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On Monday night in Lisle, a battle between the two, top teams in the inaugural Illinois Central 8 Conference, visiting Peotone and the host Lions squared off. The host Lions (18-3, 8-0) jumped out to a 16-9 lead after one quarter. Peotone (15-6, 6-2), doubled up on the Lions in the second quarter, outscoring Lisle 12-6, to close within 22-21 at halftime. The Lions extended their lead to 36-33 after three quarters before pulling away from Blue Devils for the 51-41 win. With the win the Lions have a two-game lead in the IC-8...
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...
After taking apart state-ranked Fenwick 58-45 on Tuesday in Niles, the Enterprise Newspapers No.1 ranked boys basketball team, Notre Dame, hosted St. Viator (11-5, 2-1) on Friday night. Before a huge and raucous crowd, the Dons returned to East Suburban Catholic Conference action. As they did against Fenwick on Tuesday, the vaunted Dons' defense shut down the high-scoring Lion offense Friday. The Dons (17-2, 3-0), behind Troy D'Amico (14 points, five rebounds, two blocked shots), Anthony Sayles (10 points, seven rebounds, thr...
After watching Chicago Simeon (16-2) totally dismantle Fenwick, 73-55, at Benet Academy's Chicagoland Invitational on Saturday, Benet Academy coach Joe Kilbride walked away a bit concerned. Hours before Wednesday's nonconference showdown with Simeon in Lisle, Kilbride was told his Redwings would take on Morrow and the Wolverines without Wisconsin-bound Brooke Schramek. Nursing a sore knee, the Benet Academy training staff suggested that she sit this game out. For almost any other girls hoops team in Illinois, this would be a...
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...
With standout junior guard Anthony Sayles (11 points), back in the lineup Notre Dame (11-2) jumped out to a quick 24-11 lead over Prospect (5-6), in the Dons Hardwood Classic Quarterfinal at Wheeling. Over the next two quarters, the Knights played the Dons even with ND up 38-25 after three quarters. The Dons pulled away in the fourth quarter for the 63-45 victory behind a game-high 19-point performance by junior Troy D'Amico. Six-foot-6 Louis Lesmond just missed a double-double with 16 points and eight rebounds. The Dons...
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...
WHEELING HARDWOOD CLASSIC Jumping out to a 25-7 first quarter lead in its 2019 Wheeling Hardwood Classic first-round game versus Mather, Notre Dame head coach Kevin Clancy was getting ready for the entire Dons roster to get playing time. Still without standout guard Anthony Sayles, the Dons (11-2) would romp past Mather 76-28. Six-foot-6 Louis Lesmon led the Dons with 25 points and hauled down four rebounds. Junior Troy D'Amico converted on 14 of his 15 free throws for his 18 points and Jason Bergstrom would chip in with 13...
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...
Any girls varsity basketball team that faces the No.1-ranked Benet Academy in the 2019-20 campaign has a pair of major obstacles to overcome. Obstacle one - Benet Academy's senior dynamic-duo of DePaul-bound Kendall Holmes and Wisconsin-bound Brooke Schramek. Obstacle 2 - The vaunted Redwing second-unit. Throwing wave upon-wave of Redwings at the previously undefeated hosts from York (11-1), Benet coach Joe Kilbride watched his Redwings (12-0) roll to a convincing 66-49 victory in Elmhurst. Benet took a 36-24 lead into their...
In the 2018 District 99 Crosstown Classic between the girls and boys varsity basketball teams from Downers Grove North and Downers Grove South, Downers Grove South swept North. The gals and guys of DGN, used a pair of record-setting performances, to tame the host Mustang's. Led by a career-high 23 points from senior Alexis Parker, the Downers Grove North (10-3) girls ran away from Downers Grove South 55-29. On the boys side, led by a 24-point career-high from 6-foot-5 junior Kyle Engstler, the Trojans (6-3) held off the...
Maine South 64 Prospect 47 In Park Ridge on Saturday, the Hawks (8-4) led 38-26 at halftime, before breaking the game open in the third quarter, outscoring the Knights 17-7, for a 55-34 lead. OTTAWA HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT JCA 45 Newark 35 The Angels (7-4) rolled past the Lady Norsemen (11-3), to go to 2-0 in the tournament La Salle Peru 49 JCA 29 In their second game of the day, the Angels (7-5) were surprised by the Cavaliers (6-6)....
In their East Suburban Catholic Conference/Chicago Catholic League Shootout game at St. Patrick, Notre Dame (10-2) rolled out to a 20-7 first quarter lead over Leo (4-6). ND extended its lead to 39-22 at the half and rolled to the 63-49 victory over the Lions. Heading to Mount Greenwood to take on the hosts from Brother Rice in Benet Academy's ESCC/CCL Shootout game with the mighty host Crusaders, few thought the Redwings had a chance. Never underestimate a Gene Heidkamp-coached Benet Academy squad. The Redwings throttled...
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...
In the Team Rose Shootout at Mount Carmel on Sunday afternoon, Notre Dame, met and overcame a huge challenge in its match-up with Chicago Bogan. Bogan entered Sunday's game, undefeated and ranked No. 2 in Illinois, in MaxPreps' Illinois boys state basketball rankings. Missing from the Dons' starting lineup for the third consecutive game was standout junior guard, Anthony Sayles. Sayles, has been nursing a sore knee and is expected to return to the lineup this week. Rallying...
Although it's only the middle of December, Joliet West seems to be for real. The Tigers (8-1, 4-0) are off to a sizzling start, winning their first six games of the season by an average of 20 points. West recently took care of cross-town rival Joliet Central (3-5, 2-3), 86-59. "Any win for our very young kids is going to be enjoyable after the season we had last year," said coach Jeremy Kreiger. "To eclipse the five wins we had last year through the first seven or eight games...
The University of St. Francis men’s basketball team turned in a balanced scoring effort as six Saints recorded double-digit points but not enough to come away with a victory as Governors State posted a 98-91 win this Saturday (Dec. 14) afternoon in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) play at GSU’s Athletics and Recreation Center (The ARC). The top scorer for USF, which is now 4-6 overall and 2-4 in the CCAC this season, was Lewis Holey (JR/Sydney, Australia). The Saints’ forward netted 19 points to go with...
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...
It's no secret that with the loss of Noah Ferrell, Mike Salter and Ikenna Okeke due to graduation in 2019, the Romeoville Spartans (5-3, 3-1) had some questions marks coming into the 2019-20 season. So far, the Spartans have impressed. In a recent game against Plainfield East, senior guard Keedan Foster dropped a game-high 26 points en route to a 61-48 victory. "When we came out at halftime we had to make sure we tightened up our defense," Foster said. "We understood that if...
Back on December 27. 2018 in the 10th annual Montini Christmas Classic, the girls from Benet Academy and Fremd played a quarterfinal game that bore a resemblance, to the Chicago Bear-Green Bay Packer NFL rivalry. To say the officials let the girls play would be an understatement. After 32 minutes the Redwings and Vikings, both bloodied and bruised, went 12 more minutes, before the Vikings prevailed 59-54 in triple overtime. The Redwings bounced back from to win the next two...
Bolingbrook resident Mia Farrel,l who attended St. Dominic School and Joliet Catholic Academy, recently reached a milestone by scoring her 1,000th point for her basketball career at the University of Chicago. Farrell becomes the 15th player to join the 1,000-point club at this prestigious school. She is on pace to crack the top 10 in scoring for the school. The University of Chicago Women’s Basketball Team is currently ranked No. 24 in the nation and has made the NCAA D...
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...