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SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE WEST Plainfield North 48 Yorkville 39 The Tigers traveled to Yorkville (12-17, 4-12) and defeated the Foxes for their 20th victory of the season. For Plainfield North coach Bob Krahulik, this season's 20-win campaign is the Tigers' first 20-win season since 2014-15. In 2013-14, Krahulik's first year at the helm of the Tigers, Plainfield North finished 21-8. The Tigers, in a defensive first-half, led only 18-17. The Tigers scored 18 points in the third quarter to break away from the Foxes 36-24. Three Tigers...
At Whitney Young High School on Chicago's West Side, the sounds of Oliva-Newton-John's 1981 hit, "Let's Get Physical", is probably heard everyday, at Dolphin practices. On Thursday night in the Class 4A Proviso West Sectional Championship Game, between Whitney Young and Downers Grove North the ultra-physical Dolphin defense forced 25 Trojan turnovers that would be the difference in Whitney Young's 53-47 sectional championship victory. Playing in her last game for Downers Grove North stand-out senior guard Ellie Gross went...
For Joliet Catholic boys basketball coach Joe Gura and the Hilltoppers, the 2019-20 regular season has not been a lot of fun. Playing in the East Suburban Catholic Conference, which is heavily considered the second toughest basketball conference in the state, the Hilltoppers won one league game. Entering the IHSA Class 2A Manteno Regional, the Hilltoppers limped in with an 11-19 overall record. Having battled the Associated Press' current, Class 3A No.1-ranked and the ESCC co-champion Notre Dame (26-5), ESCC co-champion...
On Wednesday night in Niles, the CPS Red South-Central champion Chicago Curie, in a recent addition to each school's schedule, squared off with the East Suburban Catholic Conference co-champion Notre Dame. In the latest Associated Press' Illinois Boys High School Basketball Rankings, Curie is ranked No.1 in Class 4A and Notre Dame is ranked No.1 in Class 3A. Before a capacity crowd at Notre Dame, Curie (26-2) pulled away from the host Dons in the last minute of the game for a 76-69 victory. The Condors were led by 6-foot-4...
In Lisle at their IHSA Class 4A Benet Academy Sectional semifinal the Bolingbrook (23-7) slowed down Naperville North's junior Greta Kampschroder and Naperville North 53-42. With the win, the Lady Raiders advance to the sectional championship game Thursday at 7 p.m. with the top-ranked Redwings of Benet Academy (29-2). The winner will advance to the IHSA Class 4A Lewis University Super-Sectional with the winner of the IHSA Class 4A Proviso West Sectional either Downers Grove North (28-6) or Chicago Whitney Young (25-3) ....
GIRLS PLAYOFFS BENET ACADEMY 62 OSWEGO 36 Last season in the 2019 IHSA Class 4A Lewis University Super-sectional, Benet Academy destroyed Oswego 55-22 and went on on bring home the Class 4A fourth-place trophy back to Lisle. On Monday night in the first semifinal of the IHSA Class 4A Benet Academy sectional the Associated Press' Class 4A No.1-ranked Redwings (29-2) met once again with the Panthers of Oswego (21-11). The top-ranked Redwings again ended the Panthers season, overwhelming Oswego 62-36. DOWNERS GROVE NORTH 45...
Back on February 7 in Flossmoor, Homewood-Flossmoor made 29 of their 45 shots from the field against visiting Bolingbrook. Included in their 45 shots were the Vikings' knocking down nine of their 15 shots from beyond the arc. H-F blasted the Raiders 71-56, to take over sole-possession of first-place in the Southwest Suburban Blue. On Tuesday night in Bolingbrook, led by Bolingbrook's version of the Three Amigos, the Raiders held off the Vikings 70-67. Senior Darius Burford and juniors Kai Evans and Isaiah Stafford make up the...
In the long and ultra-successful 48 years of Maine South girls' basketball the 2019-20 Hawks were very special. The 26-win campaign ties them for sixth-place with most wins a season. The 26-7 final record put this seasons' Hawks as compiling the eighth best winning-percentage in Maine South girls' basketball history. The 2019-20 Hawks set school-records in three-pointers made assists and rebounds. All of this was accomplished by a very young team. On Monday night in their IHSA Class 4A Maine West Sectional semifinal versus...
In his playing days for the Downers Grove North Trojans, Downers Grove North girls' basketball coach Stephan Bolt was known for his offensive abilities. As one of the all-time leading scorers in Downers Grove North boys basketball history, Bolt could and did on many occasions, shoot the lights out. In his eighth season as head coach of the Trojan girls, Bolt has transformed his Trojans into one of the finest defensive units in the state. On Friday night, in the IHSA Class 4A Hinsdale Central Regional Championship Game,...
EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC Notre Dame 61 Carmel 52 The Dons fell behind 12-2 in the first quarter and trailed 21-12 in the second quarter before grinding out the ESCC victory at home. With the win, Notre Dame (26-4, 8-1) grabs a share of the ESCC championship with Marian Catholic (22-7, 8-1). Juniors Troy D' Amico and Louis Lesmond, each scored 16 points to lead the Dons. Junior Anthony Sayles chipped in with a dozen points. Benet 43 St. Viator 40 The Redwings (21-8, 7-2) led 8-7 after one quarter, only to be run over by the...
Opening up the IHSA Class 4A Joliet West Regional on Monday night, the Minooka Indians (8-24) put on a show, beating Bradley-Bourbonnais 54-37. The reward for the Indians' impressive victory on Monday night is a Tuesday night date with the host Joliet West Tigers (27-3), at 6 p.m. The host Tigers have won 22 consecutive games and are the 2019-2020 Southwest Prairie East champions. IHSA CLASS 4A REGIONALS MAINE EAST Von Steuben 46 Maine East 44 The Blue Demons lost a heart-breaker to Von Steuben (14-6) at home in Park Ridge....
BOYS 1. Notre Dame 26-4 Dons stunned at Benet 2. Joliet West 23-4 Tigers slip past Steelemen at "The Old Barn" 3. Benet Academy 20-8 Redwings take down No.1 Dons 4. Bolingbrook 22-5 Raiders struggle past LW East in 2 OT 5. Plainfield North 18-7 10 in a row for red-hot Tigers! 6. Maine South 16-13 Hawks finish home season, with Minooka win 7. Romeoville 15-13 Spartans clinch 2nd-place in SPC East 8. Plainfield Central 14-11 Wildcats Valentine's Day loss to Romeoville 9. Lockport 12-15 Porters beat arch-rival Sandburg 10. DG...
After taking down the Associated Press' Illinois Class 3A No.1 Notre Dame, on Friday, Benet Academy (20-8) hosted the La Lumiere Prep (19-3) from LaPorte, Indiana. The Lakers checked in at No.12 in the MaxPreps.com Excellent USA Writer's Poll this week. The Lakers starting front line consists of 6-foot-10 Treyton Thompson (four points), 6-foot-8 Jeremy Sochan (11 points) and 6-foot-7 Kamari Lands (seven points). Battling the tall Lakers was the Redwing 6-foot-8 senior Colin Crothers, who put on a show, scoring a game-high 22...
With the 7-degree temperature outside, the IHSA Class 2A Girls Lisle Regional championship game along the very frozen banks of the DuPage River turned into a hotly-contested game. With the host Lions (26-7) comfortably ahead 30-18 in the middle of the third quarter, the very youthful Chargers made things very interesting. St. Joseph (10-15), who's starting lineup consists of three freshmen and two juniors, closed to within 33-27 with 6:08 on the clock. With all the momentum, it looked like the youthful Chargers were going to...
For the Benet Academy boys basketball game, Valentine’s Day was all about winning. Prior to player introductions, Redwing coach Gene Heidkamp was honored for reaching his 300th career win at the school. He then led Benet to a 45-43 East Suburban Catholic Conference win over Notre Dame, top-ranked Class 3A team in the state. “We needed a big win,” Heidkamp said. “We have played a very tough schedule and come up short against some very good teams. Notre Dame is an outstanding team and to be able to hold on and beat them is...
Since losing to Joliet West 66-39 on Jan. 20, red-hot Plainfield North (18-7, 10-4) has run off 10 consecutive victories. On Friday night in Plainfield, the Tigers took-apart West Aurora 70-52. The Tigers led 19-18 after one quarter. The North defense held the Blackhawks (8-18, 6-8) to just five second-half points to open up a 32-23 lead at the half. The Tigers extended the lead to 51-37 after three quarters and finished off the Blackhawks. With the win, the Tigers kept pace with Oswego East (18-9, 11-3) in the Southwest Prai...
Earlier this season Joliet Catholic Academy senior Mia Bertino became the newest member of the JCA 1,000 career-point club. Known for her deadly three-point shooting accuracy, she will always be remembered as one of the all-time great Angels. On Thursday night, in the Angels' IHSA Class 2A Chicago Christian Regional championship game versus Chicago's Butler Prep (21-9), Bertino scored 14 consecutive points between the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter. Her long-range bombardment paced the Angels...
After defeating the 16-13 St. Francis, 62-58 on Jan. 25, Joliet Catholic Academy (15-17), closed out its 2019-20 regular season with a five-game losing streak. Playing in what many people consider to be the best girls high school basketball conference in the state, the East Suburban Catholic Conference, the Angels ran through a gauntlet to close out the season. In a nine day period between Jan. 27 and Feb. 5, the Angels lost to Nazareth Academy (18-12), Marian Catholic (23-7), and the Associated Press' Class 4A No.1-ranked Be...
The Joliet Catholic Academy varsity girls dance team received a third-place finish in their quest to repeat as IHSA Class 1A state champions at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloominton, IL. The competition began on Jan. 31 in the preliminary round and scores were determined in Saturday's final round on Feb.1. To honor the Angels, an all-school assembly took place on Feb. 4 to showcase the dancers talent and hard work that came to fruition once again. As a coaching staff, this...
Before an almost capacity-crowd at Maine South High School in Park Ridge on Tuesday, the Associated Press' Illinois Class 3A No.1-ranked Notre Dame took on the young and talented Maine South. The top-ranked Dons hopped on their bus for the short bus ride to Maine South and ran into a buzz saw from the host Hawks. Fired up by their huge, raucous student section, the young Hawks led 13-12 after one quarter and would only trail 28-24 at the half. Notre Dame, behind senior Jimmy...
A pair of first-place finishes by Moses Biosah (SO/Maywood, Ill.) and one from Davual Bailey (FR/Joliet, Ill.) helped led the nationally seventh-ranked University of St. Francis men's indoor track and field team to fourth place at the University of Chicago's Windy CIty Rumble Meet, which was held this Saturday (Feb. 8) at UChicago's Henry Crown Field House. Moses Biosah claimed top individual honors in both the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes while Davual Bailey attained first p...
As the season winds down for the Plainfield co-op swim team, the group has its sights set on high goals. The first of those were fulfilled last weekend when Plainfield won the Southwest Prairie Conference title at Oswego with 307 points, bettering the hosts by 24 points. Leading the way for the champions were Marc Avery and Alex Dvorak, who each won a pair of individual conference titles. Avery won the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 20.95 seconds and the 100-yard free in 46.95...
Benet coach Joe Kilbride quickly pointed out the correlation. Kilbride certainly hopes for a repeat ending. Senior forward Kendall Holmes joined an exclusive company in program history by topping the 1,000-point mark in her illustrious career. The DePaul recruit scored 26 points to lead the Redwings to a victory over St. Viator on Feb. 5. In the 57-49 East Suburban Catholic Conference win, Holmes became just the 10th player in program history to reach the four-digit mark....
Rachel Hinder's 23 points and 13 rebounds led Lewis' women's basketball team to a 69-50 win over Southwest Baptist at the Meyer Sports Center on Saturday afternoon in Bolivar, Mo. With the win, the Flyers improve to 14-8, 11-3 GLVC while the Bearcats drop to 12-10, 6-8 GLVC. Lewis trailed 15-13 after one quarter of play before seizing control with a 15-3 run to begin the second quarter to take a 10-point lead. Hinders led the way with seven points in the run while Kaitlyn Will...
Plainfield Central girls basketball coach Armond Frazier is admittedly normally not an overly sensitive guy. January 27 was one of those days where he was. That day, a California helicopter crash had killed nine people, three of them teenage girls basketball players and two coaches – most notably among the dead was former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. The flight was on its way to Bryant's Mamba Academy, where the girls all played basketball f...