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Lily Goodfellow, a 22-year-old Naperville native and Naperville Central alumna, departs Saturday, June 20, for Minneapolis to serve as Team Illinois's field reporter at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, producing written and video content covering nearly 3,000 athletes competing across 16 sports.
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Naperville Central's state baseball run ended with a 9-1 Class 4A semifinal loss to Maine South on Friday, June 12, despite a 2-for-3 performance from senior Michael Page; the 30-10 Redhawks face Mount Carmel in the third-place game Saturday.
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Naperville Central's girls soccer team lost 2-1 to New Trier in the IHSA Class 3A state championship on Sunday, June 7, ending the program's first state final appearance in 31 years and a dominant 22-1-1 season led by 40-goal scorer Emerson Burke.
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Naperville Central's baseball team fell to Mount Carmel 11-2 in the IHSA Class 4A third-place game on Saturday, June 13, finishing fourth at the state tournament in the program's first appearance since winning the 2010 championship.
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