Schools Stories from September 18, 2021
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Girls volleyball: Downers Grove North surprises WW South in tournament third-place matchSep 18, 2021 10:06 PM - The prodigious skills of Campbell commit Gwen Wolkow keeps Downers Grove North in every girls volleyball match. But it is the steadiness of unheralded role players like middle hitter Isa Samsa and defensive specialist Alexis Casey that helps the Trojans win matches. The two seniors demonstrated that Saturday in Downers North's 25-10, 19-25, 25-13 upset of host Wheaton Warrenville South in the third-place match of the Wheaton Cup.
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Cross country: Diamond, Parisi help Benet keep pace behind Crystal Lake Central
Sep 18, 2021 9:14 PM - Crystal Lake Central, expected to be a formidable obstacle in Class 2A girls cross country, denied the Redwings the team title behind individual champion Hadley Ferrero and four complementary teammates in the top 20 to secure a 45-58 triumph over Benet. -
Girls swimming: Cary-Grove shows its depth to win invitational
Sep 18, 2021 9:13 PM - Cary-Grove might have come up short in first-place medals Saturday, but the overall work of the Trojans proved too much to overcome for the rest of the seven-team girls swimming field at the Woodstock North Co-op Invitational.
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Boys soccer: West Aurora wins game vs. Batavia played to honor Nicely
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Elk Grove happy to be home, and is now 2-2
Sep 18, 2021 9:04 PM - Elk Grove returned home to a huge crowd and scored a huge win Friday night. After playing on the road for the first three weeks this season, the Grenadiers made things look easy, rolling over Maine East 42-0. -
Girls swimming and diving: Prospect having fun, producing positive resultsSep 18, 2021 8:45 PM - Prospect girls swimming coach Alfonso Lopez says that his team has developed a mantra that helps them along during the season. "Don't forget the way we approached last season," he tells his team. "Apply that to this year, have fun, don't get down on yourselves because of bad swims or bad days. "Get to work, but also, enjoy yourself and stay relaxed. That's been good for us and we've shown really good results because of that." It proved true at Saturday's Knights-hosted Battle Royale, as Prospect finished second behind Highland Park.
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Girls golf: Stevenson outshoots Glenbrook South to win at Arboretum
Sep 18, 2021 8:19 PM - Stevenson's team, St. Charles North's Catie Nekola and Glenbrook South's Effie Perakis took top honors Saturday at the Stevenson girls golf invite, played at The Arboretum in Buffalo Grove. -
Girls tennis: Stevenson carves up the competition at Prospect inviteSep 18, 2021 6:39 PM - First-year Stevenson girls tennis coach Jose Morales sells medical devices when he isn't guiding a talent-packed team of Patriots. Saturday, at the Prospect "Power 8" invite, he must have thought often about the sales job as his top singles player, sophomore Sarah Wang, struck pure shot after pure shot against Glenbrook North freshman Katelyn Wu in the championship match at No. 1.
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Libertyville sets school record for points; Stevenson grabs 1st win
Sep 18, 2021 6:30 PM - The Libertyville football team scored enough points in its North Suburban Conference win against Waukegan Friday to last most teams multiple weeks. The Wildcats were 76-6 winners over the visiting Bulldogs -- the 76 points establishing a new program record for most points scored in a game, besting the previous mark of 70 set in a 1923 (yes, 1923) contest against New Trier. -
Glenbard West celebrates general's return with blowout victorySep 18, 2021 5:34 PM - With senior leader Nico D'Argento returning from injury to play for the first time this season, Glenbard West scored a decisive victory against visiting Proviso West to remain undefeated on the football season.
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