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Neuqua Valley boys and Naperville North girls take DuPage Valley Meet titles

June 1, 2018 at 8:56 p.m.

Zach Kinne and Sarah Schmitt are indispensable members of defending state championship cross country teams. The two runners Monday were the class of the DuPage Valley Meet in Warrenville. Kinne...

Kaneland's Matthew Richtman looks over his shoulder as he takes fourth place at the Class 2A state meet last fall.

Matthew Richtman’s scale: Kaneland senior seeks return to state finals

June 2, 2018 at 1:57 p.m.

Kaneland's Matthew Richtman was left without team aspirations for the final two weeks of last year's Class 2A boys cross country season. "Obviously, it was pretty heartbreaking," Richtman said. Although...

Yorkville's Alyssa Edwards, middle, keeps pace in the Class 3A 3,200 run in the state track finals. Edwards returns as a leader for the Foxes in cross country.

Alyssa Edwards, Yorkville look to keep dynasty going in girls cross country

June 2, 2018 at 3:26 p.m.

Alyssa Edwards and her Yorkville teammates faced a daunting two-pronged obstacle last November at Detweiller Park in Peoria. Pitted against nationally ranked girls cross country programs Naperville North and Minooka,...

Harvest Christian's Andrew Dobrescu (466) kicks his way to the finish line during last year's Class 1A state meet in Peoria.

Andrew Dobrescu, Harvest Christian primed for repeated as Class 1A state champ

June 2, 2018 at 3:27 p.m.

Andrew Dobrescu and his Harvest Christian teammates will not be relative unknowns during the boys cross country season. The Lions, behind a balanced attack, captured the Class 1A state championship...

Sarah Schmitt aims to keep the line moving up for Naperville North

June 2, 2018 at 4:45 p.m.

Sarah Schmitt more than recognizes the duality of girls cross country. With an individual component subsumed within a team framework, Schmitt has been preoccupied the first Saturday in November her...

Zach Kinne ready to lead pack for defending state champ Neuqua Valley

June 2, 2018 at 4:45 p.m.

Paul Vandersteen, the only coach in Neuqua Valley history, views Zach Kinne as a seminal athlete. "(Kinne) is looking as good as any runner — other than (former state champion)...

West Aurora's Cameron Donatlan clears 7 feet to win the high jump at Saturday's Class 3A state finals.

DaVion Cross and Camron Donatlan of West Aurora soar to state titles

June 4, 2018 at 4:59 p.m.

For DaVion Cross, it was a mental barrier. In the case of Camron Donatlan, it was a physical obstacle. But the two West Aurora athletes overcame all on the last...

Huntley's Dubem Anikamadu, center, competes in the 100 meters during Saturday's 3A state finals.

Dubem Anikamadu of Huntley makes most of second chance at state track

June 4, 2018 at 4:58 p.m.

Huntley's Dubem Anikamadu was seeking redemption at the Class 3A state finals Saturday afternoon. "I wanted to use the two eighth-place finishes (earlier in the meet) in the 200 (meters)...

Josh Mollway creates cushion as Neuqua Valley wins state title in 3,200 relay

June 4, 2018 at 5:05 p.m.

Neuqua Valley senior Josh Mollway had nothing to lose. "This was my last competitive race because I'm not running in college," he said. Mollway more than delivered for the Wildcats'...

North Carolina recruit Jake McEeaney leads Neuqua Valley contingent to state

June 4, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.

Neuqua Valley senior Jake McEneaney has tasted success at the highest levels possible. He was a member of the Class 3A state championship cross country team, helping the Wildcats qualify...

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