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The Healthy Kids Running Series brings five weeks of age-appropriate racing for pre-K through 8th graders to Frontier Sports Complex starting Sept. 13, including a Challenger Division for children with disabilities.
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The 18th Naperville Sprint Triathlon takes over Centennial Beach on Sunday, Aug. 2, with a 375-meter swim, 22K bike, and 5K run starting at 7 a.m., capping a fitness-heavy weekend that includes THRIVEFest at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium.
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About 100 Special Olympics Illinois athletes competed in a golf skills event at Springbrook Golf Course on Wednesday, July 29, with gold medalists advancing to the State Golf Tournament in Decatur in September.
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Naperville Central's Casey Krueger, Waubonsie Valley's Vanessa DiBernardo, and Metea Valley's Zach Wood were inducted into the Illinois Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, July 25, in Springfield.
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Benet Academy rising senior Cruz Jones won the Amateur Esports Association's national championship in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, becoming the first athlete in school history to claim a national title after going winless at state the year before.
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Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed, who played at Metea Valley and Naperville Central, returned to the west suburbs the weekend of July 19–20 to coach 150 kids at the second annual I'Marion Stewart Youth Football Camp at Bolingbrook High School alongside NFL players Greg Newsome II and Cam Mitchell.
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The Naperville Park District is accepting sealed bids through July 31 for a renovation of the basketball and tennis courts at Nike Sports Complex on West Diehl Road, with seven contractors already in the running and a contract award expected in August.
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Naperville Park District yoga instructors Meg'n Braida and Anne Gasperec lead Beach Yoga and Paddleboard Yoga at Centennial Beach's historic quarry, offering an outdoor fitness experience that has drawn growing interest each summer.
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Three young racers from the Naperville-based Greater Chicago Soap Box Derby organization head to the 88th All-American Soap Box Derby World Championship in Akron, Ohio, July 11–18, competing for college scholarships and a world title.
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Naperville sisters Sasha Rai, 8, and Sameera "Sammie" Rai, 11, both won gold at the 2026 USA Racquetball National Junior Championships in Des Moines, with Sammie qualifying for Team USA's Junior National Team for the fourth time.
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North Central College sophomore Alivia Henkel and junior Parker Wyatt earned the CCIW's Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference Award for spring 2026, with Henkel pairing a national championship in the 400m hurdles with academic excellence as an applied chemistry major who survived cardiac arrest two years ago.
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State Rep. Janet Yang Rohr filed HB 5799 requiring equity impact reviews after the IHSA shortened girls' flag football's regular season from six weeks to five while adding a week to boys' tackle football, directly affecting athletes at Naperville Central and Naperville North heading into fall 2026.
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