Downers Grove Sports
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Boys basketball: Downers North seniors lead Trojans over West AuroraFeb 28, 2025 11:34 pm - Bobby Grganto, Jack Crowley and Downers Grove North’s senior class, 11 men strong, have lived in the shadows of the last two classes to come through the program. This gro...
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Boys basketball: Sansone’s hot shooting helps Montini down IC Catholic in regional finalFeb 28, 2025 11:15 pm - Montini cut the nets down for the fourth straight season following a 64-43 victory over IC Catholic Prep as they claimed another regional championship at its home gym on ...
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Boys basketball: Benet earns hard-fought regional title on Oswego East’s home courtFeb 28, 2025 9:40 pm - Benet made only one field goal in the fourth quarter of Friday’s Class 4A Oswego East regional title game, and the host Wolves made two. Anyone who learned that but was n...
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Girls basketball: Kerstein’s 24 points, 13 rebounds spark Montini to another sectional titleFeb 27, 2025 10:54 pm - Last season, Montini senior Nikki Kerstein played a facilitating role, with the presence of Victoria Matulevicius looming large. This season, the University of Missouri c...
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Girls basketball: Waubonsie Valley holds off furious Benet comeback, wins rematch for second straight sectional titleFeb 27, 2025 10:31 pm - Maya Pereda does not lack for confidence, but the Waubonsie Valley sophomore needed a little affirmation from her coach after a scoreless game Tuesday. She took it to hea...
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Five regional final boys basketball games to watchFeb 27, 2025 5:08 pm - In a jam-packed Friday night of action, here are five regional final boys basketball games to watch.
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Hall of fame nod triggers gymnast’s happy memoriesFeb 26, 2025 6:19 pm - Former high school gymnast Bonnie Wiggins inducted into Illinois High School Girls Gymnastics Coaches Association Hall of Fame for her decorated career, including 13 state meet medals.
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Girls basketball: Briggs leads Benet’s fourth-quarter surge past Downers Grove NorthFeb 25, 2025 11:09 pm - Benet center Emma Briggs is always trying to find a way to beat opponents. The 6-foot junior came up with several on Tuesday. Briggs scored a team-high 12 points, includi...
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Girls basketball: Benet ‘plays like a pack of wolves,’ overwhelms Naperville North for 11th straight regional titleFeb 20, 2025 10:30 pm - Stop Natalie Frempong. That was the easier-said-than done mission Benet was on Thursday night. Frempong, Naperville North’s star junior point guard, came into the Class 4...
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Girls basketball: Fanta finds her shot, hits 2 big ones to lift Downers Grove North to regional titleFeb 20, 2025 9:47 pm - Ady Fanta admits that she has not shot the ball as well as she’d like to this season. Downers Grove North coach Stephan Bolt, though, insists that she’s a knockdown shoot...