Benet Academy Sports
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Prep sports pictures of the weekJan 24, 2024 3:05 pm - Each week Daily Herald photographers capture local high school athletes at their peak. We hope that you enjoy looking at the “Week in prep sports photos through our lens”...
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Johnson, Thornton power past Benet 63-54Jan 20, 2024 10:42 pm - Watching the basketball squirt loose near halfcourt, Thornton senior Morez Johnson glided toward the basket with one thought on his mind. After enduring a physical, back-...
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Doyle honored to have jersey retired at Benet AcademyJan 16, 2024 4:18 pm - Benet girls basketball coach Joe Kilbride had a simple question for Kathleen Doyle, yet it was one she wasn’t sure how to answer. “Coach Kilbride asked me what I was doin...
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Benet doubles up Rolling MeadowsJan 15, 2024 6:54 pm - Ava Mersinger, the only freshman on the Benet roster, remembered the butterflies she felt in the first game of the season — the first of her prep career. “It was a little...
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Benet’s Heidkamp wins 400th gameJan 05, 2024 10:04 pm - The well wishers for Benet Academy coach Gene Heidkamp lined the hallway outside of St. Viator's Cahill Gymnasium Friday night. Heidkamp's Redwings had just beaten the ho...
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Benet finishes 2nd at Pontiac after pair of wild double OT gamesDec 31, 2023 7:39 am - The Pontiac Holiday Tournament was initially set up to simulate the experience teams go through at the state tournament. The state tournament no longer uses that format. ...
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Youthful Benet steps up to Pontiac challenges with quarterfinal victoryDec 29, 2023 4:54 pm - PONTIAC — Considering that Benet leans heavily on a number of underclassmen in its playing rotation, it is rather easy to think ahead to how good the Redwings might be in...
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Kerstein having fun helping Montini defeat BenetDec 28, 2023 9:31 pm - First, Nikki Kerstein beat Montini. Then she joined the Broncos. Kerstein helped Deerfield reach the Class 3A semifinals for the first time last season, eliminating Monti...
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Benet handles early wakeup call, Lockport with ease at Pontiac openerDec 28, 2023 1:57 pm - PONTIAC — There’s always a certain level of adjustment required in playing a 10:30 a.m. game to start any holiday tournament. Adding another wrinkle in Benet’s opening-ro...
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Benet heads to holiday tournament fresh off overtime victory against Naperville NorthDec 23, 2023 6:52 pm - High school basketball fans were given quite a show Saturday afternoon when Naperville North and Benet put on an overtime thriller in Naperville, but only the visiting Re...