Prep Sports
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Girls basketball: Loyola runs away from Fremd with 26-point third quarterJan 20, 2025 8:28 pm - A sizzling hot third quarter by Loyola put Fremd on ice Monday afternoon at Coach Kipp’s Hoopsfest in Lisle. On a bitterly cold day when players, coaches, officials and f...
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Girls basketball: Mazza explodes for 25 first-half points, leads Benet by shorthanded Libertyville at Coach Kipp HoopsfestJan 20, 2025 7:41 pm - Benet guard Aria Mazza had no inkling of what was coming. Her explosion came without warning. “I go into every game thinking the same thing, just that I’m going to do my ...
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Boys basketball: Fremd edges Deerfield in OT to win Lakes MLK tournamentJan 20, 2025 6:26 pm - Fremd’s Jordan Williams smiled through his split lip. “It was very tough to get inside today,” Williams said. “They have a lot of height and they were very physical.” Wil...
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Girls basketball: Montini can’t slow hot-shooting Nazareth
Jan 20, 2025 4:12 pm - Allia von Schlegell considers herself a streaky shooter, but her Nazareth teammate Stella Sakalas would beg to differ. “I’d argue that Allia is not streaky. She’s just a ...
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A handful of prep sports hopes for the new yearJan 20, 2025 3:18 pm - This week’s High Five offers five hopes from the area’s prep sports scene in 2025.
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Girls basketball: St. Charles East slowed by hot-shooting Lyons
Jan 18, 2025 10:12 pm - Nora Ezike walked with ice packs on both her knees, fitting for the aftermath of Saturday’s game. On five different occasions the 6-foot-2 Lyons senior and Stanford recru...
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High school scores for Jan. 18Jan 18, 2025 10:05 pm - Boys basketball Galesburg MLK Tournament Batavia 61, Farmington 22 Glenbard South 62, Comer 35 Batavia 66, Dunlap 49 Glenbard South 75, Farmington 58 Glenbr...
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Girls basketball: Benet heats up, tops Prospect for 19th win in a row
Jan 18, 2025 9:12 pm - Benet didn’t look like the top-ranked team in the state in the early going against Prospect on Saturday. But the Redwings weren’t worried. “Coach (Joe) Kilbride says it t...
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Basketball roundup: Antioch’s Kavich stuns Geneva with game-winning 3 at buzzer; Stevenson wins twiceJan 18, 2025 8:05 pm - Antioch showed playing shorthanded was not an issue. Zach Kavich, making his first start because Antioch was without starters Teddi Wetu (illness) and Marshall Gehke (inj...
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Girls basketball: Batavia’s pressure defense rattles Rolling MeadowsJan 18, 2025 7:01 pm - The true Batavia Bulldogs and their relentless defense returned on Saturday and that was not good news for Rolling Meadows. At Saturday’s 35th annual Coach Kipp’s Hoopfes...