MLK Day events keeping prep athletes busy

Prep athletes stayed busy during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend.

This edition of the Daily Herald prep sports newsletter looks at the latest rankings for boys and girls basketball as well as the many great games taking place throughout the area.

“Edgy” Tim O’Halloran checks in with a football recruiting update, and College Achievers focuses on a Willowbrook graduate.

Boys top 20

Benet maintains its grip atop the Daily Herald rankings.

Girls top 20

Waubonsie Valley’s first loss shakes up the top of the rankings.

College coaches visiting high schools

O’Halloran writes about local football players getting visits from college coaches.

Last week’s dazzlers

Who had the top prep basketball performances last week?

Eyeing the Combine

Willowbrook graduate Enrique Cruz, a Kansas football player, is hoping to land an invite to the NFL Combine.

Lakes stuns Fremd

Dorian Pullen knocked down a 3-pointer in the waning seconds as Lakes beat Fremd.

A good cause

The Coaches vs. Cancer fundraiser at Lake Park was also a family reunion.