Articles filed under High Schools
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Bears bring back Lake Zurich native SanbornMar 18, 2026 3:40 pm - Lake Zurich High School grad Jack Sanborn is back with the Bears. The linebacker agreed to a one-year deal after spending last season in Dallas.
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DuPage youth jazz ensemble chasing New York gloryMar 18, 2026 12:50 pm - The jazz stars of tomorrow can be found in DuPage County. The Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage will put its chops on display at the 31st annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival in New York City April 30-May 2.
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Boys basketball: Cook County All-Area captain Williams finishes 2nd on Fremd’s scoring list, but it’s the wins that mattered mostMar 17, 2026 4:28 pm - Fremd’s Jordan Williams knows the comfort of his Chihuahua. But when he sits and watches game film with “Lemon,” Williams, who is a throwback type player, knows that he c...
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Boys basketball: Fox Valley All-Area captain comes back to Kaneland, leads Knights to 68-3 record in two yearsMar 17, 2026 4:23 pm - Kaneland basketball coach Ernie Colombe admits he wasn’t sure what to expect when he heard that Marshawn Cocroft was transferring from Aurora Christian to join the Knight...
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Boys basketball: DuPage County All-Area captain Wright makes everyone better, guides Benet to second in stateMar 17, 2026 4:21 pm - The job of a high school point guard has many requirements. Regarded as the quarterback of the team, a quality point guard excels in many areas — ballhandling, passing, s...
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Boys basketball: Warren star Davis earns third Lake County All-Area captain award, continues improving as college offers growMar 17, 2026 4:14 pm - The documented all-time boys basketball scoring leader in Lake County history is currently playing on a 4-year, $156.5-million contract and plays half his home games in t...
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St. Viator’s high school hockey title shows sport’s growth in IllinoisMar 17, 2026 3:20 pm - The growth of high school hockey in Illinois continues.
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Judge denies pretrial release for teen charged in graduation party sexual assaultMar 16, 2026 3:17 pm - A 19-year-old Prospect Heights man accused of sexually assaulting a former classmate during a graduation party in June should stay behind bars in the DuPage County jail while awaiting trial, a judge ruled Monday.
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Who had the area’s top prep basketball performances last week?Mar 16, 2026 3:15 pm - High Five: This edition looks at the area’s top boys basketball performances from last week.
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‘The gift of wonder’: Naperville Central teacher encourages students to solve global issuesMar 16, 2026 9:06 am - It seems like someone who spent his early childhood in a town called Bad Axe might be pretty tough. In the case of Naperville Central High School social studies teacher Seth Brady, there’s some truth to that. Brady is the Illinois State Board of Education Far West Suburbs teacher of the year. He’s eligible for 2026 Illinois Teacher of the Year, announced this spring.