Prep Sports
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Glenbard East football rebuilding from the trenchesJul 18, 2024 5:30 am - After reaching the playoffs again last year, Glenbard East’s football team seeks a return in 2024 with new faces on the offensive and defensive line.
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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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Cubs, Sox pick up Smiths; York’s Sloan selected by MarinersJul 15, 2024 3:16 pm - In the first round of Sunday’s MLB Draft, the White Sox chose Arkansas pitcher Hagen Smith, while the Cubs selected Florida State third baseman Cam Smith.
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Two years after scaling Everest, Lucy Westlake still reaching new heightsJul 15, 2024 6:00 am - Naperville North graduate Lucy Westlake, who two years ago became the youngest American female to scale Mount Everest, is now helping others achieve their mountain climbing goals.
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Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana taken by Cleveland Guardians with top MLB draft pick
Jul 14, 2024 9:14 pm - FORT WORTH, Texas — Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana was taken by the Cleveland Guardians with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft on Sunday n...
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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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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.
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Ranking the top area players taken in the Major League Baseball draftJul 11, 2024 3:17 pm - This week’s High Five looks at the top area players drafted by MLB teams.