winning shot at the buzzer for Benet to reach Monday's Class 4A NIU supersectional game against Rockford Auburn. The Redwings were well on their way to ea...
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Benet digs out of early hole, but falls short to O'Fallon in state final thrillerMar 04, 2023 12:00 am - NORMAL - Lenee Beaumont slowly walked backed down the court, a solitary figure alone in her thoughts after her last shot. Beaumont willed Benet to a gutsy comeback from ...
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Marmion upsets Burlington Central to win sectional crownMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - Marmion's plan against Burlington Central was to strike first, be the aggressor and do to the Rockets what they had done so frequently to their opponents. The Cadets pul...
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Trimberger's last second free throws lift Benet over Geneva in state semifinalsMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - NORMAL - Samantha Trimberger chose to focus on the positive potential of an outcome, rather than the pressure of the situation. One shot, and she'd be a hero. The Benet ...
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Benet survives Geneva on Fagbemi's last-second shotMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - He just had to grab the ball and put it back up and in. Benet Academy's Brayden Fagbemi made the biggest play of the game to save the top-ranked Redwings' season and sta...