Benet Academy
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Boys basketball: Stasys answers the call, helps lead Benet’s stellar defense in sectional final win over Downers Grove NorthMar 07, 2025 11:31 pm - Edvardas Stasys did not play at all in Benet’s win Wednesday night, but the 6-foot-7 sophomore was not bothered by it. He knew his time was coming. Benet coach Gene Heidk...
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Pauliukonis, hot-shooting Benet take care of Waubonsie Valley in front of sellout crowdMar 05, 2025 10:30 pm - Daniel Pauliukonis is, in basketball parlance, a “unicorn.” Benet’s lanky 6-foot-9 senior, a Southern Illinois recruit, can shoot it like guards much smaller than him. Pa...
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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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Boys basketball: Benet takes early lead, cruises past St. ViatorJan 31, 2025 10:15 pm - While it wasn’t a championship game, Benet treated Friday’s home game against St. Viator as such. Both teams entered as part of a three-way tie atop the East Suburban Cat...
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Boys basketball: Fagbemi, Benet get resounding win over Rich at shootoutJan 25, 2025 11:05 pm - Blake Fagbemi considers passing his best skill, and the Benet senior guard will take what the defense gives him. He also won’t back away from a challenge. When Fagbemi sa...
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Boys basketball: Fagbemi’s passing on the mark, but cold-shooting Benet loses to St. PatrickJan 17, 2025 10:47 pm - Blake Fagbemi electrified the Benet crowd with his soaring tip dunk a minute in Friday. But he saved his best, and busiest, work for serving up others. Fagbemi, a 5-foot-...
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Five awesome prep basketball events this monthJan 13, 2025 11:00 pm - This week’s High Five looks at some of the top boys and girls basketball events coming up this month.
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Who had the area’s top holiday tournament performances?Jan 07, 2025 6:00 am - This week’s High Five looks at the area’s top holiday basketball tournament performances.
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Boys basketball: Benet drops heartbreaker in Pontiac finalDec 28, 2024 11:47 pm - Benet Academy tried to draw on every ounce of remaining energy it had left in Saturday night’s Pontiac Holiday Tournament final. But in the end there was nothing left to ...
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Boys basketball: Sum of its parts more than enough for Benet in win over Bloom at PontiacDec 27, 2024 4:51 pm - At its best the Benet Academy basketball team plays as a locked in unit, placing little emphasis on any one given player. The Redwings broke out of that mold for a little...