Prep Football
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Downers Grove North coach Wander steps downNov 08, 2017 12:00 am - As John Wander approached a difficult decision, one thought stayed front and center in his mind. "It's great to go out on your own terms," he said. Wander did just that...
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Batavia, Marmion just happy to play another weekNov 08, 2017 12:00 am - A practice countdown hangs in a Batavia High School hallway for all the Bulldogs to see. The five sheets of paper serve as a stark reminder to the finality of November ...
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Two of state's best football programs finally going to meetNov 08, 2017 12:00 am - They've combined for 63 playoff football appearances, 13 championship games and eight state titles. And they've never played each other until now. Remarkably, Naperville...
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New era for Red Grange Award, same valuesNov 08, 2017 12:00 am - Keith Burlingame never saw it coming. Forty-three years later he's glad it did. "Even today it still means something," said Burlingame, an international aluminum magnate...
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Jessen, Willowbrook on the riseNov 07, 2017 12:00 am - DuPage County lost a bunch of good playoff football teams last weekend, but the season marches on. This week's Eyes on Five edition takes a look at what remains among th...
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Images: Palatine vs. Edwardsville, playoff footballNov 04, 2017 3:00 pm - The Palatine High School football team hosted Edwardsville High School in the second round of the IHSA football playoffs in Palatine. ...
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Images: Grayslake North vs. Belvidere North footballNov 04, 2017 1:00 am - The Grayslake North Knights hosted the Belvidere North Blue Thunder for round two Class 6A state football playoff action on Saturday, Nov. 4 in Grayslake. ...
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Glenbard West falls to OswegoNov 04, 2017 1:00 am - The fine line between winning and losing, especially in the IHSA football playoffs, is incredibly minute. The difference can come down to one play. But for Glenbard West...
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Benet gets a kick out of triumphNov 04, 2017 1:00 am - Victor Karam felt less than confident as his 41-yard field-goal attempt bounced off the top of the crossbar and floated toward uncertainty. "I thought, 'I'm going to mi...
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Batavia tops Wheaton North in OT thrillerNov 04, 2017 1:00 am - Batavia quarterback Riley Cooper had a hunch which play would work in overtime. With his team trailing visiting Wheaton North by a field goal, Cooper got the play he wan...