Prep Sports
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Girls basketball: Mazza explodes for 25 first-half points, leads Benet by shorthanded Libertyville at Coach Kipp HoopsfestJan 20, 2025 7:41 pm - Benet guard Aria Mazza had no inkling of what was coming. Her explosion came without warning. “I go into every game thinking the same thing, just that I’m going to do my ...
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Girls gymnastics: Carmel captures Lake County crownJan 20, 2025 6:39 pm - Moments before the start of her team’s uneven-bars routines at Monday afternoon’s Lake County girls gymnastics invite at Carmel Catholic, Libertyville coach Tiffany Owens...
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Boys basketball: Fremd edges Deerfield in OT to win Lakes MLK tournamentJan 20, 2025 6:26 pm - Fremd’s Jordan Williams smiled through his split lip. “It was very tough to get inside today,” Williams said. “They have a lot of height and they were very physical.” Wil...
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Girls basketball: Montini can’t slow hot-shooting Nazareth
Jan 20, 2025 4:12 pm - Allia von Schlegell considers herself a streaky shooter, but her Nazareth teammate Stella Sakalas would beg to differ. “I’d argue that Allia is not streaky. She’s just a ...
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A handful of prep sports hopes for the new yearJan 20, 2025 3:18 pm - This week’s High Five offers five hopes from the area’s prep sports scene in 2025.
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North Central Cardinals’ Svienty earns national NCAA honorJan 19, 2025 12:55 pm - North Central College cross country and track athlete Emerald Svienty, a graduate of Hersey High School, has been named the 2024 Division III LGBTQ Student-Athlete of the Year.
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Edgy Tim: Warren’s Stewart finds a home at IllinoisJan 19, 2025 12:19 pm - Warren junior two sports standout recruit Aaron Stewart (5-foot-7, 175 pounds) verbally committed to Illinois last week. Stewart, who was recruited by Illinois in both Fo...
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Girls basketball: St. Charles East slowed by hot-shooting Lyons
Jan 18, 2025 10:12 pm - Nora Ezike walked with ice packs on both her knees, fitting for the aftermath of Saturday’s game. On five different occasions the 6-foot-2 Lyons senior and Stanford recru...
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High school scores for Jan. 18Jan 18, 2025 10:05 pm - Boys basketball Galesburg MLK Tournament Batavia 61, Farmington 22 Glenbard South 62, Comer 35 Batavia 66, Dunlap 49 Glenbard South 75, Farmington 58 Glenbr...
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Girls basketball: Benet heats up, tops Prospect for 19th win in a row
Jan 18, 2025 9:12 pm - Benet didn’t look like the top-ranked team in the state in the early going against Prospect on Saturday. But the Redwings weren’t worried. “Coach (Joe) Kilbride says it t...