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    Girls battle the GIANTS tonight

    The Maine West Warriors girl’s varsity basketball team will be hosting Highland Park on Dec. 2, matching up against the Giants at 7 p.m. Coming off a tough 32-point conference loss to Deerfield on Nov. 29, the Warriors look to bounce back against the formidable Highland Park Giants to improve to 3-4 overall. This highly…

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    Watch your Step Towards Recruitment

    The publication of bad decisions deeply affects college bound athletes. When you cannot see the people watching you do something, it seems as if nobody is – which can lead to bad decisions. While colleges expect clean social media accounts on every platform, structured behavior has to be learned somewhere. “Our program does not implement…

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    Boys Race to Conference

    By Joey B. / The boys track and field team is getting ready for Conference at Niles North High School. The boys team is ready for any competition. “We’re confident we’ll go out there and give them a run for their money,” said sophomore Ryan Hauptman. As the season came to a close, Hauptman recalled…

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  • Super Bowl preview: Will the Bengals roar on the Rams’ home field for Sunday’s championship?

    By Daniel S., sports writer Sports fans across the world have waited all year for this Sunday’s Super Bowl LVI, one of the most exciting games of the year. This year’s matchup, between the Cincinnati Bengals and Las Angeles Rams, means there will be no hometown favorites for Des Plaines football fans. If your team…

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    Spring into Action

         With the IHSA finalizing their calendar for the remainder of the year, coaches have had to rewrite their playbooks for how their upcoming seasons are going to look.       While some sports got to play their full schedules last year, others have gone almost a full year without a season. In the…

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    A Season Like No Other

         Big Ten football has made its comeback! Seven games kicked off the 2020 college football season at the end of October, and a month later our local Northwestern Wildcats are undefeated in conference match-ups while past powerhouse Nebraska languishes at the bottom.       By the end of this shortened season, each team…

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