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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...
The first Monday night in January must mean Joliet Catholic Academy Angels' Monday night hoops. The Angels (12-7) first opponent of 2020, was Ottawa Township High School. For the first 22 minutes, the Lady Pirates (9-8) and the Angels went back and fourth until JCA freshman Jasmine Brown (13 points, six rebounds, five steals) scored to put the Angels up 27-26 with 1:30 to go in the third quarter. Brown's fourth steal of the quarter and pass to senior Mia Bertino for two, gave the Angels a 29-26 lead after three quarters....
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 the final day of holiday tournament play for our area girls' hoops teams, three additional trophies were won. Maine South finished second at Dundee-Crown's Charger Classic in Algonquin and Benet Academy took home third place at Montini. Bolingbrook won three games at Montini to finish in fifth place. Maine West 45 Maine South 36 In Dundee-Crown's Charger Classic Championship Game, the Hawks (11-5) trailed the defending Charger Classic and defending IHSA State Champions from Maine West 21-10 at halftime. The Warriors (14-1)...
In 1991, five years after the 1986 Hollywood comedy classic 'The Three Amigos' directed by John Landis and staring Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short, Illinois high school basketball had its version of the Three Amigos. Donnie Boyce, Sherell Ford and Michael Finley - all future NBA players - led Proviso East to an IHSA Class AA state championship. In their run in the 46th Annual Jack Tosh Holiday Classic, Bolingbrook's version led the way to a tournament title. In...
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...
In their 42nd Wheeling Hardwood Classic Basketball Tournament championship game the Dons of Notre Dame and the unbeaten Titans of Glenbrook South were deadlocked at 26-26 at halftime. Led by their French-born junior forward Louis Lesmond, who scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half, Notre Dame (14-2) handed Glenbrook South (13-1) its first defeat of the season, 49-44. Lesmond's championship game heroics garnered him the Wheeling Hardwood Classic Most Valuable Player Award. Lesmond, who had but five points at the half,...
On Friday night in Wheeling High School's Hardwood Classic, Notre Dame's standout junior guard Anthony Sayles had one of the greatest second-half scoring outbursts in the 42-year history of the Classic. With just two points at halftime and his top-seeded Dons trailing Maine West 24-17, Sayles took over the game. Sayles scored 24 of his game-high 26 points in the second half, leading Notre Dame (13-2) to an improbable 59-49 victory. With the win, the Dons will face undefeated Glenbrook South (13-0) for the 2019 Hardwood...
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...
With two Enterprise Newspapers area high school boys basketball teams playing, in the 89th Pontiac Holiday Tournament semifinals, we had hopes that the Benet Academy and the Joliet West could win this afternoon and play for the Tournament Championship on Saturday night. Top-seeded Bloom, which led only 30-24 at the half, pulled away in the second half for a 61-42 victory over Benet and defending Pontiac Holiday Tournament champions from Chicago Curie defeated Joliet West 68-60. Thus at 7:30 p.m, tonight, the 11-2 Tigers will...
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...
On Monday night in their second-round game of the 2019 Spartan Holiday Tournament at Oak Lawn High School, the Porters of Lockport (11-3) took on the host Spartans (6-4). The Porters were rude guests jumping out to a 30-13 halftime lead and rolling to a huge 56-23 victory. On Wednesday the Porters will play winless Guerin Prep (0-6) and with a win will advance to Saturday's Spartan Holiday Tournament championship game. ILLINOIS CENTRAL 8 Lisle 56 Manteno 33 The Lions rolled past the Panthers to improve to 13-0 overall and 5-0...
Entering Saturday's girls nonconference game with Wheaton Academy, the Lady Lions of Lisle had won their first 11 consecutive games to start the 2019-20 campaign. After jumping out to a 35-20 halftime lead, the Lions appeared to be rolling towards win No. 12. Wheaton Academy (5-2) came out of their halftime locker room on fire and outscored the Lions18-8 in the third quarter to close to within 48-43 after three quarters. Lisle responded with a 20-point fourth quarter and improved to 12-0 with the 63-50 victory. SPARTAN...
WEST SUBURBAN SILVER Downers Grove North 32 Lyons Township 26 The Trojans (5-1, 2-0) pulled into a WSC Silver first-place tie with York (7-1, 2-0), with the road win in LaGrange on Saturday. WEST SUBURBAN GOLD Downers Grove South 45 Addison Trail 38 The Mustangs (1-6, 1-1) won for the first time in Downers Grove on Saturday. Addison Trail falls to 2-7 overall and 0-2 in the WSC Gold NONCONFERENCE Joliet Catholic Academy 57 Joliet Central 37 The Hilltoppers improved to 3-3, with the home romp past the 3-6 Steelmen on Saturday...
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 days and take home the tournament's fifth-place...
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...
On Friday night, the Benet Academy girls and boys varsity basketball teams traveled to the Mount Greenwood neighborhood of Chicago to take on Marist in an East Suburban Catholic Conference doubleheader. In a battle of state-ranked girls basketball teams, the No.1 ranked Redwings (10-0, 1-0), defeated No. 6 Marist (7-1, 0-1) 63-55 in the first game of the evening. It was up to the boys, then to complete the Benet Academy ESCC sweep. Leading by as much as 12 points, 32-20, in...
Through the first seven games of the season, Notre Dame College Prep and Minooka were unbeaten and had themselves ranked among the elite teams in Class 8A. Both battled through difficult schedules, made history for their programs, and advanced to the IHSA playoffs, notching at least one win before being eliminated. Both teams are also connected as they produced the 2019 Enterprise Publications Football Players of the Year. SETH LEHR, QB MINOOKA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Aft...
Led by all-tournament selections Megan Allensworth (SO/Plainfield, Ill.) and Abby Ragsdale (SR/Aurora, Ill.), the nationally-ranked University of St. Francis women’s bowling team advanced as far as the semifinal round of the 2019 Ebonite Warhawk Open hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater over the weekend (Dec. 7-8). Allensworth claimed the individual title at the tournament after averaging a 217.7 over her six rounds Saturday, five of which were 200-plus rounds, including a 266 to close out singles play. R...
In 2013 as a sophomore at Downers Grove South, under then-Mustang and current Minooka head coach John Belskis, offensive lineman Erik Swenson made a verbal commitment to the University of Michigan – the team he rooted for growing up. By the end of his senior season, Jim Harbaugh had replaced Brady Hoke as head coach of the Wolverines, Swenson’s scholarship was rescinded and he found himself without a team just weeks before signing day. It didn’t take long for Swenson to find...