Burlington Sports
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High Five: Who had the area’s top prep basketball performances last week?Mar 09, 2026 5:20 pm - High Five: This edition honors the area’s top prep basketball performances from last week.
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Girls basketball: St. Edward loses to Byron in Class 2A semifinals, takes fourth placeMar 05, 2026 9:03 pm - Byron, which defeated St. Edward by 15 points in the teams’ final regular-season game on Feb. 12, hit four free throws down the stretch to seal the 49-43 victory and advance to Saturday’s championship game at noon against Breese Central, a 48-40 winner over Pleasant Plains in the first semifinal.
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Schmit: Girls basketball teams ready to shock the stateMar 05, 2026 4:44 pm - Kevin Schmit: St. Edward, St. Viator and Rolling Meadows all stunned their way into the state semifinals. In doing so they earned the viewpoint of, why not us?
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Girls basketball: St. Edward returning to state semifinalsMar 02, 2026 9:57 pm - Girls basketball: St. Edward is headed to the state semifinals for the second straight season after Monday’s 57-51 overtime victory over Phillips in the Class 2A Dominican University supersectional.
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Girls basketball: St. Edward hands 34-0 Johnsburg first loss, wins 2A sectional titleFeb 26, 2026 9:31 pm - St. Edward knew it had a tall task in trying to take down unbeaten Johnsburg on Thursday night. The Green Wave, though, weren’t intimidated. “We knew what we had to come ...
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Girls basketball: Carrier’s big second half lifts Sycamore over Burlington Central for 3A regional titleFeb 19, 2026 10:47 pm - Quinn Carrier was off. And then she went off. The Sycamore junior poured in 17 of her 19 points in the second half, including nine in the decisive fourth quarter to lift ...
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Girls basketball: St. Edward turns tables on Marengo to win 2A regional titleFeb 19, 2026 9:27 pm - What a difference two weeks make. On Feb. 5, Marengo defeated St. Edward 52-46 in a nonconference game in Marengo. The Green Wave's stifling defense was on display Thursd...
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Who’s poised to take over in the Class 4A girls basketball playoffs?Feb 12, 2026 5:40 pm - Beyond the seeding of the IHSA Class 4A girls basketball sectionals, what will be the deciding factors in determining champions? Or, better put, who will be the deciding factors?
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Girls basketball: St. Edward celebrates senior night with lopsided winFeb 10, 2026 10:00 pm - What a way to celebrate senior night at St. Edward High School in Elgin Tuesday. Sprinting to a 22-9 lead after one quarter, the Green Wave cruised to a 62-38 nonconferen...
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Girls basketball: Huntley withstands the pressure, tops Burlington Central to take back FVC leadFeb 09, 2026 10:42 pm - Huntley’s Aubrina Adamik helped set the tone well before the start of Monday’s pressure-packed game against Burlington Central. The 5-foot-6 senior with many big shots to...