Winter Sports – DGN Omega

Boys’ basketball snaps 20-year drought

March 15, 2019

NEXT UP: Plainfield East transfer student Colin Reed starts on undefeated varsity basketball team

December 13, 2018

IHSA to implement shot clock for 2019-2020 basketball season

Zain Bando, Sports Editor

May 11, 2018

Filed under Sports, Winter Sports

The state of Illinois may have to purchase shot clocks for the 2019-2020 basketball season if a new rule gets approved, according to IHSA. There are nine states who currently have clocks. Each of them is 35 seconds long, which ...

Taste of Gold: DGN alumna becomes first U.S. Paralympian to win gold in the biathlon

Matt Carbon, Sports Editor

April 13, 2018

Filed under Sports, Winter Sports

On March 27 and 28, class of 2010 alum Kendall Gretsch topped the podium at the Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Twice. Gretsch competed in the biathlon and cross-country skiing, nabbing the gold medal in bo...

Sullivan takes home state diving title

March 14, 2018

Wrestling teaches mental and physical toughness

Kyle Schirle, A&E Editor

February 22, 2018

Filed under Sports, Winter Sports

Toughness, many think you are born with this trait. This was my opinion in my younger years, going through various sports like soccer, baseball and field hockey, always thinking that I was a tough kid. However, I was quickly sla...

Wrestling establishes social media presence

Zain Bando, Sports Editor

January 25, 2018

Filed under Sports, Winter Sports

As wrestlers sprawl on the mats looking for a position to set up pins, fans cheer while coaches guide their team to victory. While wrestling may be a physical sport, there is an element that DGN wrestling continues to establis...