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Members of the Downers Grove boys basketball team pose with their Class 4A fourth place trophy after loosing to New Trier the Class 4A state third place game on Friday, March 10, 2023 at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
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Downers Grove North savors its ride to fourth place state finish
Updated Mar 11, 2023 6:11 AM
Jim Thomas gathered his Downers Grove North players around for one last huddle as they waited to get their state medals with a simple message.
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Benet’s Niko Abusara hugs coach Gene Heidkamp following their team’s 59-42 loss to Moline in the Class 4A state championship game Saturday in Champaign.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Moline denies Benet state championship
Updated Mar 11, 2023 10:41 PM
Brock Harding and Brayden Fagbemi could not have entered this season with more dissimilar profiles.
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Downers Grove North’s Jack Stanton lunges inside of Moline’s Owen Freeman to score during the Class 4A state semifinal game on Friday, March 10, 2023 in Champaign.
Scott Anderson/sanderson@shawmedia.com
Downers North goes cold in state semifinal loss
Updated Mar 10, 2023 9:59 PM
Owen Freeman went nearly three quarters without a made field goal, and the 6-foot-10 Iowa recruit even had to run to the locker room for a fresh jersey after he ripped his No. 32.
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Downers Grove North huddles during their win over Kenwood Monday at the Class 4A UIC supersectional. The Trojans play Moline on Friday in the state semifinals.
Tony Gadomski/for Shaw Local
Downers Grove North’s run has community buzzing on eve of 1st state appearance
Updated Mar 9, 2023 6:54 PM
Jim Thomas took a few seconds to soak things in before tip-off of Monday’s supersectional, and took a look around the stands at UIC’s Credit Union 1 Arena.
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Benet’s Parker Sulaver (right) goes up for a shot against Rockford Auburn’s Amir Danforth during the Class 4A NIU Supersectional in DeKalb on Monday, March 6, 2023.
Benet ready for another challenge against New Trier
Updated Mar 9, 2023 5:53 PM
Gene Heidkamp’s Benet basketball team has done almost nothing but win this season.
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Downers Grove North’s George Wolkow (24) reacts to a shot during the boys 4A supersectional game between Kenwood Academy and Downers Grove North high school in Chicago on Monday, March 6, 2023.
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Hot-shooting Downers Grove North headed to state for 1st time
Updated Mar 6, 2023 10:49 PM
Jack Stanton found himself in the middle of a movie scene Monday night.
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Downers Grove North’s Maxwell Haack (14) takes the ball to the basket during the boys 4A varsity sectional final game between Hinsdale Central and Downers Grove North high schools in Hinsdale on Friday, March 3, 2023.
Tony Gadomski/for Shaw Local News Network
Downers Grove North takes down Hinsdale C. to win sectional championship
Posted Mar 4, 2023 1:00 AM
Senior Jacob Bozeman was on the verge of helping the Downers Grove North boys basketball team against Hinsdale Central with a fast-break dunk in the first quarter of Friday’s Class 4A Hinsdale Central Sectional final.
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Downers Grove North ousts No. 1 seed Young for 30th win
Updated Feb 28, 2023 10:43 PM
In past years, Young has turned into a slayer of dreams for many local opponents in the playoffs, including several West Suburban Conference Silver and Gold teams.
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Haack, Downers Grove North give home crowd a night to remember
Updated Feb 24, 2023 11:02 PM
Maxwell Haack, a 6-foot senior guard, scored a team-high 19 points, with three critical baskets in the fourth quarter as the Trojans held off Proviso East 73-62 to win the Class 4A Downers Grove North regional championship.
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Downers Grove North gets hot from deep, defeats Downers Grove South in regional semifinal
Updated Feb 22, 2023 9:09 PM
Owen Thulin is accustomed to his place in the background.
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Downers North tops Glenbard West in another hard-fought WSC Silver battle
Updated Feb 10, 2023 10:21 PM
With the talent in boys basketball the West Suburban Silver has, every game seems to turn into an all-out war.
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Hot-shooting Stanton, Downers Grove North take down Lyons in key Silver clash
Updated Jan 31, 2023 11:01 PM
Jack Stanton has had a routine since coming to Downers Grove North of making 150 shots before warmups. By that time, the 6-foot-2 junior guard knows if he’s feeling good or not on that particular night.
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Lake Park’s Camden Cerese defends Wheaton Warrenville South’s Braylen Meredith. Cerese said improving his defense has been a priority this season.
Mark Black/Shaw Local News Network
DuPage County boys basketball notes: Lake Park’s Cerese continues to shine
Updated Jan 18, 2023 7:48 AM
Lake Park junior point guard Camden Cerese is rapidly becoming a must-watch player in Chicagoland.
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Downers Grove North’s Ethan Thulin goes after the ball with Glenbard West’s Danny Monahan close behind during Friday’s game in Downers Grove.
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Downers North’s 26-0 run does in Glenbard West
Updated Jan 13, 2023 11:36 PM
Downers Grove North’s Jacob Bozeman saw an opening to make a final statement on Friday night.
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Downers North drops heartbreaker to Lyons, snaps 13-game win streak
Updated Jan 6, 2023 11:40 PM
After a sizzling offensive start to the year, Lyons found it challenging to score points for the second consecutive game Friday.
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Downers Grove North sweeps doubleheader from Mustangs
Updated Dec 19, 2022 7:52 AM
Breaking its season schedule down into a multitude of segments, Downers Grove North nearly aced the first one.
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Downers Grove North’s Jack Stanton (21) shoots the ball against York’s Logan Rice (23) during a basketball game at Downers Grove North High School on Friday, Dec 9, 2022.
Sean King/for Shaw Local
Downers Grove North edges York for 6th straight win
Updated Dec 9, 2022 10:47 PM
West Suburban Silver victories aren’t often pretty.
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Lake Park’s 4th quarter surge sinks Downers Grove North
Updated Nov 22, 2022 9:26 PM
Lake Park’s Camden Cerese pushed the ball up the middle of the court and saw fellow junior guard Dennasio LaGioia standing wide-open on the left wing.
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Last year was a dream season for coach Jason Opoka and his Glenbard West Hilltoppers. Opoka is pictured here with confetti coming down as his Class 4A state championship team was recognized at a rally at Fred L Biester Gymnasium. The Hilltoppers went 37-1 last year but graduated all five starters.
Patrick Kunzer/for the Daily Herald
Boys basketball: Scouting the West Suburban Conference
Updated Nov 21, 2022 5:08 PM
Here’s a look at what to expect this winter for the West Suburban Conference boys basketball teams.
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Members of the Downers Grove boys basketball team pose with their Class 4A fourth place trophy after loosing to New Trier the Class 4A state third place game on Friday, March 10, 2023 at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Scott Anderson/sanderson@shawmedia.com
Downers Grove North savors its ride to fourth place state finish
Updated Mar 11, 2023 6:11 AM
Jim Thomas gathered his Downers Grove North players around for one last huddle as they waited to get their state medals with a simple message.
full story »
Benet’s Niko Abusara hugs coach Gene Heidkamp following their team’s 59-42 loss to Moline in the Class 4A state championship game Saturday in Champaign.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Moline denies Benet state championship
Updated Mar 11, 2023 10:41 PM
Brock Harding and Brayden Fagbemi could not have entered this season with more dissimilar profiles.
full story »
Downers Grove North’s Jack Stanton lunges inside of Moline’s Owen Freeman to score during the Class 4A state semifinal game on Friday, March 10, 2023 in Champaign.
Scott Anderson/sanderson@shawmedia.com
Downers North goes cold in state semifinal loss
Updated Mar 10, 2023 9:59 PM
Owen Freeman went nearly three quarters without a made field goal, and the 6-foot-10 Iowa recruit even had to run to the locker room for a fresh jersey after he ripped his No. 32.
full story »
Downers Grove North huddles during their win over Kenwood Monday at the Class 4A UIC supersectional. The Trojans play Moline on Friday in the state semifinals.
Tony Gadomski/for Shaw Local
Downers Grove North’s run has community buzzing on eve of 1st state appearance
Updated Mar 9, 2023 6:54 PM
Jim Thomas took a few seconds to soak things in before tip-off of Monday’s supersectional, and took a look around the stands at UIC’s Credit Union 1 Arena.
full story »
Benet’s Parker Sulaver (right) goes up for a shot against Rockford Auburn’s Amir Danforth during the Class 4A NIU Supersectional in DeKalb on Monday, March 6, 2023.
Benet ready for another challenge against New Trier
Updated Mar 9, 2023 5:53 PM
Gene Heidkamp’s Benet basketball team has done almost nothing but win this season.
full story »
Downers Grove North’s George Wolkow (24) reacts to a shot during the boys 4A supersectional game between Kenwood Academy and Downers Grove North high school in Chicago on Monday, March 6, 2023.
Tony Gadomski/for Shaw Local News Network
Hot-shooting Downers Grove North headed to state for 1st time
Updated Mar 6, 2023 10:49 PM
Jack Stanton found himself in the middle of a movie scene Monday night.
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Princeton forward Caden Pierce dunks during a December 2022 game vs. Harvard. The former Glenbard West standout is having such an outstanding freshman campaign in college he’s in the thick of the conversation for Ivy League freshman of the year.
Photo courtesy of Sideline Photography/Ryan Samson
John Radtke returns! Re-entry begins with a look back at the legendary 2022 Glenbard West boys basketball team
Updated Mar 5, 2023 4:24 PM
Longtime Daily Herald prep editor John Radtke is back. Begininng Monday, and through the remainder of the high school sports season, he’ll be writing a column each week for the Daily Herald’s sports section. Re-entry begins, of course, with basketball.
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Downers Grove North’s Maxwell Haack (14) takes the ball to the basket during the boys 4A varsity sectional final game between Hinsdale Central and Downers Grove North high schools in Hinsdale on Friday, March 3, 2023.
Tony Gadomski/for Shaw Local News Network
Downers Grove North takes down Hinsdale C. to win sectional championship
Posted Mar 4, 2023 1:00 AM
Senior Jacob Bozeman was on the verge of helping the Downers Grove North boys basketball team against Hinsdale Central with a fast-break dunk in the first quarter of Friday’s Class 4A Hinsdale Central Sectional final.
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Oosterbaan, Hinsdale Central overtake Lyons in 2nd half
Updated Mar 1, 2023 11:01 PM
Ben Oosterbaan has not lost a game at Hinsdale Central since the week before Christmas.
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Downers Grove North ousts No. 1 seed Young for 30th win
Updated Feb 28, 2023 10:43 PM
In past years, Young has turned into a slayer of dreams for many local opponents in the playoffs, including several West Suburban Conference Silver and Gold teams.
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Address: 4436 Main St.
Downers Grove, Il 60515
Phone:630-795-8400
County:DuPage
Website:www.csd99.org/north
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