Articles filed under High Schools
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Freshman phenom Lani Akenten powers up for Burlington Central, leaving Jacobs to ask, ‘How do we defend that?Sep 02, 2026 12:40 pm - Burlington Central’s Lani Akenten came into her freshman season with a pretty high pedigree, but you never really know how a younger player will adapt to the varsity leve...
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Girls volleyball: Orucevic, Maine South have plenty to smile about after wild three-set comeback win at Rolling MeadowsSep 02, 2026 9:10 am - Maine South girls volleyball coach Jon Weiland says Hawks senior standout Safia Orucevic needs to smile more. Funny thing about that is that Orucevic hopes to provide pat...
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After graduating 4 starters, the kids are all right on Hersey’s offensive lineSep 01, 2026 5:53 pm - Hersey, the No. 2 team in Daily Herald rankings, starts a freshman and a sophomore on its offensive line.
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Flying starts: Round Lake, Elk Grove top list of notable 2-0 teamsSep 01, 2026 5:19 pm - Round Lake and Elk Grove lead the list of area teams off to surprising 2-0 starts this season.
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After ‘freaking out’ at first, Division I receiver prospect Colin McEniry becomes Marmion’s QB due to injurySep 01, 2026 10:09 am - This isn’t how Colin McEniry envisioned his final football season playing out at Marmion. Hardly. McEniry, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound senior receiver, was the CCL/ESCC Red’s o...
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Girls volleyball: Waubonsie Valley’s Zoe Kraslen improves by ‘leaps and bounds’ at new positionSep 01, 2026 10:00 am - Zoe Kraslen was a bit surprised when Waubonsie Valley volleyball coach Noel Soto asked her to play outside hitter last season. Kraslen, then a sophomore, had been a middl...
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Following in brother’s footsteps, Simon Hayes shows ‘unbelievable perseverance’ to lead Naperville CentralSep 01, 2026 9:39 am - The path that senior Simon Hayes has taken to become Naperville Central’s starting quarterback is about as far as one can get from a yellow brick road. But he’s golden no...
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Schmit: Who had the area’s top prep football performances of Week 2?Aug 31, 2026 3:49 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the area’s top prep football performances of Week 2.
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Neuqua Valley’s Gavin Majewski records an assist, but the Loyola recruit’s father wins final meetingAug 31, 2026 2:51 pm - Neuqua Valley senior midfielder Gavin Majewski knows that being a legacy gives you a name but not necessarily game. He has both. Majewski and his younger brothers, Nolan ...
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Why natural grass football fields are disappearing quicklyAug 30, 2026 5:58 pm - Four area high schools replaced their natural grass football fields with artificial turf this fall. There aren’t many grass fields left, but why has the switch become so popular?