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SPC GIRLS CROSSOVERS REPORT Joliet Central (17-3, 6-1 East) won for the 14th consecutive time with a 54-44 Southwest Prairie Crossover win over Plainfield North (10-8, 3-4 West) on Tuesday in Plainfield. The Steelwomen held a 20-14 lead at the half. Painfield North's Katelyn Sparlins' three-point bomb brought the Tigers to within 22-19 with five minutes remaining in the third quarter. North's Natalie Bearbower's (seven points) old-fashioned three-point play at the end of the third quarter pulled the host Tigers to within 31-2...
Lightning strikes are a rare event in the Joliet area in January. The percentage greatly increases where and whenever the Joliet West boys varsity basketball team is playing this winter. On Joliet's West Side, a lightning strike occurred in Tuesday 's crucial Southwest Prairie Conference battle between the visiting SPC West leading Panthers of Oswego and the host SPC East-leading Tigers. Joliet West won the game by a 75-64 score. The final score does not explain the whole story of tonight's game. Hitting 14 of its first 21 sh...
BOYS BASKETBALL RANKINGS through games of January 5 1. Notre Dame 15-2 Don's take home Wheeling's Hardwood Classic crown 2. Bolingbrook 12-3 The 'Brook win 46th Annual Tosh Holiday Classic title 3. Joliet West 12-2 Tigers beat Benet Academy for third place at Pontiac 4. Benet Academy 8-4 Redwings win two at Pontiac for fourth place 5. Plainfield Central 9-5 Return of Brandon Shoemaker on Tuesday to help Wildcats 6. Lockport 7-6 Porters edge Plainfield North 54-53 at Pontiac 7. Plainfield North 7-4 Tigers, along with Oswego...
SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE CROSSOVERS Joliet Central 52 Yorkville 45 The Steelmen (15-3, 5-1), pulled into a tie, atop the SPC East, with rival Joliet West (14-3, 5-1), as the Central girls rolled past Yorkville in a SPC Crossover, in Yorkville. Plainfield North 50 Plainfield East 46 The SPC West Tigers (10-7, 3-3), held off the SPC East Bengals (3-11, 1-5) on Friday....
In York High School's 49th Annual Jack Tosh Holiday Classic, Bolingbrook took on the Brother Rice (10-4) in a semifinal. Led by its version of the The Three Amigos, Bolingbrook (9-3) ran past Brother Rice 83-69. Darius Burford (30 points), Kai Evans (18 points) and Isaiah Stafford (15 points), led the all-out assault on the Chicago Catholic Blue Crusaders. The onslaught began in the first quarter as Bolingbrook jumped out to a 24-14 lead. The Raiders extended the lead to 44-31 at the half. Brother Rice played the Raiders even...
Joliet, Illinois is known as "The City of Champions" and has been for a number of IHSA boys and girls sports state championships over the years. On Saturday, although not state championships, the girls of Joliet Central and Joliet West brought back prestigious girls holiday tournament championships at Oswego East and Sandburg. Joliet Central coach Laura Brumfiel's Steelmen (14-3) slipped past Oswego 50-49 to take home the Oswego East Holiday Tournament Championship. Led by All-Tournament Selections Jalysa Stokes and A'llasha...
MONTINI Benet Academy 52 Hersey 42 The Redwings improved to 13-0 for the season with the quarterfinal win over the Huskies (11-4). The Redwings will meet Lake Forest (12-2) in the tournament's first semifinal at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. DUNDEE CROWN Maine South 55 Fenwick 50 The Dundee-Crown Charger Classic quarterfinal on Friday was deadlocked at 27-27 at the half. A 16-8 third quarter outburst by the Hawks (10-4) led to the stunning victory over the top-seeded and previously-undefeated Friars (15-1). OSWEGO EAST Joliet Centra...
In their opening game of the 2019 Blue Devil Classic in Peotone, JCA freshman Jasmine Brown put on a show. The fantastic frosh, Brown poured in 27 points as the Angels improved to 10-5 with the 70-49 romp over Watseka (9-3). Seniors Mia Bertino (17 points) and Jenna Hernandez (10 points), once-again,displayed their usual senior leadership on the court. Plainfield South 52 Watseka 49 The Cougars (5-6) hung a second loss on the Lady Warriors (9-4), in the Blue Devil Classic on Thursday. On Friday, the Cougars and Angels from JC...
On Monday afternoon, the 54th East Aurora Boys Holiday Tournament tipped off in Aurora and Joliet Catholic Academy, Plainfield Central and Downers Grove North were all in action. In the game of the day, trailing 57-38 with 7:30 remaining and 66-56 with 2:42 remaining on the huge overhead East Aurora scoreboard things looked bleak for Joliet Catholic Academy "They will never give up" JCA coach Joe Gura said of his team. With a 34-point fourth quarter - they did not give up. In one of the most amazing victories in the long...
OTTAWA HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT The No. 1 question heading into Christmas is the condition of Joliet Catholic Academy girls head coach Jim O' Brien's heart and blood pressure. On Monday, O'Brien's Angels (9-5) nipped Pontiac 51-49 and in another stress-test for O'Brien, his Angels slipped past Kaneland 43-42 later in the day. The Angels two heart-wrenching victories on Monday gave the Angels a 4-1 mark in Ottawa. OSWEGO EAST Lockport 49 Downers Grove South 32 The Porters (13-4) after trailing the Mustangs (4-9) after one quarter...
In Friday night's Southwest Prairie Conference East Division showdown between first-place Joliet West (9-1, 5-0) and the host Plainfield Central (7-3, 3-2), lightning struck the Plainfield Central gym around 8:10 p.m. The lightning strike came in the form of Joliet West senior Jamere Hill and junior Jaiden Lee. With the scored tied at 41-41 with five seconds remaining in the third quarter, Hill buried his second three of the game to give the Tigers a 44-41 lead after three quarters. Thirteen seconds later, Hill hit his third...
Fresh off of their stunning victory over previously-undefeated Bogan (10-1) on Sunday, the Dons (9-2) made quick work of the host Hilltoppers (3-4, 0-1). Exploding out to a 27-2 lead after one quarter, the Dons would roll to a 62-37, East Suburban Catholic Conference victory. With the victory, the Dons remain atop the ESCC standings. CENTRAL SUBURBAN NORTH Highland Park 53 Maine East 37 The winless Blue Demons (0-8, 0-3) played tough against the CSL North co-leading Giants (6-2, 3-0) in Park Ridge CENTRAL SUBURBAN SOUTH...
Heading into Friday night's huge Southwest Prairie Red battle with Plainfield Central (6-6, 3-2), Joliet West (9-3, 5-1) was tied for first-place, with arch-rival Joliet Central (9-3, 4-1) atop the SPC East. The Tigers made fast-work of the Wildcats to move into the SPC East penthouse. The Tigers exploded out to a 17-4 first quarter lead, extended the lead to 31-9 at the half, and crushed the Wildcats 56-30 to sit all alone atop the SPC East standings. Tykara Henderson led Plainfield Central with 11 points. Freshman Aaliyah...
On Monday night, the Plainfield Central Wildcats (7-2), traveled to historic Biester Gymnasium, on the campus of Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn. For the fourth consecutive game, the Wildcats were without 2019 WJOL Thanksgiving Tournament Most Valuable Player, senior Brandon Shoemaker. “We once again were missing our key player,” Plainfield Central coach Gregg Bayer said. “I thought we played well tonight against a very good team. We are looking for Brandon to provide us all with a very Merry Christmas present — his...
On Monday night, the Plainfield Central Wildcats (7-2), traveled to historic Biester Gymnasium, on the campus of Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn. For the fourth consecutive game, the Wildcats were without 2019 WJOL Thanksgiving Tournament Most Valuable Player, senior Brandon Shoemaker. “We once again were missing our key player,” Plainfield Central coach Gregg Bayer said. “I thought we played well tonight against a very good team. We are looking for Brandon to provide us all with a very Merry Christmas present — his...
In another edition of the ancient Lockport-Joliet Central rivalry, the host Porters (4-4) held off the Steelmen, 43-38 in double overtime. The loss was the fifth consecutive for Joliet Central WILMINGTON XMAS TOURNAMENT Westmont 57 Grant Park 41 The Sentinels (3-3) rolled past the Dragons (3-6) in a Wilmington Christmas Tournament first-round game. NONCONFERENCE Lincoln-Way Central 68 Bolingbrook 63 The Raiders (6-3) were ambushed in New Lenox, in their SWSC crossover by the Knights (6-2). Immaculate Conception 51 Lisle 49...
After opening the 2019-20 campaign with five consecutive road games, Maine South returned to Park Ridge on Friday night. Behind 6-foot-7 Nick Ostojic (12 points, eight rebounds) and 6-foot-5,Marko Anderson (10 points, six rebounds), the Hawks hammered Glenbrook North 50-33. With the win, the Hawks improve to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the Central Suburban South. Casey Clark and Sean Gallery, each hit double figures with 10 points for the Hawks. Senior Danny Locascio contributed five assists to the Hawk win. SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE...
Heading into Friday night's Girls Southwest Prairie East conference action, Plainfield Central stood atop the conference with a perfect 3-0 mark. On Friday night, the first-place Wildcats traveled to Joliet to take on Joliet Central in 'The Old Barn" on the Central campus. Led by 2018-19 Enterprise All-Area Selection, junior Jalysa Stokes, the Steelwomen (5-3, 2-1) rolled past Plainfield Central 50-39. The Steelwomen led 16-10 after one quarter and 26-17 at the half. Joliet Central extended their lead to 43-29 at the end of...
District 202 high school music departments will host their annual Madrigal Dinners in December. Come feast on roast hens, enjoy Figgie pudding and drink wassail while being entertained by costumed characters from medieval times. Plainfield South High School will host its dinner at 7 p.m. Friday, December 6 and Saturday, December 7, 2019, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, December 8, 2019 in the cafeteria, 7800 W. Caton Farm Road. Full dinner tickets are sold out, but Pauper tickets can be bought for $5 at the door. Plainfield East High...
Does someone's name truly define them? In the case of Benet Academy senior Hattie Monson, the answer is a resounding yes. Monson said her parents chose her name as they drove through Hattiesburg, Mississippi and liked how it sounded. However, by its American origin, the name means "Home Ruler." A self-admitted gym rat, Monson made the Benet volleyball court her home the last four years and she ruled it with authority. Monson posted 370 digs, 98 assists and 12 service aces on...
The Plainfield co-op girls swim team is sending swimmers to the state met after placing fifth at the Neuqua Valley Sectional last weekend with 148 points. Oswego East won the meet with 240 points, followed by Neuqua Valley (231), Rosary (159) and Naperville Central (154). In the 200-yard freestyle, senior Jessica Davis finished second in the sectional in 1 minute, 51.02 seconds, while senior Kali Franckowiak was third in 1:51.67. Davis also advanced in the 100 freestyle (51.78), while Franckowiak will swim at state in the...
On Tuesday night at Bolingbrook High School those who attended the Chicago Marshall-Bolingbrook girls varsity basketball game witnessed the presence of USA Girls High School Basketball royalty. On the Marshall sideline, in her 45th season of coaching, with her two-time defending IHSA Class 2A state champion Commandos stood the venerable, Dorothy L. Gaters. Gaters, who has won more girls high school basketball games than any other girls high school coach (1,133), in the nation, led her Commandos out to face senior Jayden...
On a cold Saturday evening in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood of Chicago, the historic 2019 football campaign of the Minooka Indians came to an end. After winning a school-record 11 consecutive games to open up the season, the Indians (11-1) fell 38-21 to Chicago Catholic League Blue-power Brother Rice (8-4) in their IHSA Class 8A quarterfinal game. "Turnovers," Minooka Hall of Fame coach John Belskis said. "We drove right down the field on Rice on our first two drives of the game and threw interceptions that kept us out of...
Lewis' eighth ranked women's volleyball team bounced back after a tough four set loss on Friday night sweeping McKendree on Saturday afternoon in Lebanon, Ill. The Flyers improve to 22-4, 8-3 GLVC while the Bearcats drop to 11-14, 4-7 GLVC. Lewis fell behind 3-0 to begin the match before coming back to even things at 10 on a kill by Juliana Van Loo (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs). The Flyers took the lead for a good with a 6-3 run. McKendree cut the lead to 16-15 on a...
Combining both the 100th anniversary of the National Football League and the Chicago Bears franchise with the University of St. Francis' upcoming 100th year as an academic institution of higher learning, the University of St. Francis Athletic Department has announced that 2018 NFL Hall of Fame inductee and Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher will be the guest speaker at its 43rd annual Brown & Gold Night. The event will take place at the Pat Sullivan Center on Friday,...