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On Tuesday night, the Southwest Prairie Conference West leaders Oswego (17-3, 7-2 West) hosted the SPC East's second-place team, Romeoville (13-11, 8-3 East) in an important SPC Crossover game. Despite turning the ball over 26 times and being out-rebounded 42-26, allowing 19 offensive rebounds and a little luck, the host Panthers came away with the 65-59 victory in overtime. Shooting just 28 percent from the floor for the game and turning the ball over 17 times themselves did not help the Spartan cause. Fresno State-bound...
EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC CONFERENCE Notre Dame 71 Marian Central Catholic 33 The top-ranked Dons (21-2, 5-0) made it 14 consecutive victories with the ESCC win at MCC (4-18, 0-5) on Friday. The Dons started burying their shots soon after stepping off the bus after their 90-minute bus ride to Woodstock. The Dons, jumped out to a commanding 24-12, after one quarter and 44-20 at the half. The Dons' "D" held the Hurricanes to just 11 second half points on their way to their 14th consecutive victory. Benet Academy 75 Carmel 53 The R...
CENTRAL SUBURBAN SOUTH Maine South 74 Glenbrook North 44 20 wins for the season. Nine consecutive victories, For the Maine South Hawks (20-5, 6-2), Friday night was a special night at home in Park Ridge. Junior Niamh Gardiner buried the Spartans (11-10, 2-6) with seven long-range, three-point bombs among her game-high 23 points. Sister Nicole Gardiner had eight points but joined Niahm with the long-range shooting display with two from beyond the arc. Sophomore Emily Pape hit double-figures with 10 points SUBURBAN PRAIRIE...
CIYY/SUBURBAN MLK SHOWDOWN at FENWICK Notre Dame 66 Morgan Park 59 In the first game of the City/Suburban MLK Showdown at Fenwick High School, the Enterprise Newspapers' top-ranked Dons of Notre Dame (20-2), behind 16 first half points with four three-pointers,from senior Jason Bergstrom, held a 36-20 lead over Morgan Park (12-7). The Dons defense had blanked Illinois Mr. Basketball candidate, senior Adam Miller (29 points per game) in the first half. Miller was held to just 10 points for the game. With 3:51 remaining in the...
As February soon approaches and the great high school basketball teams start to pull away from being labeled as good, Joliet West seems to be a part of that great category. The Tigers (15-2, 10-0), under coach Jeremy Kreiger seem to have a different mojo than last year. This year, the Tigers last lost came against the No. 1 team in the state of Illinois, Curie. With a veteran roster, led by University of Toledo commit Jamere Hill (20 points), the Tigers confidence is at an...
Winning streaks are hard in sports, especially when that streak is at 13 consecutive games. That is what the Joliet West (19-3, 9-1) basketball team has done so far in the 2019-20 season. "One thing about this girls is that they're both very intelligent on and off the court," said coach John Placher. "It's starting to get really fun here watching these kids play." In the Tigers most recent 73-45 victory against Plainfield North (12-10, 5-5), senior guard Jazz Evans led the way...
BOYS 1. Notre Dame 20-2 13 straight wins after taking down Morgan Park 2. Joliet West 17-3 Tigers lose heartbreaker to Lincoln Park (16-3) 3. Bolingbrook 15-4 Marian Catholic, Romeoville, LW East swept 4 Benet 14-5 Redwings lose by 1 to York in WWS final 5. Romeoville 13-10 Spartans give The 'Brook a battle 6. Maine South 12-9 Hawks have won five straight 7 Plainfield C. 11-8 Tough weekend for the Wildcats 8. Niles West 10-10 Wolves play in tough CSL South, .500 9 Plainfield N 8-7 Tigers fall from SPC West penthouse 10 DG...
For Joliet Central's Lawrence Thompson, Jr, Plainfield East's Mike Fowler and Plainfield South's Tim Boe, their boys' 2019-20 varsity basketball campaigns have had a few more downs than ups. On Saturday in Wheaton, the three Southwest Prairie Conference schools had more ups than downs. In their Wheaton Warrenville South Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Tournament first-round games, all three dropped close decisions to higher-seeded teams. Thompson's Steelmen (9-13) fell to the tournament hosts and No.4 seed Wheaton Warrenville...
In the Derril Kipp Hoopfest at Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, Plainfield Central head coach Armond Frazier and his girls kick started their MLK weekend off in style. Jumping out to a 23-11 lead after one quarter, the Wildcats (11-12) went on to crush Timothy Christian 71-49. Wildcat sophomore Tykara Harrison poured home 22 points, had four steals, three assists and buried three long-range bombs to take home the MVP of the Game Award. Senior Kachae Donald was back on target with four bombs from beyond the arc among...
In Tuesday's,girls' Southwest Prairie Conference crossover game at Plainfield North, between the host Tigers guests from Plainfield Cental, the two rivals were involved in a tight battle in the third quarter. Leading 31-22 with 4:37 left in the quarter, Tiger senior Natalie Bearbower (16 points, six rebounds) drove to the basket and scored. On the basket, Bearbower was fouled and completed the old-fashioned three-point play for a 34-22 Tiger lead. Bearbower's heroics ignited a third-quarter-closing 17-2 Plainfield North run,...
After the Plainfield North girls had defeated Plainfield Central in the opening game of the Southwest Prairie Conference crossover, girls-boys double-header at North on Tuesday, Central needed a win to split. Wildcat 6-foot-3 senior Mekhi Lunford made sure Plainfield Central got the split. Dropping 31 points on the then-SPC West co-leading Tigers (8-6, 6-3 West), Lunford scored from everywhere on the court. He buried seven three-point bombs. Hauling down eight rebounds, four on the offensive glass, the senior Wildcat scored...
ENTERPRISE NEWSPAPERS BOYS BASKETBALL RANKINGS 1. Notre Dame 17-2 10 in a row. Fenwick, St.Viator bite the dust 2. Joliet West 15-2 Tigers sweep Oswego, Oswego East 3. Benet 10-4 Redwings take out ESCC co-leader Nazareth 4. Bolingbrook 12-4 Fall in 4 OT to Neuqua Valley, next 'The Ville 5. Romeoville 10-9 Spartans blow out Plainfield North 6. Plainfield North 8-5 Tigers SPC West co-leaders, with Oswego E. 7. Plainfield Central 10-6 Wildcats travel to No. 6 Tuesday 8 Maine South 7-9 Hawks play three state-ranked teams tough 9....
Before a LIVE Comcast CN100 Game of the Week audience, the Redwings missed 22 of their 24 first-half shots, misfired on 10 of their 11 first half three-point shots and trailed the young and upset-minded Marian Catholic 22-7 at halftime in an East Suburban Catholic Conference match-up in Chicago Heights. Benet head coach Joe Kilbride went to his full-court, pressure defense to open up the third quarter. The youthful Spartans wilted under the Redwing (17-2, 3-0) defensive onslaught, turning the ball over 15 times in the...
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...
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...
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...
The Lewis University men’s volleyball team is picked first in the preseason Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) preseason poll, released Monday (Dec. 16). The Flyers received 63 points, including seven first place votes. Purdue Fort Wayne was picked to finish second with 52 points and received one first place vote. Loyola was picked to finish third receiving 46 points. Lewis is well represented on the 2020 Preseason All-MIVA team, with four members selected to the team, the most of any team in the c...