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Monday, November 19, 2012

Girls Swimming: Downers Grove North's Gabby Sims Wins State Title

Sims, a junior, broke a pool record in the 100-yard freestyle, leading the Trojans to a sixth-place finish at the IHSA swimming and diving finals.

Downers Grove North junior Gabby Sims won her second individual state title in dramatic fashion Saturday, breaking the pool record in the 100-yard freestyle at the IHSA girls swimming and diving finals in Evanston. Sims posted a pool-record 49.57 in the freestyle final—the second-fastest time ever swum at a state meet. She also became one of only four swimmers in Illinois history to break the 50-second mark at a state meet, according to mom Janice Sims. Gabby Sims finished second in the 100-yard backstroke (54:02), the event she won last year. Finishing first was Glenbrook South senior Olivia Smoliga (51.43), who also won the 50-yard freestyle (21.99). Going into Saturday's final, Sims was ranked first in the 100-yard freestyle and second …

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Downers Grove North Swimmers Win Sectional, Break Pool Records (in Downers Grove Patch), DGN Swimmer Gabby Sims Excels Internationally (in Downers Grove Patch), DGN Swimmer Gabby Sims Wins State Championship (in Downers Grove Patch), and 3 more ›

Monday, February 20, 2012

Downers Grove South Speech Team Repeats as State Champs

DGS took first, DGN tied for second in the 2012 Speech state finals in Peoria.

The students of Downers Grove South High School's speech team are back-to-back state champions. DGS took first place at the state speech tournament in Peoria this weekend. It was the last state finals for long-time Head Coach Jan Heiteen, who retires in the spring. Downers Grove North tied for second with Oak Lawn High School.  The Downers Grove South Speech Team has been called the winningest in the state -- in the past five state finals, DGS took first place four times.  Student performances in individual events and performance in the round, in which students perform a 15-minute play, generate points that determine the team winner. DGS earned 42 points in the state finals, double the 20 points DGN and Oak Lawn each earned to tie for …

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Downers Grove South High School (in Woodridge Patch) and Downers Grove North High School (in Woodridge Patch)

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