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Tuesday, August 20, 2019

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Dave Oberhelman and Kevin Schmit host “Tailgating with Dave and Kevin” in a podcast format.

Prep Football | PODCAST: Tailgating with Dave and Kevin

PODCAST: Who are DuPage County's under-the-radar football players and teams heading into the 2019 season? Daily Herald prep sports writers Dave Oberhelman and Kevin Schmit discuss on this week's edition of Tailgating with Dave and Kevin.
From left to right, St. Charles North’s Catie Nekola, Sarah Arnold, Megan Furtney, Katelyn David, Emma Hayes and Isabella Spinazze show off their 2018 Class 2A state championship trophy. Nekola and Spinazze both return from that team and will be leaders for the North Stars this fall.

Prep Sports | Girls golf: Scouting Fox Valley

What does defending Class AA state girls' golf champion St. Charles North plan to do for an encore?
Four-year varsity golfer Rohan Vasudeva serves as captain for this year’s Vernon Hills team, which seeks its ninth-straight regional championship.

Prep Sports | Boys golf: Vasudeva, Vernon Hills look to carry on winning tradition

Four-year varsity player Rohan Vasudeva captains a Vernon Hills boys golf team that has won eight Class 2A regional championships in a row.
Four-year varsity golfer Joyce Bai hopes to help lead Stevenson downstate for the third year in a row.

Prep Sports | Girls golf: Consistency keys Stevenson's success

Led by four-year varsity starter Joyce Bai and a roster that keeps getting deeper, Stevenson's girls golf team looks to keep its success going this season.
Prospect’s Kelly Kavanagh, a Drake recruit, will help lead the Knights’ girls golf team this fall.
Prep Sports | Girls golf: Changes aplenty in Mid-Suburban League
Previewing the girls golf season for 2019 in the Northwest suburbs.
Barrington’s Dominic Scaletta returns to the links this season after finishing in a tie for 13th place at state last year.
Prep Sports | Boys golf: Barrington will try to maintain recent success
Previewing the boys golf season for 2019 in the Northwest suburbs.
Matt McQuillen is one of the top golfers at Dundee-Crown.
Prep Sports | Boys golf: Scouting Fox Valley
The Kaneland golfers will look for another early introduction to college life this fall.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com Waubonsie Valley’s Will Troy watches his putt just miss at the Geneva boys golf invitational Thursday at The Mill Golf Club in Geneva.
Prep Sports | Boys golf: Waubonsie Valley's Troy looks to take final step
A look at DuPage County boys golf this season.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com Hannah Martin of Naperville North hits her shot on the 9th green during boys and girls golf invitational in Naperville on Tuesday.
Prep Sports | Girls golf: Naperville North yearns for new glory
A look at DuPage County girls golf this season.
Warren football head coach Bryan McNulty gathers his players as the start of the 2019 season kicks off in Gurnee.
Prep Football | Warren has no plans to slow down this season
A few rain sprinkles had no chance of dampening a spirited group of Warren football players. Not after the Blue Devils' memorable -- infamous? -- road game in Week 2 of last season. After storms necessitated trips to Carol Stream on three consecutive days to complete a nonconference game against Glenbard North, Warren emerged with its first win of the year, 19-0.
Head coach Corey Olson leads Palatine High School football practice on Monday. The Pirates were 1-8 last season but return plenty of experience to turn it around in 2019.
Prep Football | From the beach to the gridiron, go-time is here
Beach bums, they were not. When players from the Hersey football team hung out at beaches along Lake Michigan this summer, they spent more time building muscles in the sand, instead of building sand castles.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Head coach Corey Olson leads Palatine High School football practice on Monday.
First day of high school football practice in the suburbs
Members of the Class 4A state champion Maine West girls basketball team watch as a highlight video is shown during the Daily Herald Prep Sports Excellence Awards at Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates on Thursday night. The team was awarded a Sweet Moments Award at the event.
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Edwardsville’s Aaron Young scores the go-ahead run in the eighth inning under the tag by St. Charles North catcher Marco Torres during the Class 4A state baseball championship game in Joliet Saturday. Edwardsville won the game 3-2.
St. Charles North vs. Edwardsville, Class 4A State Championship in Baseball
The Huntley Red Raiders pile on pitcher Brianna Bower after winning the Class 4A state softball final game against St. Charles East in Peoria Saturday.
Huntley vs. St. Charles East, Class 4A State Championship in Softball
St. Francis’ Kristina Sherwin wears her rally visor in the last inning against Sycamore in the Class 3A state softball final game in Peoria Saturday.
St. Francis vs. Sycamore, Class 3A State Championship in Softball
Montini players celebrate their Class 3A baseball state championship after defeating St. Laurence 6-3 in Joliet Saturday.
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