Benet Academy
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Benet’s Heidkamp wins 400th gameJan 05, 2024 10:04 pm - The well wishers for Benet Academy coach Gene Heidkamp lined the hallway outside of St. Viator's Cahill Gymnasium Friday night. Heidkamp's Redwings had just beaten the ho...
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Benet finishes 2nd at Pontiac after pair of wild double OT gamesDec 31, 2023 7:39 am - The Pontiac Holiday Tournament was initially set up to simulate the experience teams go through at the state tournament. The state tournament no longer uses that format. ...
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Youthful Benet steps up to Pontiac challenges with quarterfinal victoryDec 29, 2023 4:54 pm - PONTIAC — Considering that Benet leans heavily on a number of underclassmen in its playing rotation, it is rather easy to think ahead to how good the Redwings might be in...
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Benet handles early wakeup call, Lockport with ease at Pontiac openerDec 28, 2023 1:57 pm - PONTIAC — There’s always a certain level of adjustment required in playing a 10:30 a.m. game to start any holiday tournament. Adding another wrinkle in Benet’s opening-ro...
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The Wright stuff: Sophomore guard nails five 3-pointers as Benet improves to 9-0Dec 12, 2023 9:52 pm - When Benet’s boys basketball coach Gene Heidkamp graduated from St. Patrick in 1988, it was the first season that the 3-point shot went into play. Heidkamp was a excellen...
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Sularski helps rally Benet to St. Charles East crownNov 25, 2023 12:00 am - Less than two minutes into Saturday's game to decide the champion of the Ron Johnson/St. Charles East Thanksgiving basketball tournament, Benet Academy lost 6-foot-7 sen...
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Benet overcomes Kunka injury, advances to state championship gameMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - Gene Heidkamp broke down in tears in the middle of his press conference Friday. It's a sight not typically associated with a winning coach. That's how much B...
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Moline denies Benet state championshipMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - Brock Harding and Brayden Fagbemi could not have entered this season with more dissimilar profiles. Their off-court style couldn't be more different, too. Ha...
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Benet ready for another challenge against New TrierMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - Gene Heidkamp's Benet basketball team has done almost nothing but win this season. It's the one loss, though, that sticks with him - in a good way. Four hours after knoc...
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Downers Grove North's run has community buzzing on eve of 1st state appearanceMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - Jim Thomas took a few seconds to soak things in before Tip-Off of Monday's supersectional, and took a look around the stands at UIC's Credit Union 1 Arena. It was quite ...