Prep sports: January 2008 Archives

By Sean Fuchs

Benet swimmer Dave Vandendorpe learned on Monday that he has a partially torn ligament in his right ankle, according to Redwings coach Mike Rigali.

By Sean Fuchs

Naperville Central diver Mike Greco told The Sun on Tuesday night that he hopes to be able to compete at the DuPage Valley Conference meet on Friday.

By Sean Fuchs

The Sun has learned that the boys swimming and diving sectional originally scheduled to be held at Neuqua Valley High School has been moved to Naperville Central because of a scheduling conflict at Neuqua.

By Sean Fuchs

During a break at the Trojan Invite on Saturday afternoon, the Heat Index was reminded that Downers Grove North High School is a juggernaut in badminton. There are two sections of a trophy case filed with nothing but state championship trophies, runner up trophies and third place trophies.

Downers North has won three state titles, has been runner up two times and has placed third three times since 2000.

Can there be another school in any other IHSA sport that has done it like that in the last eight years?

The ending was predictable, which didn’t make it any less satisfying or exciting for Naperville Central.

The Redhawks are wired this way, still composed facing a one-point deficit with two seconds remaining in a game that would either extend or erase their hopes of contending for a DuPage Valley Conference title.

After consecutive close games in the Upstate Eight Conference, Waubonsie Valley finally created some breathing room in a nonconference clash with Dundee Crown on Friday at home.