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Mark Chen
Mark Chen
Sports Reporter · Lisle, IL
Mark Chen is a seasoned sports journalist with a degree from the University of Chicago and over 6 years of experience covering club sports and recreational activities in the Naperville area. Prior to joining Naperville Current, he wrote for the Naperville Sun, where he leveraged his strong relationships with coaches and athletes.
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Girls volleyballLemont def. Chicago University 19-25, 25-23, 25-20: Lemont improved to 27-11 and will face Nazareth Academy in the Class 3A supersectional at 6 p.m. Monday at Hinsdale South.Boys soccerAlleman 2, Coal City 1: Nick Pfeiffer scored in the first half for the Coalers, but the Pioneers scored twice in the second half to win the Class 1A state semifinal in Rockford.Coal City (16-8) will play Cristo Rey St. Martin, which lost 3-0 to Althoff in Thursday’s other semifinal, in the third-place game at 9:30 a.m. Friday.
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