Articles filed under High Schools
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Next stop, Paris? Stevenson grad wins NCAA floor exerciseMay 05, 2024 3:34 pm - Perhaps we’ll see him at the Paris Olympics... University of Michigan gymnast and graduate student Paul Juda (Stevenson High School) won the floor exercise at the NCAA Ch...
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Daredevils: It takes a ‘risk taker’ to soar over a bar as high as a house just for sportMay 05, 2024 6:00 am - The skinny on pole vaulters is that they are a little off. A group that gets their kicks catapulting upside-down over a metal bar as high as a house. One must be “a littl...
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Softball: Third in state, then second — Antioch takes aim at state championshipMay 04, 2024 7:11 pm - Prior to coach Anthony Rocco’s arrival, the Antioch softball team wouldn’t exactly qualify as chopped liver. From 2005 through 2011, the Sequoits never had a losing seaso...
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Girls soccer: Libertyville pulls away from Vernon Hills in 2nd halfMay 04, 2024 6:13 pm - Libertyville overcame a sluggish first half of soccer to record a 6-0 victory over visiting Vernon Hills Saturday afternoon at sunny Walter Johnson Stadium. The NSC-leadi...
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Boys volleyball: Wheaton North edges Buffalo Grove in Fremd title matchMay 04, 2024 4:42 pm - Wheaton North was looking for a springboard. And the Falcons found one Saturday at the Fremd boys volleyball tournament. Wheaton North, which had not won a tournament all...
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From promises of no new taxes to Burnham, Bears’ latest stadium presentation sounded familiarMay 04, 2024 11:45 am - As Chicago Bears executives last week presented glossy renderings and extolled the virtues of building a new stadium on the city’s lakefront, one could hear echoes of sim...
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Baseball notes: Janicki, Downers Grove North poised for deep playoff runMay 04, 2024 9:01 am - Downers Grove North senior catcher Jimmy Janicki is ready for one last state run. Hailing from a school that has witnessed a resurgence in several sports – boys and girl...
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Boys track and field: It’s pronounced as a Neuqua Valley victoryMay 03, 2024 11:28 pm - Due to his name being mispronounced in middle school, Neuqua Valley senior Madhan Manikandaswamy has forever since been known as “Muffin,” or “Muffin Man.” When the Muffi...
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Boys track and field: Prospect continues strong spring with 2nd-place finish at ConantMay 03, 2024 10:49 pm - The 50th running of the Ron Gummerson Cougar Track Classic at Conant High School in Hoffman Estates had a unique format Friday. Outside of the four relay races, the rest ...
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Girls track and field: Prospect sprints to fourth straight MSL titleMay 03, 2024 10:26 pm - Barrington held an 81-80 lead over Prospect midway through the Mid-Suburban League girls track and field meet Friday night at Rolling Meadows. But the Knights were unstop...