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Elk Grove’s Ken Grams would have celebrated 55 years announcing football games at the school on Friday night until the COVID-19 pandemic postponed the season.
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For first time in 55 years, Elk Grove’s Grams will miss not being in booth
Updated Aug 28, 2020 9:57 AM
Elk Grove’s Ken Grams would have been in the press box Friday night for the 55th straight year, announcing the school’s first football game of the season, a season postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bart Miller is the new offensive line coach at Illinois.
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Illini turn to Elk Grove grad Miller to coach O-line
Updated Jan 4, 2021 3:46 PM
Bart Miller, an Elk Grove graduate, is the new offensive line coach at the University of Illinois.
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Elk Grove’s Ian Ridge, right, has been invited to participate in the Tiki Bowl in Hawaii in December.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Aloha for Ridge: Elk Grove football star Ian Ridge invited to Tiki Bowl
Updated May 7, 2020 5:53 PM
Elk Grove star running back Ian Ridge has been invited to participate in the 2020 Hawaii Tiki Bowl in December.
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Grant Blaney gives a pregame pep talk to the 2011 Buffalo Grove football team after the school’s stadium was dedicated to him. Blaney, who coached the Bison to the 1986 state championship, died Tuesday at 85.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Grant Blaney, Buffalo Grove coaching legend, dies at 86
Updated Jan 14, 2021 4:06 PM
Grant Blaney, who led the Buffalo Grove High School football team to the 1986 Class 6A title, died Tuesday at 86.
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Hersey’s Ryan Gudaitis, a three-sport athlete, has committed to play football for Illinois State University.
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Hersey three-sport athlete Gudaitis will move on to Illinois State
Updated Nov 18, 2020 1:29 PM
Three-sport athlete Ryan Gudaitis of Hersey isn’t happy with all of his idle time in 2020 but is thrilled that he will be playing football next year at Illinois State.
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Glenbard West’s Braden Spiech passes the ball against Hinsdale Central last season.
Mike Mantucca for the Daily Herald
A fall without football: Local seniors tell us their thoughts
Updated Aug 28, 2020 4:17 PM
Friday was supposed to be opening night for the 2020 high school football season. But due to COVID-19 restrictions, the IHSA has postponed the season to the spring of 2021. We asked five local seniors to write their thoughts about not playing football this fall.
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Antioch football coach Brian Glashagel has found new ways to engage with his players as they prepare for a spring season.
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How high school football coaches are helping players stay in shape
Updated Aug 19, 2020 11:37 AM
Backpacks. Milk jugs. Bands. That could be the formula for a productive stay-at-home fall workout regimen for idling football players all across the suburbs.
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Illinois offensive lineman and Prospect graduate Alex Palczewski celebrates with wide receiver Donny Navarro after a touchdown against Iowa last season.
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Prospect grad Palczewski sees his senior season at Illinios get cancelled
Updated Aug 15, 2020 9:05 PM
Former Prospect offensive lineman Alex Palczewski was prepping for his senior season at Illinois when the Big Ten announced its decision to cancel all fall sports due to concerns about COVID-19. Palczewski is disappointed but understands all to well, thanks to his mom, how serious this problem is.
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Sam Baker calls out a play during a football practice at Grayslake North. Baker recently was named the new head coach at Rolling Meadows and one of his challenges has been how to communicate with his new team during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New fall coaches adjust without normal summer schedule
Updated May 20, 2020 8:22 AM
Those who are going to begin their varsity coaching career this fall are adapting to changes without their normal summer schedule to prepare for it.
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Former Rolling Meadows quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was the starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers in the 2020 Super Bowl.
JOE LEWNARD | Staff
Top Ten QBs: Jimmy Garoppolo of Rolling Meadows (No. 2)
Updated May 5, 2020 11:07 AM
Editor’s note: The Daily Herald is counting down the Top 10 high school quarterbacks over the past 20 years, two at a time. We continue today with Jimmy Garoppolo of Rolling Meadows (No. 2)
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Wheaton North quarterback Clayton Thorson joins a long line of great program quarterbacks that includes Chuck Long and Kent Graham.
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Top Ten QBs: Clayton Thorson (Wheaton North, No. 6), Tommy Zbikowski (Buffalo Grove, No. 5)
Updated May 2, 2020 8:27 AM
Wheaton North graduate Clayton Thorson is among the top quarterbacks in program history.
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St. Viator’s Jeremiah Pittman (55) is just one of the many Illinois high school football players coping with the IHSA’s suspension of summer contact days.
John Starks | Staff
Loss of team bonding concerns high school football coaches, players
Updated Apr 30, 2020 9:10 PM
Football coaches and players around the area are dealing with the IHSA’s suspension of summer contact days due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
MID-SUBURBAN EAST
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Colors:Forest Green/New Gold
Address: 500 W. Elk Grove Blvd.
Elk Grove Village, Il 60007
Phone:847-718-4400
County:Cook
Website:http://eghs.d214.org/