Prep Sports
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Former Jacobs star Krutwig leads Loyola as one of top players in MVCDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - Most high school athletes moving on to the next level want to work on getting bigger and stronger, to adjust to the increased physical demands of college sports. Four ye...
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Former local stars Hart, Schmidt help Lewis adapt in crazy COVID seasonDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - When more than half of your team is out of commission, it's time to improvise. So Sam Quigley Smith laced up her own high-tops. She asked her assistant coaches to do the...
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Naperville coaching legend Smith dies at 98Dec 17, 2020 12:00 am - Some have called Dick Smith, who died recently at the age of 98, the greatest coach in Naperville history. Bill Seiple isn't going to argue with that title. Seiple playe...
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Legacy continues: More Hall of Fame honors for the Maine West girls basketball programDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - She made the "shot heard 'round Des Plaines" ... via Champaign. Moira Kennelly Pietrowski was a big part of the start of the Maine West girls basketball dynasty. A sharp...
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Bartlett's Hare takes her sharp shooting to St. LouisDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - Because of the pandemic, a number of players have committed to colleges the past eight months without being able to set foot on the campus of their future home. Not Bart...
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Long time coming: NIU guards Castro and Poisson are finally healthy and contributing in big waysDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - For obvious reasons, 2020 is a year none of us will forget. For Janae Poisson and Paulina Castro, this year might be worth remembering in a very positive way. This seems...
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While they play on, Indiana and Wisconsin face challengesDec 03, 2020 12:00 am - While winter sports in Illinois remain in "pause" mode, Indiana and Wisconsin high schools are playing. But not without significant challenges. The governors and health ...
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Late start doesn't stop Hernandez from reaching new heightsNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - Growing up, Justina Hernandez found herself in cheer and gymnastics, enjoying every minute of it. She got to sixth grade, and her parents told her she was going to try b...
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Wheeling's Terrell is determined to reach his goalsNov 21, 2020 12:00 am - The ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic likely will be far-reaching in all aspects of life. Jaden Terrell, and probably many high school athletes like him, has alrea...
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Moriarty excited about Big Ten futureNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - During Kendall Moriarty's freshman year at Benet she played volleyball, basketball and soccer. It wasn't a hard decision to stick with basketball the next three years. "...