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Catching up with football star Xander Mueller: From Wheaton North to Northwestern, Mueller talks with Babcock McGraw
Updated May 2, 2020 8:22 AM
Talkin’ With Trish: Patricia Babcock McGraw catches up with Wheaton North senior Xander Mueller in a video chat. Mueller was a star linebacker for Wheaton North and will be playing his college ball at Northwestern.
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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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Bartlett quarterback Michael Priami has confirmed his transfer to St. Charles North.
Sean King for the Daily Herald
Bartlett’s Priami confirms transfer to St. Charles North
Updated Apr 28, 2020 4:24 PM
Bartlett quarterback Michael Priami has confirmed his transfer to St. Charles North.
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Wheaton native Burke Nihill became the Tennessee Titans President and CEO in May.
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‘Beyond his wildest dreams’ — Nihill takes over as Titans president
Updated Oct 27, 2020 1:59 PM
Wheaton native Burke Nihill became Tennessee Titans President and CEO in May facing new challenges in the middle of a global pandemic.
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Wheaton North graduate Xander Mueller, left, is a freshman linebacker at Northwestern.
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Wheaton North’s Mueller brothers missing out at Northwestern
Updated Aug 15, 2020 9:07 PM
Erik and Xander Mueller dreamed for years about playing together on the same football team. With the Big Ten season postponed, their dream of playing together at Northwestern has been put on hold.
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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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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.
PODCAST: Tailgating with Dave and Kevin
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.
PODCAST: Tailgating with Dave and Kevin
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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Could the triple option offense work at Illinois? Jeff Monken coaches it at Army and is on the list of potential candidates to replace Lovie Smith as the Illini’s new head coach.
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Illinois struggles to recruit in-state kids. Could Jeff Monken’s triple option fix that?
Updated Dec 17, 2020 3:12 PM
Ted Monken, part of one of the most successful high school football coaching families in Illinois, talks about why the state school has had such a hard time recruiting, and about someone he knows well who could help improve it.
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Kyle Neibch, who would have been a junior at Batavia, moved to South Carolina where he’s completing his football season and getting ready for the basketball season which starts this week.
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Neibch savoring chance to play in South Carolina after leaving Batavia
Updated Nov 3, 2020 4:17 PM
Kyle Neibch, who would have been a junior at Batavia, talks about his move to South Carolina where he has been able to continue to play football and will start basketball soon.
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Current Geneva boys coach Scott Hennig said former athletic director Bob Schick still enjoyed coming to games through last season and telling stories of past great Vikings teams.
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Schick remembered for positive influence on Geneva athletes
Updated Oct 20, 2020 7:59 PM
Longtime Geneva athletic director Bob Schick passed away Monday at the age of 90.
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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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Wheaton Warrenville South football coach Ron Muhitch says his program will not host the Red Grange Classic 7-on-7 tournament this summer.
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Wheaton Warrenville South cancels annual 7 on 7
Updated Jul 15, 2020 9:34 AM
Wheaton Warrenville South’s annual Red Grange Classic is regarded as one of the state’s top 7-on-7 tournaments. It won’t take place this summer, however, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to delay the return of football.
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Naperville North field hockey coach Monica Lodge checks the temperature of sophomore lacrosse player Gautami Palthepu as part of the IHSA's Stage 1 return-to-play guidelines.
Rick West | Staff
The group providing key advice in IHSA's effort to bring back sports
Updated Jun 30, 2020 4:55 AM
What exactly is the SMAC? The Illinois High School Association committee has been crucial in trying to keep prep sports on track to return in the fall from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Batavia’s Quinn Urwiler is the 2019-20 Daily Herald Fox Valley Male Athlete of the Year.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Fox Valley Male Athlete of the Year: Batavia’s Quinn Urwiler
Updated Jun 18, 2020 4:40 PM
Batavia’s Quinn Urwiler is the Daily Herald’s Fox Valley Male Athlete of the Year
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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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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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Los Angeles Chargers running back Justin Jackson was a standout at Glenbard North and Northwestern.
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Jackson, former Glenbard North, NU star, gears up for third NFL season
Updated May 13, 2020 4:28 PM
Glenbard North and Northwestern graduate Justin Jackson is gearing up for his third NFL season with the Los Angeles Chargers.
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