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In their Valentine's Day matinee on Sunday, the short-handed Dons of Notre Dame suffered their first loss of the season, 51-42 to Mundelein. The Mustangs were led by their 6-foot-9 senior center Scottie Ebube who dominated the glass with his 16 rebounds on the afternoon. Obube scored 14 points for his double double, including a monster slam to close out the game. For undisclosed reasons, Notre Dame's all-area point guard Anthony Sayles was missing in action. From the middle of the third quarter and into the fourth, the...
In a battle of unbeatens, the Tigers of Joliet West traveled to Bolingbrook to take on the host Raiders in a Saturday afternoon matinee. The Raiders improved to 3-0 with the 53-45 non-conference victory. The Raiders were led by senior Kyonte Thomas, who had a game-high 18 points. Joliet West was led by its 6-foot-5 senior Ashawn Burbridge, who scored 13 points for the Tigers and hauled down 15 rebounds. The Raiders led 30-25 at the half behind 10 Thomas points. The Tigers were led by senior Wyuna Brown who scored 11...
On Saturday afternoon Bolingbrook and Joliet West, met in a nonconference battle of unbeaten teams on Joliet's West Side. The Lady Raiders, behind juniors Madisyn Saracco and Kennedi Perkins, routed the host Tigers 68-40. Going deep from beyond the arc on four occasions, Saracco scored a game-high 18 points for the Lady Raiders. Perkins added 15 points, while junior Tatiana Thomas just missed a double double with 14 points and eight rebounds. Thomas' eight-point first quarter explosion gave the Lady Raiders a 20-12...
On Friday night in Park Ridge, two undefeated Central Suburban League South powers met at Maine South. Visiting Glenbrook South and the host Hawks each had four consecutive, convincing victories to start the 2021 season. The game was tied at 21 at halftime before Glenbrook South (5-0, 1-0) juniors, 6-foot-7 Nick Martinelli and Cooper Noard scored 28 of the 32 Titan points in the second half and run-away with the 55-33 victory. Martinelli and Noard tied for game-scoring honors with 22 points each. Tonight's game was the first...
After going toe-to-toe with the defending Southwest Suburban Conference Blue champion Lady Vikings of Homewood-Flossmoor in a 46-36 loss on Monday, the Lockport Porter girls, were looking to even their SWSC Blue record on Thursday night in Lockport. The visiting Eagles of Carl Sandburg (2-1, 1-0) had other ideas. A pair of free-throws by the Porters' 6-foot-3 forward Syndney Furr (13 points, seven rebounds), pulled the Porters within 8-4 with 6:22 remaining in the first quarter. The Eagles would score eight consecutive...
In the East Suburban Catholic Conference Girls basketball opener for St.Viator and Joliet Catholic Academy the spotlight was on each school's All-ESCC stars. St. Viator (1-0, 1-0) is led by their 5-foot-11 junior star Joy Bergstrom, while the host Angels of Joliet Catholic Academy (0-1, 0-1) are led by sophomore star Jasmine "Jazz" Brown. In a game went go down to the final shot Bergstrom and her Lions would slip past Brown and her Angels 55-52. As what always seems to happen in sports is the stars usually shine the...
For anyone who watched Tuesday night's East Suburban Catholic Conference opener for both Benet Academy and Joliet Catholic they would have been amazed to learn it was game No.1 for the Hilltoppers. It was just the second game of 2021 for the visiting Redwings. Despite in-your-face defense by both schools, turnovers were at a minimum, and the game resembled a late-season ESCC battle instead of the ESCC opener for both schools. Benet Academy (2-0, 1-0) prevailed 55-47. The difference in the game turned out to be a 6-foot-2...
After taking home the IHSA Class 4A Third Place trophy in 2019-20, the 2021 season finally commenced in Frankfort on Monday night. Led by its Montini Catholic transfer Tatiana Thomas, Bolingbrook (1-0, 1-0), defeated the scrappy hosts from Lincoln-Way East 73-65. Leading 39-32 at the half, Thomas, who scored a game-high 22 points in her first game as a Lady Raider, exploded for 11 third-quarter points. The Raider defense turned the Griffins over 10 times in the quarter and the Raiders opened up a 58-39 lead after three...
With the frigid temperatures outside, the temperature inside Wheaton Warrenville South's Orange and Black gymnasium was quite comfortable, where on a rare Sunday non-conference battle, Benet Academy and coach Gene Heidkamp opened their 2021 season. Behind senior guard Sam Hennessy and junior guard Brennan White the Redwings prevailed 42-29. Wheaton Warrenville South (2-1) had picked up home wins over Naperville North and St. Joseph on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday at home again, the Tigers had an added advantage of a raucous...
After defeating arch-rival Loyola Academy 47-36 on Friday in Wilmette, Maine South returned to Park Ridge on Saturday afternoon for its home opener against Deerfield. Trailing 21-14 midway through the second quarter, the Hawks outscored the Warriors 50-25 and roll to a 64-46 Central Suburban League crossover win and improve to 2-0. Leading 27-23 at the half, the Hawks second-half interior passing game was a thing of beauty to watch. In the second half, Maine South scored 17 baskets and assisted on 16 of them. Hawk 6-foot-6...
Three hundred and thirty-seven days ago, on March 6, 2020, the Loyola Ramblers ended the Maine South Hawks' season with a 47-25 win in the IHSA Loyola Class 4A Regional Championship Game. On Friday night, the 2021 Hawks (1-0) avenged their regional final loss at Loyola behind senior Sean Gallery to defeat the host Ramblers 47-36. Gallery scored 11 of his game high 18 points in the 22-point Hawk third quarter as the Hawks erased a 19-18 halftime deficit to open up a 40-28 lead after three quarters and never looked back....
A new exhibit is currently on display in the Gaylord Building Historic Site's first-floor gallery highlighting the work of former Lewis University history professor and local historian, John Lamb. Current gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday from noon until 5:00 p.m. Life Along the Canal: The Art of John M. Lamb celebrates the artistic achievement of John M. Lamb, who has been linked with the Illinois and Michigan Canal for over 60...
Lisle Police Sergeant Daniel Taylor has received the Franklin M. Kreml Leadership Award from the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety (formerly The Traffic Institute). The award was established in 1984 by Kreml, the Center’s founder, to “recognize and encourage the high ethical and professional values and dedication to public service upon which the Center for Public Safety was founded.” Sergeant Taylor was selected for the award by his classmates in the Center for Public Safety’s ten-week School of Police Staff a...
Will County residents who have their pets spayed or neutered at participating veterinary offices in February can receive a $40 county-sponsored discount. The discount applies for up to two animals per household and is exclusively for pet owners who live in Will County. More than 20,169 pets have been treated since the program originated in 2007. "Our Animal Control Department is committed to ensuring the health of our county's pet population by offering this discounted...
Minooka Community High School senior Alaina Frazier, daughter of Jennifer and Brad Frazier of Shorewood, for being named the Channahon-Minooka Rotary Club “Student of the Month” for January. In the classroom, Alaina maintains a 4.6 grade-point-average (weighted), achieved High Honor Roll all 4 years, and named Student of the Term Junior year for History. Alaina has also participated as President of National Honor Society, Co-Creator of Allies in Diversity, Interact Club, Spa...
SPRINGFIELD – The number of vaccinations administered in one day in Illinois saw a record spike Tuesday as the statewide seven-day rolling positivity rate continued to decrease to levels not seen since mid-October. The rolling case positivity rate hit 4.5 percent as of Wednesday, decreasing for the 19th consecutive day to hit its lowest number since Oct. 13. That came as the state reported 53,628 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered Tuesday, the highest reported o...
The IHSA Board of Directors met for a special board meeting on January 27, 2021, where the Board provided an updated sports schedule and other guidance for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year. "We understood the high level of anticipation surrounding today's announcement, along with the scrutiny that will accompany it," said IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson. "Ultimately, the Board adhered to its stated goals throughout the pandemic: providing an opportunity for...