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New Lenox Sports Complex Groundbreaking Ceremony To Be Hosted April 22
The Village of New Lenox is excited to announce a groundbreaking ceremony for its new sports complex development at Interstate 355 and Interstate 80 on April 22, 2024 at 10 a.m. The name and logo for the new facility will be announced at this time. The sports complex was announced...
First Pitch Spring of 2025 As New Lenox Breaks Ground This Week On Sports Complex
A ground breaking in New Lenox on Monday for their new sports complex named, Crossroads Sports Complex. It is located next to Silver Cross Hospital. New Lenox Mayor Tim Balderman says they have held onto the land for nearly ten years and believes the new sports complex will compliment the area for decades to come.
Hillcrest Golf Course is made for the modern golfer, but this past weekend turned back the clock nearly 100 years
(25News Now) - Hillcrest Golf Center has been a staple of the Central Illinois golf community for nearly 70 years, but this past weekend turned back the clock even further back to the 1920s. Hickory Golf is played with hickory-shafted golf clubs, and has become one of the more globally-known...
Fourth Girls High School Soccer Top 25 Poll of Spring 2024 season released
(Pictured Above: Illinois-based Lockport Township High School burst into the Top 25 this week, appearing at No. 2 overall.) Seven previously unranked teams have entered the Top 25 in the fourth edition of the Girls High School Soccer Spring 2024 Rankings, released by United Soccer Coaches. Alabama’s Spain Park High...
ETHS boys track: Kleinschmit, Harvey race under state cuts
Beating the Illinois High School Association state qualifying standards in the third week of April is no guarantee of success at the state track finals at the end of May. But it’s definitely something for Jack Kleinschmit and Jordan Harvey to build on. The two Evanston standouts both turned...
Coming back from two torn ACLs, Lockport’s Brinlee McNabb makes difference on defense. ‘You have to stay strong.’
Lockport’s Brinlee McNabb can quickly rattle off the dates without thinking very hard — Sept. 25, 2021, and May 23, 2023. Those are the days McNabb suffered torn ACL injuries. The first, in her right knee, cost McNabb her entire sophomore season. The second, in her left knee, came in a regional championship game, ending her junior year early and setting up another long rehab before her senior ...
Influenced by her dad, Bella Kreydich takes care of the back line for Andrew. ‘I was born to play defense.’
Andrew senior Bella Kreydich has long been coached by her dad, Alex, who still plays soccer in a men’s league. Kreydich has followed in her father’s footsteps, right down to her choice to play defender. “Honestly everything I do is because of my dad,” Kreydich said. “He’s been a big influence in my play. We play the same position and we connect there. “I was born to play defense.” And Kreydich ...
Baseball Game Preview: Manteno Panthers vs. Streator Bulldogs
The Manteno Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Streator Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Manteno is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling. Manteno can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on...
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