Articles filed under Sports Types
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Good to get the No. 1 pick? How top NHL choices have fared over the yearsMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - "Nothing is certain but death and taxes." All blue-blooded Americans know the famous quote from Benjamin Franklin, one from nearly 250 years ago that will never go out o...
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Softball: Downers Grove North holds off crosstown rival Downers Grove SouthMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - Downers Grove North pitcher Ava Gusel is pretty clear about her emotions when it comes to playing her crosstown rival. Many of the Downers South players are her friends ...
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Girls track and field: Burlington Central wins sectional crownMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - Burlington Central won the team title by 30 points with 112, and Plano tied Sandwich for fourth with 39 at the 14-team Class 2A Sterling Sectional at DuWayne Dietz Track...
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Boys lacrosse: Quick start carries Huntley past Hampshire in pivotal Fox Valley winMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - Huntley's seniors wanted to get a head start against Hampshire on Thursday after the Red Raiders started off slow against their rivals the last couple of seasons. They c...
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Girls track and field: Lake Zurich takes home sectional championshipMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - It'll be a loss for the Midwest, but a big gain for the East Coast. Vernon Hills senior Anna Todd will depart Illinois and enroll at the University of Massachusetts this...
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Boys track and field: Lake Park's Michelini owns discus and shot put ring; Batavia cruises to DuKane Conference titleMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - A slow group clap crescendoed around Tyler Michelini before he let out a ferocious last shot put attempt as white chalk dusted the air around him. Michelini, the No. 1-r...
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Boys track and field: Warren races to NSC crownMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - Warren had enough speed and depth to bring home the North Suburban Conference boys track and field title Thursday in Mundelein. Warren had six winners to post a score of...
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Girls track and field: Naperville Central impresses againMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - Haylie Hinckley had a goal before the school year to qualify for state in three sports - but even she thought it more a pipe dream. "I was thinking this is so unreachabl...
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Boys track and field: Grayslake Central makes it 3 straight NLCC titlesMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - Try as they may, there was absolutely no stopping Grayslake Central from winning its third straight Northern Lake County Conference boys track championship Thursday nigh...
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Gomes returns to Cubs after concussion, Amaya sent downMay 10, 2023 5:00 pm - Cubs catcher Yan Gomes returned to the starting lineup Wednesday against St. Louis, nine days after getting hit in the head with a batter's backswing in Washington. Mana...