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In 2020, it seems the only clear-cut winner of anything has been COVID-19, as the pandemic and subsequent lockdown by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has wiped out everything from summer vacations to high school athletics — while claiming jobs and small businesses along the way. In Crest Hill, however, a group of 11 young men found a way to beat the virus and 19 of its opponents and post a 19-0-2 undefeated season — the two ties coming because of time limits on games. Spo...
The state on Wednesday released new guidelines for youth and recreational sports that will drastically limit allowable activities based on the risk of spreading the novel coronavirus. Gov. JB Pritzker announced the new guidelines at a COVID-19-related news conference in Chicago Wednesday, calling it a "situation where the toughest choice is also the safest one." The guidelines, which classify sports in three tiers of risk based on the likelihood that participation in the...
The Troy Boys' Varsity Volleyball Team placed second at the recent DesPlaines Valley Conference, DPVC, Tournament. In the tournament, which was held at Homer Junior High School, the Trojans beat Martino Middle School in the first round, then went on to defeat Manhattan Junior High in the second round. "The boys made it into the championship game to play against Homer Junior High School," Coach Stacey Wernert said. "Homer has been our biggest competition the entire season,...