Prep Sports
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Maine West's Van Fleet has qualities beyond compareMay 26, 2020 1:00 am - The 2019 IHSA Class 4A girls basketball state championship medal has a spot in Dylan Van Fleet's bedroom. But Van Fleet, who helped lead the Warriors to the Class 4A sta...
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Girls soccer: Barrington had high hopes as nation's top-ranked teamMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Not many teams can say they started the girls soccer season ranked No. 1 in the nation and finished No. 1. Unfortunately, Barrington did it this spring without playing a...
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High school sports dynasties: Boys No. 10, Naperville North boys soccerMay 09, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: The Daily Herald is counting down the Top 10 boys and girls high school sports dynasties over the past 20 years, two at a time. We start today at No. 10 w...
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Girls soccer: Juggling act for Carmel coach Kile during pandemicMay 05, 2020 1:00 am - An 11-month-old at home. Pregnant again - a girl this time. A head-coaching career on hold. An up-close view of how a novel virus is staggering our world. But then, firs...
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Boys soccer: Marmion tabs Alvarez new soccer coachMay 04, 2020 1:00 am - Marmion named 2003 graduate Gerardo Alvarez its new soccer coach. Native to Argentina, Alvarez's family moved to Aurora in 1991. In his junior season at Marmion he broke...
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Halt of spring sports denies these potential record-breakersApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - Fourteen wins. For a Benet soccer team that broke school records the past two seasons with 20 and then 24 victories, 14 was well within its reach. Those 14 wins would ha...
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Fremd's Allie and Liz Prigge realize the advantages to being twinsApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - When it comes to staying home these days, there is an advantage to having a twin. Especially when the twins are top-notch athletes. Not to mention members of Fremd's sta...
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Neuqua Valley alum Oyster never far from homeApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - Having played soccer collegiately in Los Angeles, professionally in Newcastle, Australia, Washington, D.C., Boston, Seattle and now Houston, Megan Oyster has come to app...
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Travel teams adjusting to life without sportsMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Not long after kids start playing travel baseball, thoughts often turn to their 12U season and a summer trip for a tournament in Cooperstown, N.Y. It's a highlight for e...
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Palatine grad Oleksak has standout freshman season at Marian U.Mar 20, 2020 1:00 am - It's been quite a rookie season at Marian University for Erin Oleksak. Last fall, the former Palatine standout played soccer for the Knights and became the first NAIA Al...