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Dave Oberhelman and Kevin Schmit host "Tailgating with Dave and Kevin" in a podcast format.
PODCAST: Tailgating with Dave and Kevin
Updated Aug 3, 2020 4:14 PM
PODCAST: On this special edition of Tailgating with Dave and Kevin we talk to Naperville North athletic director Bob Quinn about the new IHSA return-to-play plan.
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Tailgating with Kevin and Orrin is a Daily Herald prep sports podcast.
PODCAST: Tailgating with Kevin and Orrin
Updated Jun 22, 2020 6:23 PM
PODCAST: This week’s Tailgating with Kevin and Orrin asks the question...how confident should we be about having prep sports in the fall?
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Naperville North football coach Sean Drendel keeps an eye on his players to make sure they’re properly distanced during the team’s first day of conditioning on Monday.
Rick West | Staff
Several teams glad to get together for conditioning
Updated Jun 15, 2020 7:25 PM
Even though it’s only for basic conditioning, local prep sports teams are still exciting about getting back on the field together.
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Tailgating with Dave and Kevin is a Daily Herald prep sports podcast.
PODCAST: Tailgating with Kevin and Orrin
Updated Jun 15, 2020 4:47 PM
PODCAST: Naperville North football coach Sean Drendel joins this week’s Tailgating with Kevin and Orrin to talk about the excitement of having his team back on the field!
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Tailgating with Dave and Kevin is a Daily Herald prep sports podcast.
PODCAST: Tailgating with Dave, Kevin and Orrin
Updated Jun 8, 2020 6:53 PM
PODCAST: What exactly does “return to play” mean? Glenbard South athletic director Tim Carlson joins this week’s Tailgating with Dave, Kevin and Orrin to help sort out the details of the IHSA’s recently unveiled plan!
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Tailgating with Dave and Kevin is a Daily Herald prep sports podcast.
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Updated Jun 1, 2020 3:35 PM
PODCAST: Longtime Montini girls basketball coach Jason Nichols join this week’s Tailgating with Dave, Kevin and Orrin!
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Tailgating with Dave and Kevin is a Daily Herald prep sports podcast.
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Updated May 25, 2020 4:20 PM
PODCAST: Glenbard West graduates Justin and Alec Pierce join this week’s Tailgating with Dave and Kevin!
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Tailgating with Dave and Kevin is a Daily Herald prep sports podcast.
PODCAST: Tailgating with Dave and Kevin
Updated May 11, 2020 5:55 PM
PODCAST: Glenbard North and Northwestern graduate Justin Jackson joins this week’s Tailgating with Dave and Kevin to talk about entering his third NFL season with the Los Angeles Chargers.
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Tailgating with Dave and Kevin is a Daily Herald prep sports podcast.
PODCAST: Tailgating with Dave and Kevin
Updated Apr 27, 2020 5:52 PM
PODCAST: Saying farewell to the spring sports season on this week’s Tailgating with Dave and Kevin.
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Longtime Naperville Central coach Dick Smith with one of his former players, New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton, and Saints QB Drew Brees.
Courtesy of Bill Seiple
Naperville coaching legend Smith dies at 98
Updated Dec 17, 2020 8:17 PM
Dick Smith, who coached a variety of sports at Naperville Central High School from 1950-1984, died recently at the age of 98.
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While Michigan brought back high school football Friday and other states nearby continue to play, Illinois teams like Neuqua Valley will wait until spring for their seasons.
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Illinois ADs react to governor’s comments
Updated Sep 19, 2020 3:00 PM
Illinois ADs react to Governor J.B. Pritzker’s comments this week about high school sports in the state.
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Naperville Central graduate Payton Thorne, left, is vying for the starting quarterback position at Michigan State.
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Naperville Central grad Thorne has high hopes at Michigan State
Updated Jun 19, 2020 3:17 PM
Naperville Central graduate Payton Thorne is ready to compete for the starting quarterback position at Michigan State University.
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Naperville Central quarterback Sam Jackson has switched his college commitment from Minnesota to Purdue.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Naperville Central’s Jackson goes with gut, picks Purdue
Updated Jun 10, 2020 11:51 PM
Naperville Central quarterback Sam Jackson has decommitted from Minnesota and chosen to accept a scholarship offer from Purdue.
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Glenbard South varsity football coach Ryan Crissey works with his players.
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Coaches offer empathy, understanding to players
Updated Jun 9, 2020 3:15 PM
High school coaches across the suburbs have been reaching out to their players via text, telephone and social media to discuss the civil unrest that has gripped the country the past couple of weeks.
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Company co-founder Rick Nelson demonstrates how Pro3Solutions uses electrostatic sprayers to disinfect and protect football equipment against bacteria and viruses on site. The five-year-old company last season performed the service at Cary-Grove, Neuqua Valley, IC Catholic Prep and Hinsdale Central, among others.
COURTESY OF RICK NELSON
Sanitizing sports equipment puts Wisconsin-based company on cutting edge
Updated May 30, 2020 12:31 PM
A Wisconsin-based company that specializes in disinfecting sports equipment on site is picking up business in northern Illinois as high schools begin preparing for a return to sports.
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Naperville Central’s Payton Thorne threw for more than 7,000 yards and 80 touchdowns in his high school football career.
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Top Ten QBs: Boone Thorgesen (Kaneland, No. 8), Payton Thorne (Naperville Central, No. 7)
Updated May 1, 2020 2:30 PM
Our countdown of the best area quarterbacks over the last 20 years includes Boone Thorgesen, who threw for 43 touchdowns and nearly 4,000 yards in his senior season at Kaneland.
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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.
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Lake Park graduate Mike Panasiuk, who played at Michigan State, has signed a free-agent contract with the Las Vegas Raiders.
Courtesy of Michigan State Athletics
Panasiuk, Rutter ready to challenge for NFL roster spots
Updated Apr 29, 2020 3:20 PM
Lake Park graduate Mike Panasiuk and Neuqua Valley alum Broc Rutter look to make their mark in the NFL after signing undrafted free agent contracts.
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Colors:Orange/Blue
Address: 899 N. Mill St.
Naperville, Il 60563-8998
Phone:630-420-6480
County:DuPage
Website:schools.naperville203.org/north