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1 day ago | shawlocal.com | Michal Dwojak

Tyrique Stevenson and the Bears are ready to turn the page. Stevenson created national headlines last season when a video showed him yelling to fans on the final play of the Bears’ game at the Washington Commanders. The Bears went on to lose on a Hail Mary in a play that derailed both the Bears and Stevenson’s seasons. But neither Stevenson nor new head coach Ben Johnson’s coaching staff felt the need to talk about the moment this offseason.

1 day ago | shawlocal.com | Matt Le Cren

LOCKPORT – The skies were obscured by smoke from Canadian wildfires, but somewhere Ted Williams would be smiling if he could have seen Downers Grove North senior Brady Schallmoser hit on Thursday. Schallmoser had another brilliant day at the plate and also flashed some fancy glovework at first base. He went 4 for 4 with three runs scored and two RBIs to lead the top-seeded Trojans to an 8-0 victory over fourth-seeded Plainfield North at the Class 4A Lockport Sectional semifinals.

1 day ago | shawlocal.com | Matt Le Cren

NAPERVILLE – Johnsburg’s Charlie Eastland unleashed a bolt from the blue, then she got the father of all bearhugs. The sophomore midfielder scored a sensational goal with 29 seconds remaining in regulation, giving the Skyhawks a thrilling 2-1 victory over Timothy Christian in a Class 1A state semifinal Thursday night at North Central College. Johnsburg (13-6) advances to the state championship game for the first time in school history.

1 day ago | shawlocal.com | Joel Boenitz

MAPLE PARK — All Merrick Sullivan knew was that he wanted to start something. As the leadoff man for Benet in the top of the ninth inning of a 0-0 game against Burlington Central, he knew he had to start the inning off on the right foot. And on a 1-0 count, he did just that. Just not in the way that he thought. “I knew off the bat that it was hit hard and going over the leftfielder’s head,” Sullivan said. “I didn’t think it was going out.

1 day ago | shawlocal.com | Joshua Welge

Downers Grove North 9, York 2Samantha Lehnherr, Ella Bonk and Ashlynn Durkin hit back-to-back-to-back homers with two out in the third inning, Durkin struck out 10 in a four-hitter and the Trojans (19-14) went on to the win in the Class 4A Marist Sectional semifinal. Durkin went 3 for 4 with three RBIs and Lehnherr 2 for 4 with two runs scored for Downers Grove North, which advanced to face top-seeded Marist in Friday’s sectional final. Alex ElEtr-Garofalo hit a two-run homer for York (22-12).