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Football: Nazareth's Michael Love (@michaellove06) is the Suburban Life Player of the Year: @NazarethLGP @FootballNaz @NazFredFanatics.
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Women's Basketball: 'I dreamed of playing college basketball as long as I could remember, so I’m having fun and enjoying it.'. Ex-Benet star Kathleen Doyle (@KDoyle_11) has breakout season, helps lead Iowa to Elite 8: @BenetGBB @BenetAthletics @IowaWBB.
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'She had a community at the tips of her hands.' .Downers Grove North junior Beth Dunlap, a setter on the volleyball team, remembered for her work ethic on court, infectious personality off: @DGNVolleyball @dgnathletics @zainbando99.
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'He loved to make people feel important and special.'. Downers Grove high schools remember Jim Mizener, who announced football, basketball, volleyball, soccer and track at the two schools over the past 41 years: @dgnathletics @DGSSports @Dist_99.
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Bob Zinke, who has entertained fans for 25 years as Wheaton North's public address announcer with his baritone voice and eclectic wit, gets his Hall of Fame call: @AthleticsWNHS @wnsuperfans2018 @WNFalconHoops @CUSD200.
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PHOTOS: #Elmhurst fans of @NBCChicagoFire were ready for today's filming at Elmhurst Quarry. http://t.co/GyZg85cLUP
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Football: Jimmy Zydlow went through 12 rounds of chemotherapy after being diagnosed with Stage 3A Hodgkin lymphoma last June. He was in remission by January. On Friday, he scored @HitterFootball's first TD of the season:.@GWHilltoppers @GWWestNation.
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Football: With a talented roster led by Michigan recruit J.J. McCarthy (@jjmccarthy09) and Tyler Morris (@tylermorris2503), Nazareth isn't shying away lofty projections. First practice for the reigning 7A champs: @FootballNaz @NazFredFanatics @NazarethLGP
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Boys Basketball notes: York senior Jeff Grace (@JeffreyGraceII1), a cornerstone of memorable Dukes' teams the last two years, is this season motivated by the memory of his mother, who died in December. @bobnarang's story:.@mikedunn869 @YorkAthletics.
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George Wolkow (@gwolkow19) was at home, swimming with emotions, set to go fishing to take his mind off things, when he got a life-changing call: the White Sox were drafting the @DGN_Baseball star with the 209th pick. 'An unreal feeling.' @jwelge96's story:
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Football: Michael Love (@michaellove06), Nazareth complete road back to state, rout St. Charles North to win Class 7A title: @NazarethLGP @FootballNaz @NazFredFanatics @Diamond_Evans16 @jjmccarthy09.
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.@SamTaviani4 graduated with an accounting degree in May and had a job lined up. He also had a year of eligibility left at @football_ncc and unfinished business. The @DGNFootball alum realized it, helping lead the Cardinals to their second national title.
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Football: He starred at quarterback for Downers Grove North. Now David Edwards (@dedwards) is living his NFL dreams – as a lineman – with the Los Angeles Rams. "I never take it for granted.".@DGNFootball @CoachHoreniDGN @dgnathletics.
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Football: 'He has all the intangibles and ability. He has a rocket arm. I've never seen anything like it.'. With 30 offers, Nazareth QB J.J. McCarthy (@jjmccarthyy) is one of nation's hottest recruits: @FootballNaz @UMGoBlog @Buckeye_Nation @NazarethLGP.
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Here is the @MySuburbanLife All-Area football team:. @BlaszynskiJacek @JalenAnthonyBr1 @JuliusEllens @JoepEngbers @gonzalezisaiah_ @tjmcmillen44 @cterek77 @__justintaylor @matt_vezza_9 @L_Wallace16 @PierceWalsh7 @cam_will30 @BielawskiBen @gdude1104.
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#Addison Youth Soccer brings international @YouTube stars @SkillTwins to lead summer camp http://t.co/hTmdVEqwCS
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Football: Here is the @MySuburbanLife All-Area team:. @MichaelBrescia4 @Parkerbrown1515 @JoshuaBrown31 @kalebclousing21 @Enriquecruzz1 @ForcucciMark @Kyle_Franklin20 @HoehWes @sethkort @Jalen_Moore3 @elireed07 @TommyRitt @Sean_Allison18 @BielawskiDrew.
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Softball: Former Trinity star Abby Ramirez (@Abbers410) realizing pro dreams with Chicago Bandits: @Chicago_Bandits @trinityblazers @umichsoftball.
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Boys Basketball: "In my opinion, he definitely goes down as one of the best basketball players in York history.". York senior Nate Shockey (@NateShockey) is the @MySuburbanLife Player of the Year:.@vincedoran @YorkAthletics @YorkD205.
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.@YorkHSFC senior @ryderkohl, who led the Dukes to the 2021 state title and fourth place at state this year in a spectacular two-year run, is the @MySuburbanLife boys soccer Player of the Year. @bobnarang's story:. @YorkAthletics @YorkD205.
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Baseball: Ryan Turgeon (@ryan_turg), Nazareth headed to state after stunning seventh-inning rally: @Baseball_Naz @babymac19 @NazarethLGP.
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Here is the @MySuburbanLife All-Area team:.@Sean_Allison18 @gdude1104 @hcfootball @JefferyCoglian1 @rdansdill10 @FElftmann @jimmyliston64 @MabutasNick @tjmcmillen44 @MatthewSchager @JacksonMcWhinn1 @ConnorM42407009 @PierceWalsh7.
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Football: Michael Love (@michaellove06) gives Nazareth the spark it needs against Simeon, helps Roadrunners advance to Class 7A semifinals, writes @ChrisCasey22x: @NazarethLGP @NazFredFanatics @FootballNaz @jjmccarthy09 @Diamond_Evans16 @5EANKING.
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Here is the @MySuburbanLife All-Area girls basketball team:. @leneebeaumont30 @modemos_ @BenetGBB @GraceCarstensen @AmaliaDray @NazarethGBB @HaileyMarkworth @LTHSGirlsBBall @claire_hyde7 @SophieSully3 @sblacher12 @MontiniGirlsBsk @LadyWarriors4 @izzylee04.
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Football: "I'm never one to complain about playing time. I'll take what I'm given.". Tommy Weyer (@tommyweyer3), Nazareth role players play their part to get team to semifinals: @jlester312 @Mateo_Floreani @NazarethLGP @FootballNaz @NazFredFanatics.
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Football Notes: "He wants to do anything to help the team be successful.". Riley Theobald (@Riley_Theobald) wears two jerseys, is a do-it-all talent for Nazareth: @FootballNaz @NazarethLGP @NazFredFanatics.
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Football: Here is the @MySuburbanLife All-Area team: @BenetRedwings @DGSSports @HitterFootball @GBSraiders @hcfootball @HinsdaleSouthFB @iccpfootball @MontiniFootball @NazarethLGP @FootballNaz @WbFootball @wnfalcons @lemont_football @LyonsTwpFball.
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Baseball: Perhaps destined to be a catcher, Holy Cross commit Andrew McKenna (@andrew_mck10) emerges as a stalwart at Nazareth: @Baseball_Naz @NazarethLGP @NazFredFanatics.
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Football: Danny Healy had an interception and a fumble recovery, and Wheaton Warrenville forced six turnovers in a stunning 30-7 rout of the previously unbeaten Bulldogs. @JakeBartelson's story:.@WWSFB @RonMuhitch @WWSathletics @Tiger12thMan.
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Girls Basketball: “This is super inspiring.". Glenbard West's first 'Grow the Game Classic' celebrates growth in women's athletics: @gwgbb @mstutelberg1 @GWWestNation @GWHilltoppers @GWBoosters.
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.@matt_vezza_9 threw a 43-yard TD pass to @SpechtCharlie in the fourth quarter and @mattsutter_ had an interception in the final minutes as @york_dukes beat @HitterFootball 17-13 in front of a capacity crowd estimated at 7,000 fans. @bobnarang's story:.
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Girls Basketball: Nazareth senior Annie Stritzel (@anniestritzz) is the @MySuburbanLife Player of the Year: @NazarethGBB @NazarethLGP @NazFredFanatics @EddieStritzel @HarvardWBB.
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.@JanickiJimmy returned an interception for a TD, QB @OwenLansu12 tossed three TD passes and @noahbattle34 added a pair of scores, and @DGNFootball's defense held Normal Community to 68 yards in a 42-0 rout in a Class 7A semifinal. @bobnarang's story:.
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Football: In many ways, Bill Kleckner is @DGNFootball. He's been around for nearly half the program's 100-year existence. He's starting his 45th year – and still coaches with the exuberance of a 16-year-old: @CoachHoreniDGN @dgnathletics @zainbando99
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.@DGNHoops continued one of the best seasons in program history, knocking off No. 1 seed Young 47-44 in the Hinsdale Central Sectional semifinal. 'We wanted to come at these city guys.' @bobnarang's story:. @J_Stanton21 @dgnathletics @jacobbozeman7.
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Mike Jabaay caught a 40-yard Hail Mary pass in the end zone from senior quarterback @PaytonSalomon as time expired to give @lemont_football a dramatic 15-10 victory over @FootballNaz. Read the story:.@LemontAD.
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Led by a game-high 27 points from @nikkikerstein, @MontiniGirlsBsk pulled away for a 50-41 win over Quincy Notre Dame in the Class 3A semifinal and will play for the state title Saturday night. @Rgw114G's story:. @Montini_AD @MontiniCatholic.
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Baseball: Wheaton North's Jackson Gray (@jacksongray23) is the @MySuburbanLife Player of the Year: @wnfalcons15 @wnsuperfans2018 @AthleticsWNHS.
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Football: The Suburban Life All-Area team: @NazarethLGP @hcfootball @ICCPKnights @WWSFB @HitterFootball @MontiniFootball @MontiniCatholic @WbFootball @GEHS_Athletics @GE_Rams @FootballNaz @iccpfootball.
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And the @MySuburbanLife Athlete of the Week is. @jackcheney21 of @LyonsTwpFball! Congrats to all the nominees and thanks to all who voted. Our interview with Jack will be in this week's paper and online Thursday.
🚨 Less than 8 hours left to vote for for the .@MySuburbanLife Athlete of the Week! Nominees:.• Luca Davies, @hcsoccercentral.• @jackcheney21, @LyonsTwpFball.• @Hollytjohnson, @DGSCC.• @AbbyVWal, @TCSAthletics volleyball.
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.@Ryan_Sloan17 has a fastball clocked at 98. He comes from parents who were Division I athletes, and is projected as a potential first-round MLB draft pick. But first the Wake Forest commit wants to lead @Dukes__Baseball back to state. @bobnarang's story:.
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Girls Basketball: Montini sophomore Taylor Charles (@taylorrcharless) is the @MySuburbanLife Female Most Valuable Athlete of the Week: @MontiniGirlsBsk @MontiniCatholic @MCHSManiacs.
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Football: Nazareth senior Michael Love (@michaellove06) is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week: @NazarethLGP @FootballNaz @NazFredFanatics.
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Football: Gabe Berta (@BertaGabe) is the big hitter in Lemont's secondary: @lemont_football.
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.@DGN_Baseball senior @gwolkow19, who hit 2 homers – one a grand slam – and had 5 RBIs in a win over Plainfield East and hit a grand slam to beat Plainfield Central, is the @MySuburbanLife Athlete of the Week in an online vote. His Q&A with @jwelge96:.
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Volleyball: Downers Grove North senior and Villanova recruit Clare Delaplane (@clare_delaplane) is the @MySuburbanLife Player of the Year: @DGNVolleyball @dgnathletics.
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Football: "He's a kid that you can put him in any position on the football field and he'd be our best one there.". Willowbrook's Sam Tumilty (@samtums6) is the @MySuburbanLife Player of the Year: @WbFootball @WB_ATHLETICS.
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Football: Derrick Strongs Jr. (@DStrongs_Jr), Nazareth speed past Batavia into Class 7A final: @FootballNaz @NazarethLGP @NazFredFanatics @michaellove06 @jjmccarthy09.
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Boys Basketball: York junior Jeff Grace (@JeffreyGraceII1) is the @MySuburbanLife Male Most Valuable Athlete of the Week: @vincedoran @YorkAthletics @YorkD205.
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.@DGNHoops senior point guard @ThulinOwen showed no ill effects Tuesday from a long football season. Thulin scored a team-high 15 points, all in the first half, to lead Downers Grove North to a 56-47 victory over @HCRDBasketball. @bobnarang's story:.
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.@MardjetkoSage, who led @Lemont_Softball to its second straight Class 3A title, didn't allow an earned run all year and capped it off with a 24-strikeout no-hitter in the 3A final, is the @MySuburbanLife Player of the Year. @jwelge96's story:. @LemontAD.
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.@BenetGBB junior @leneebeaumont30, who led Benet to 30 wins and fourth place in Class 4A, is the @MySuburbanLife Player of the Year. 'I feel like Lenee is kind of a superhero who is just discovering her powers.' @jwelge96's story:. @BenetAthletics.
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Girls Basketball: Nazareth senior Annie Stritzel (@anniestritzz) is the @MySuburbanLife Athlete of the Week: @NazarethGBB @NazarethLGP @NazFredFanatics @EddieStritzel @HarvardWBB.
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Boys Basketball: 'I didn’t have the passion for football but had the passion for basketball. But something clicked in my head.'. York's Jeff Grace (@JeffreyGraceII1) juggling two sports, gearing up for bigger role: @vincedoran @NateShockey @YorkAthletics.
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Mary Bridget Wilson (@mb_wilsonnn) calls the secret to @NazarethGBB's quick hands defensively 'Mickey Mouse.' . She was an absolute pest with 6 of Nazareth's 15 steals in a win over @BenetGBB, snapping Benet's 40-game ESCC win streak. @jwelge96's story:.
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Turning past failures into triumph, @DGN_Wrestling senior @BielawskiBen won the school's first state wrestling title. He is the @MySuburbanLife wrestler of the year. 'His legacy is endurance.' @jwelge96's story:. @dgnathletics @DGNFootball.
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Football: Nazareth's Derrick Strongs Jr. (@DStrongs_Jr) is the @MySuburbanLife Male Most Valuable Athlete of the Week: @FootballNaz @NazarethLGP @NazFredFanatics.
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Girls Basketball: “I’m so proud of Melisa for not only making that shot, but taking that shot.". Sophomore Melisa Hadzic's buzzer-beating 3-pointer in OT sends Nazareth past Lyons to regional title: @NazarethGBB @NazarethLGP @LTHSGirlsBBall @EddieStritzel.
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.@JanickiJimmy's walk-off two-run homer rallied @DGN_Baseball to a 5-4 win over @HCReddevilBB, and continued the Trojans' record-setting season with their first regional title since 2015. 'I never lost faith in these guys.' @sschmid3's story:. @gwolkow19.
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This was a special group of seniors for Montini. They leave as state champions. @nikkikerstein scored 21 points, including five in the final 1:17, as @MontiniGirlsBsk outlasted St. Ignatius 50-44 in the Class 3A championship game. @Rgw114G's story:.
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Girls Basketball: Glenbard South's Lauren Cohen (@LaurenMarieCoh1) is the @MySuburbanLife Female Most Valuable Athlete of the Week: @GBSraiders @gsbbasketball @gbsathletics.
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.@SeanWinton3 threw for 277 yards and three TDs in his debut as @YorkDukesFB starting QB, and the Dukes won at Glenbrook South 35-17. 'We're not scared of that target. We want that.' @doberhelman1's story:. @LukeMailander @coachfitz.
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Football: Dual QBs Deontay Bell, Robert Brazziel lead Montini to first-round win past Woodstock North: @MontiniFootball @MontiniCatholic @MCHSManiacs.
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Girls Basketball: Annie Stritzel (@anniestritzz), Jovanna Martinucci (@JovannaM7117) enjoy sweet send-off for Nazareth in third-place game win: @NazarethGBB @NazFredFanatics @NazarethLGP @sophiacullotta @evans_kaylen.
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.@matt_vezza_9 ran for 153 yards and two TDs on a season-high 28 carries, and @york_dukes rallied from a three-point halftime deficit to beat @PHS_Football 24-10 for a program record 12th win and the Dukes' first semifinal since 2006. @sschmid3's story:.
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Boys Basketball: York senior Nate Shockey (@NateShockey) is the @MySuburbanLife Male Most Valuable Athlete of the Week: @vincedoran @YorkAthletics @YorkD205.
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Brian Filosa's 65-yard punt return for a TD provided @york_dukes the spark they needed in a 14-10 come-from-behind win at @WbFootball, and the Dukes held on to rebound from their first loss. @sschmid3's story:.@CoachFitzFball @YorkAthletics @WB_ATHLETICS.
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Girls Basketball: Annie Stritzel's (@anniestritzz) 36 points power Nazareth past Fenwick to second straight sectional title, writes @ChrisCasey22x: @NazarethLGP @NazarethGBB @NazFredFanatics @EddieStritzel @sophiacullotta.
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Jude Warwick's walk-off homer with one out in the bottom of the seventh sent @DGN_Baseball past Waubonsie Valley 3-2 to the program's first sectional title since 2004. 'It's an unbelievable feeling.' @RussellJHodges' story:. @dgnathletics.
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Kaden Cobb (@cobb_kaden), who overcame an injury scare in the spring to lead @FenwickFB to its first state title this fall, is the @MySuburbanLife Player of the Year. @bobnarang's story:. @FenwickAD @fenwickfriars @BallStateFB.
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Boys Basketball: Shooting Star – Hinsdale South senior and Iowa State recruit Zion Griffin (@BabyKd14) is the @MySuburbanLife Player of the Year: @HinsdaleSouthBB @HinsdaleSouthHS @CycloneATH.
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After leading @DGNHoops to fourth place in Class 4A in March, Trojans' senior guard @J_Stanton21 has seen his stock soar as one of the state's fastest rising prospects with 21 scholarship offers including Stanford, Bradley and Drake. @bobnarang's story:.
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Caden Pierce last year helped lead @HoopsGBWest to a state title. Now a freshman at @PrincetonMBB, Pierce and the Tigers are in the Sweet 16 – the first time for Princeton in 56 years. 'Caden is a winner.' @bobnarang's story:. @JasonOpoka @CadenPierce_3.
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Emilia Sularski (@ESularski) hit six 3-pointers – five in the first half – and scored a career-high 24 points in her second career start, powering @BenetGBB past previously unbeaten @BballNnhs. @bobnarang's story:. @leneebeaumont30 @BenetAthletics.
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Football: Diamond Evans (@Diamond_Evans16), Nazareth back at state to finish the deal: @NazarethLGP @FootballNaz @jjmccarthy09 @michaellove06 @NazFredFanatics.
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Boys Basketball: "He played great tonight, especially coming back from being sick.". Matt Reid (@mattreidd_) getting back up to speed, directs Benet past Naperville North: @colincrothers35 @BenetHoops @BenetAthletics.
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"This is for all those guys that came before us.". Deandre Holliday's (@realDH0415) huge pick-six sends Willowbrook to semifinals for first time since 1975: @WbFootball @WB_ATHLETICS @samtums6.
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Football: "He's an animal, a beast. He's really taken it to another level.". 'Crazy' Riley Theobald (@Riley_Theobald) leads Nazareth rally at Marist: @NazarethLGP @FootballNaz @jjmccarthy09 @tylermorris2503.
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Wednesday's roundup:.• @gwolkow19 slugs 2 homers, slam in @DGN_Baseball win.• @Baseball_Naz stays unbeaten.• @MardjetkoSage K's 10 in @Lemont_Softball shutout of Marist.• @ReaganXwaite 2 homers in @SoftballWn win.• @GBNVarsitySB, @wwssoftball2023 win.
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Girls Cross Country: Wheaton Warrenville South's Samantha Poglitsch (@SamPoglitsch) is the @MySuburbanLife Female Most Valuable Athlete of the Week:@tigerxctf @WWSathletics @Tiger12thMan @CUSD200.
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Softball: Montini senior and DePaul recruit Nikki Cuchran (@nikki0331) is the @MySuburbanLife Player of the Year: @montinisoftball @MontiniCatholic @MCHSManiacs @DPUSoftball.
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And the Athlete of the Week is. @mmasys21 of Willowbrook basketball! Congrats to all the nominees and thanks to all who voted! Our interview with Matas will be in this week's newspaper and online Thursday morning. @WBbball.
This week, you can vote for:. - Hinsdale South's @billy_durkin, averaged 17 points in 2 wins.- Timothy Christian's Hannah Schuringa, 30 points and 18 rebounds vs. Fenton.- York's Carley Schwartz, averaged 21.5 points, 6 3s in 2 wins.- Willowbrook's @mmasys21, 25 points vs. Metea.
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And the Athlete of the Week, in a huge come from behind win is. @holly_lueken of Downers Grove South girls basketball. Congrats to all the nominees and thanks to all who voted! Our interview with Holly will be in this week's paper and online Thursday. @DGSgirlsBBALL.
THREE HOURS left, and less than 50 votes separate @latik_murphy1 and @holly_lueken. Have you voted yet?.@Mortonathletics @DGSgirlsBBALL @DGS_SuperFans.
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Boys Soccer Player of the Year: Edwin Zizumbo (@zizumbo_edwin) emerged as a revelation for state runner-up Morton: @soccer_morton @Mortonathletics @Morton201.
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There’s been plenty of changes for @york_dukes since the end of last season, but expectations remain the same even after graduating several pieces from a Class 8A semifinalist. 'I'm excited to see how we stack up.' @bobnarang's story:. @CoachFitzFball.
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Indiana recruit @leneebeaumont30 and @ESularski each scored 17 points to lead @BenetGBB to a hard-fought 49-40 win at Carmel and Michigan State commit Jordan Wood. Bill McLean's story:. @BenetAthletics.
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Football: Playing with a heavy heart, Diamond Evans (@Diamond_Evans16) and Nazareth dazzle in first-round win: @NazarethLGP @FootballNaz @michaellove06 @jjmccarthy09.
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