Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The speech team at South High School placed second and North High placed fourth at the IHSA state meet Friday and Saturday.
It was a winning weekend for the speech teams at both District 99 high schools. Downers Grove South placed second and Downers Grove North placed fourth in the IHSA Individual Events Team State Championship at the speech state meet, held Friday and Saturday in Peoria. In addition, three students—Dan Leahy (South High), Natasha Prosek (South High) and Alex Buckley (North High)—were all crowned state champions in their individual events. South High Results South High’s team, led by head coach Nicole Carreno, captured second place in the state meet. Senior Dan Leahy was named state champion in Original Comedy, and also received third place in Prose Reading. Junior Natasha Prosek is state champion Humorous Interpretation. Three other students …
Friday, January 25, 2013
The Hinsdale South competitive dance team is going to state after a second-place finish in sectionals.
Following a second-place finish in sectionals last week, the Hinsdale South High School dance team is heading to state. This is the first year competitive dance is recognized as an IHSA sport. The Hornets finished second in the 2A sectional competition at Andrew High School in Tinley Park with a score of 73.07. That was just behind first-place winner Eisenhower (Blue Island), which scored 73.40. The team is set to perform Saturday evening at the state finals competition. Click here for a full performance schedule. Read more: Dancers from Downers Grove high schools are also going to state. The dance team is coached by Courtney Gillette, and Heather Riggs is an assistant coach. The roster includes: Lois Anderson (So.), Alexs Ardovitch (…
Friday, October 26, 2012
Chat live with Patch editors and get updates on this week's first-round playoff games.
Join Patch every Friday night to chat about high school football and get the latest scores from your favorite teams and their rivals. We’ll be updating the Illinois high school football scores throughout the evening. You can help us by posting scores in the comments and sharing photos from the games. Want to blog about high school football? Contact sports editor Ron Kremer to share your team’s latest news and scores. If you have scores throughout the game, comment below or tweet us @patchpreps. WATCH GAMES LIVE ON PATCH Click on the following games to watch live video or a replay: Bolingbrook at Sandburg / Bradley-Bourbonnais at Providence Catholic / Naperville North at Nequa Valley / Andrew at Benet / Lyons at Marist / Bloom at …
Monday, October 22, 2012
The Trojans (5-4, 2-4) finished their regular season with a 26-0 loss. They'll travel to Batavia at 7 p.m. Friday.
The No. 8 Downers Grove North football team will face No. 1 Batavia in the first round of the Class 7A playoffs Friday, the IHSA announced Monday afternoon. The game will be held at 7 p.m. at Batavia High School, 1201 Main St. in Batavia. The Trojans (5-4, 2-4) wrapped up their regular season Saturday with a 26-0 loss to Glenbard West (9-0, 6-0). The win marked the Hilltoppers' fourth undefeated season in five years, according to the Chicago Tribune. Batavia is also headed to the postseason with a perfect 9-0 record. If you are a super fan of any sports team you should be blogging on Patch. CLICK HERE to give your team an even bigger presence on Patch. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - There are plenty of ways to keep up on Downers Grove news…
Saturday, October 20, 2012
IHSA announced the first-round playoff pairings for the state football playoffs Saturday night.
After nine weeks of surprises, comebacks and powerhouses getting the job done, it's time to start the season that matters: the playoffs. The 256 high school football teams that qualified for the Illinois state playoffs learned their fate Saturday night when the first-round playoff pairings were announced. Teams are split into eight classes of 32 schools each based on enrollment. Class 1A is the schools with the lowest enrollment, and Class 8A has the highest. There's no other way to look at it: Class 8A is stacked with talented teams and lots of rematches. The top half of the bracket features the top two ranked teams in state in Maine South and Loyola Academy. The bottom half includes defending state champion Bolingbrook, which could be …
Friday, October 19, 2012
Chat live with Patch editors and get updates on this week's games as teams look to position themselves for the state playoffs.
Join Patch every Friday night to chat about high school football and get the latest scores from your favorite teams and their rivals. We’ll be updating the Illinois high school football scores throughout the evening. You can help us by posting scores in the comments and sharing photos from the games. Want to blog about high school football? Contact sports editor Ron Kremer to share your team’s latest news and scores. If you have scores throughout the game, comment below or tweet us @patchpreps. WATCH GAMES LIVE ON PATCH Click on the following games to watch live video or a replay: Addison Trail at Downers Grove South / Larkin at St. Charles East / Proviso West at OPRF / South Elgin at St. Charles North / Leo vs. Brother Rice / Benet vs…
Friday, October 12, 2012
Wheaton-Warrenville South tops Glenbard East 48-21; Benet stuns Marist 34-24 and more scores from around the state.
Join Patch every Friday night to chat about high school football and get the latest scores from your favorite teams and their rivals. We’ll be updating the Illinois high school football scores throughout the evening. You can help us by posting scores in the comments and sharing photos from the games. Want to blog about high school football? Contact sports editor Ron Kremer to share your team’s latest news and scores. If you have scores throughout the game, comment below or tweet us @patchpreps. Teams in bold are the winners. Check back after the games for links to additional coverage on Patch and other area media. NR=Not Reported as of publication time. WATCH GAMES LIVE ON PATCH Click on the following games to watch live video or a …
The Trojans (5-2, 2-2) will hit the football field at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Use Patch to watch the game live, courtesy of High School Cube.
Downers Grove North will look to take home the annual "Old Oaken Bucket" trophy as it takes on conference rival Hinsdale Central at home Friday. The Old Oaken Bucket game dates back to October 1935, when Hinsdale created a "Little Brown Jug" rivalry for its game against Downers Grove. Each year, the teams play not only for bragging rights, but to keep possession of the bucket. The Trojans controlled the series for the first 16 years—winning 10 and tying two—but the Red Devils took control in 1951 and won 20 consecutive games. After 77 years, Hinsdale leads the series with 43-31, with three games ending in ties. Downers Grove (5-2, 2-2), which hasn't controlled the bucket since 2006, will host Hinsdale Central (5-2, 2-2) at 7:30 p.m. at …
Friday, October 5, 2012
Join the PatchPreps live chat for Illinois high school football scores and news every Friday night. Chat live with other fans from the Chicago area or get a recap of the action this weekend.
Join Patch every Friday night to chat about high school football and get the latest scores from your favorite teams and their rivals. We’ll be updating the Illinois high school football scores throughout the evening. You can help us by posting scores in the comments and sharing photos from the games. Want to blog about high school football? Contact sports editor Ron Kremer to share your team’s latest news and scores. If you have scores throughout the game, comment below or tweet us @patchpreps. WATCH GAMES LIVE ON PATCH Click on the following games to watch live video or a replay: Lemont at Hillcrest / Carmel at Joliet Catholic / Sandburg at Bolingbrook / Benet vs. Nazareth / Notre Dame at Marist / De La Salle at Brother Rice / West …
Friday, September 28, 2012
Bolingbrook at Lincoln-Way East, Oswego at Plainfield East and more scores from around the Chicago area.
Join Patch every Friday night to chat about high school football and get the latest scores from your favorite teams and their rivals. We’ll be updating the Illinois high school football scores throughout the evening. You can help us by posting scores in the comments and sharing photos from the games. Want to blog about high school football? Contact sports editor Ron Kremer to share your team’s latest news and scores. If you have scores throughout the game, comment below or tweet us @patchpreps. Teams in bold are the winners. Check back after the games for links to additional coverage on Patch and other area media. NR=Not Reported as of publication time. Scores courtesy of IHSA.org and HighSchoolCube.com. For more scores and high school …
Mark Thoman
3:07 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
South has dominated Speech for decades, a record unmatched in any IHSA competition.. With North picking up the slack, the entire community can applaud the hard working students and coaches from both schools. Well done! more ›