Girls Basketball
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With odds of high school basketball dwindling, Sheehan finds new opportunityJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - With the frustration growing for high school basketball players, Benet's Molly Sheehan found another option. Sheehan has been idle while Illinois hasn't allow high schoo...
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Looking ahead to shortened CCIW women's basketball seasonJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - Even before the pandemic, this set up as a challenging season for Wheaton College women's basketball coach Kent Madsen after graduating seven seniors from last year's CC...
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There was some good in 2020: Top women's sports stories in the Year of COVIDJan 01, 2021 12:00 am - Happy 2021! To 2020 I say good riddance ... but not before revisiting some important women's sports stories. A big first: Kim Ng, first hired in baseball by the Whit...
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Local connection working well at UABDec 26, 2020 12:00 am - Sara Rosenfeldt and Margaret Whitley grew up playing high school basketball four miles apart at St. Charles East and Geneva, respectively. They each enjoyed high school ...
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Former local stars Hart, Schmidt help Lewis adapt in crazy COVID seasonDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - When more than half of your team is out of commission, it's time to improvise. So Sam Quigley Smith laced up her own high-tops. She asked her assistant coaches to do the...
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Legacy continues: More Hall of Fame honors for the Maine West girls basketball programDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - She made the "shot heard 'round Des Plaines" ... via Champaign. Moira Kennelly Pietrowski was a big part of the start of the Maine West girls basketball dynasty. A sharp...
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Bartlett's Hare takes her sharp shooting to St. LouisDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - Because of the pandemic, a number of players have committed to colleges the past eight months without being able to set foot on the campus of their future home. Not Bart...
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Long time coming: NIU guards Castro and Poisson are finally healthy and contributing in big waysDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - For obvious reasons, 2020 is a year none of us will forget. For Janae Poisson and Paulina Castro, this year might be worth remembering in a very positive way. This seems...
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While they play on, Indiana and Wisconsin face challengesDec 03, 2020 12:00 am - While winter sports in Illinois remain in "pause" mode, Indiana and Wisconsin high schools are playing. But not without significant challenges. The governors and health ...
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Late start doesn't stop Hernandez from reaching new heightsNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - Growing up, Justina Hernandez found herself in cheer and gymnastics, enjoying every minute of it. She got to sixth grade, and her parents told her she was going to try b...