Prep Sports
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Girls basketball: Prospect holds off Geneva at Montini Christmas Tournament
Dec 23, 2024 8:26 pm - Prospect sophomore guard Zoe Black went up for a rebound and came down with a gusher of a bloody nose after colliding with a Geneva player. To add insult to injury, she w...
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Girls basketball: Farrell, Montini’s ‘glue kid,’ keys gritty win over Neuqua Valley at Montini Christmas Tournament
Dec 23, 2024 7:19 pm - Things don’t often fall apart for Montini, but when they do, Peyton Farrell is there to pick up the pieces. The 5-foot-9 senior guard/forward is the straw that never brea...
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Boys basketball: Williams nets 26 in Fremd’s win over Hampshire at Hardwood ClassicDec 23, 2024 7:10 pm - Eight years ago this week Fremd made a huge statement by sweeping through the field at Wheeling's Hardwood Classic that netted them their second title in four years. The...
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Boys basketball: Gray, Barrington pull away from Jacobs
Dec 23, 2024 6:52 pm - Barrington’s Adam Baird and Oliver Gray have been sharing the court as basketball teammates for almost 10 years. So was it any wonder when the two athletic Broncos took o...
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Boys basketball: Tharwani’s big shots rally Marmion past Morris at Plano Christmas Classic
Dec 23, 2024 5:30 pm - Ali Tharwani won’t back down from taking shots with the game on the line. The Marmion junior knows his teammates and coaches have his back. He also believes in himself, s...
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Boys basketball: St. Viator starts fast, tops Wauconda in Hardwood Classic openerDec 23, 2024 5:24 pm - Saint Viator woke up early and was ready to roll Monday morning in the opening round of the Wheeling Hardwood Classic. The Lions forced 7 turnovers in the first four minu...
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Girls basketball: Fanta puts the fizz in Downers Grove North offense, sparks win over Downers Grove South
Dec 23, 2024 11:01 am - Ady Fanta put the fizz in Downers Grove North‘s offense on Saturday. Fellow guard Campbell Thulin was not surprised. “I felt it before the game,” Thulin said. “We were sh...
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Boys basketball: Akkawi does double duty, helps lead Downers Grove North past Downers Grove South
Dec 23, 2024 10:59 am - Downers Grove North senior forward Aidan Akkawi does not have a nuclear reactor inside of him. But nobody, including him, has figured out where he gets his tremendous ene...
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‘Edgy’ Tim: A look at in-state FCS recruitsDec 23, 2024 6:00 am - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran takes a look at in-state recruiting for the FCS schools in Illinois.
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College Achievers: Cary-Grove graduate a consensus football All-AmericanDec 23, 2024 6:00 am - College Achievers: Cary-Grove High School graduate Addison West, earned All-America honors by The Associated Press, the Walter Camp Foundation and the Football Writers Association.