Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The Downers Grove North Athenas and Downers Grove South Fillies will travel to Bloomington, IL, on Friday and Saturday after placing among the top 12 teams at the 3A sectional in Palatine.
Both Downers Grove high schools have something to dance about. The Downers Grove North Athenas and Downers Grove South Fillies will both compete in the IHSA competitive dance state final Friday and Saturday after placing among the top 12 teams at the 3A sectional in Palatine on Jan. 19. The Fillies finished second in its group behind St. Charles North, with a score of 83.50. The Athenas finished sixth with a score of 75.50. Both teams are set to perform Saturday evening at the state finals competition. This year marks the first year competitive dance is recognized as an IHSA sport. Over the past eight years, the Downers Grove South Fillies have won six state championships through TeamDance Illinois. At a December competition, the school's …
Monday, November 19, 2012
Sims, a junior, broke a pool record in the 100-yard freestyle, leading the Trojans to a sixth-place finish at the IHSA swimming and diving finals.
Downers Grove North junior Gabby Sims won her second individual state title in dramatic fashion Saturday, breaking the pool record in the 100-yard freestyle at the IHSA girls swimming and diving finals in Evanston. Sims posted a pool-record 49.57 in the freestyle final—the second-fastest time ever swum at a state meet. She also became one of only four swimmers in Illinois history to break the 50-second mark at a state meet, according to mom Janice Sims. Gabby Sims finished second in the 100-yard backstroke (54:02), the event she won last year. Finishing first was Glenbrook South senior Olivia Smoliga (51.43), who also won the 50-yard freestyle (21.99). Going into Saturday's final, Sims was ranked first in the 100-yard freestyle and second …
Monday, February 20, 2012
DGS took first, DGN tied for second in the 2012 Speech state finals in Peoria.
The students of Downers Grove South High School's speech team are back-to-back state champions. DGS took first place at the state speech tournament in Peoria this weekend. It was the last state finals for long-time Head Coach Jan Heiteen, who retires in the spring. Downers Grove North tied for second with Oak Lawn High School. The Downers Grove South Speech Team has been called the winningest in the state -- in the past five state finals, DGS took first place four times. Student performances in individual events and performance in the round, in which students perform a 15-minute play, generate points that determine the team winner. DGS earned 42 points in the state finals, double the 20 points DGN and Oak Lawn each earned to tie for …
DGS's Willie Anaya took fourth and DGN' Cullen Cummings took second in state Saturday.
Two wrestlers from Community High School District 99 were among the best in the state at the individual wrestling state finals Saturday. Cullen Cummings, of Downers Grove North, made it to the championship match-up for the 132-pound weight class but was defeated by Sal Annoreno of Bartlett High School. Willie Anaya, of Downers Grove South, was defeated in overtime in his 160-pound third place match-up. Anaya took third place at state in his weight class last year. He took second at the 3A Glenbard North sectional last Saturday. Cummings defeated Clay Shelton from Plainfield North High School in the prelims and Mike Mizaur from Mt. Carmel High School in his quarterfinals. Anaya defeated Zach Benkovich in Hononegah High School in the …
William Vollrath
3:46 pm on Monday, February 20, 2012
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