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Friday, January 18, 2013

Downers Grove South Basketball Program to Host 5th Annual 'Shoot for a Cure' Games

Downers Grove South High School will raise money for the Kay Yow Breast Cancer Research Fund on Jan. 26, when the girls basketball teams take on Hinsdale South.

On Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m., the varsity girls basketball team at South High School in Downers Grove will host its 5th Annual “Shoot For A Cure” breast cancer event. The school will play Hinsdale South High School. “Hinsdale South is always a challenging opponent for us on the court, but what’s even more exciting is working with them off the court in our united effort to battle cancer,” says Ellen O’Brien, a teacher and head girls basketball coach at South High. “This event really brings us all together in a positive way.”  In addition to watching the game, attendees may also participate in raffles for prizes, including gift cards to local restaurants, designer products, spa treatment days, museum passes, sports memorabilia and adventures such…

Thursday, January 26, 2012

DGS Girls Basketball to Shoot for a Cure

Downers Grove South takes on Hinsdale South in the annual event, which raises money for breast cancer research.

The Downers Grove South girls basketball teams will "Shoot for a Cure" against Hinsdale South Friday night.  The varsity game starts at 7:30 p.m. at DGS. The sophomore and freshmen B teams play at 6 p.m. and the freshmen A team plays at 4:30 p.m.  The game should be a good match-up. In the last meeting of the two varsity teams, Hinsdale South pulled out a win in the final seconds.    "Shoot for a Cure" combines basketball and fundraising and awareness for breast cancer research. The annual event was inspired by Kay Yow, head woman's basketball coach at North Carolina State University for 34 years.  Yow is the third coach in women’s Division I history to coach more than 1,000 games at the same school, and one of six to achieve 700 career …

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