John Bumbales is a Correspondent at Daily Herald. He covers a range of competitive sports, with a focus on basketball, football, gymnastics, and soccer, often highlighting events and stories from Maine. John has been featured in RAM Communications and Daily Herald (Chicago, IL).
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John Bumbales primarily focuses on local sports events, particularly high school sports in Illinois. His coverage is heavily focused on event coverage and evolving stories within the sporting community.
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By: John Bumbales
With both teams sporting identical records heading into this North Suburban Conference girls volleyball showdown, something had to give when host Stevenson met Warren Wednesday night in Lincolnshire.
Libertyville was aiming to keep its undefeated season going when the fifth-ranked Class 6A team in the state visited Lake Forest Friday night in North Suburban Conference football action.
Libertyville was aiming to keep its undefeated season going when the fifth-ranked Class 6A team in the state visited Lake Forest Friday night in North Suburban Conference football action. They couldn’t, falling 42-35.
By: John Bumbales
With a logjam of teams still in contention, the Mid-Suburban League boys cross country meet was a fight to the finish Saturday morning on the 3-mile Busse Woods course.
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By: John Bumbales
Caden An kicked a 38-yard field goal as time expired sent Stevenson to a 20-17 win over Lake Zurich for a share of the North Suburban Conference title and knocked the Bears out of the playoffs for the first time since 2015.
By: John Bumbales
With a 6-game winning streak heading into its Class 8A playoff opener, the Stevenson football team was hoping to keep that momentum going Friday night against No. 24-seed Sandburg.
Stevenson built a 17-point halftime lead en route to a 31-14 victory over Sandburg in the first round of the Class 8A playoffs Friday.
By: John Bumbales
It was a record-setting run by Barrington sophomore Mia Sirois, and a statement-making performance by the Fillies' team Saturday morning at the Class 3A Hoffman Estates girls cross country sectional.
By: John Bumbales
It was a historic day for Barrington sophomore Mia Sirois and the Fillies' team as they embarked on the 45th IHSA girls cross country state meet in Peoria.
By: John Bumbales
After winning the Class 3A state championship last year, No. 1-ranked Downers Grove North had destiny at its doorstep as the Trojans tried to become one of only a handful of teams to capture back-to-back titles Saturday afternoon at the 78th IHSA boys state cross country meet in Peoria.
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