Prep Sports
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Girls basketball: Prospect loses in Montini quarterfinals as Lyons’ Ezike scores 40
Dec 26, 2024 9:49 pm - Lyons Township star Nora Ezike spent the evening of Christmas Day huddled with her parents. “I was watching film with my parents,” Ezike said. “My mom was going to be out...
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DuPage County and Fox boys basketball roundup: Burlington Central, West Chicago, Neuqua advance in winner’s bracketsDec 26, 2024 9:41 pm - Burlington Central 56, Marian Catholic 54 The Rockets (8-3) rallied from a 13-point deficit to defeat Marian Catholic 56-54 in Thursday’s first round of the Hinsdale...
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DuPage County and Fox girls basketball roundup: Glenbard South, Downers North advance to Neibch semifinalsDec 26, 2024 9:39 pm - Glenbard South 53, West Aurora 45 Senior forward/center Brooklynn Moore led a balanced attack with 19 points as Glenbard South (13-1) extended its winning streak to ...
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Boys basketball: Crystal Lake South tops Grayslake Central to earn spot in Hinkle Holiday Classic championship game
Dec 26, 2024 9:21 pm - Grayslake Central forward Chris Jaimes took a lob pass from guard Eric Brum and put it away for a two-handed dunk, cutting Crystal Lake South’s lead to six points with fi...
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Boys basketball: Bolingbrook defense stifles Hinsdale South at Jack Tosh Holiday Classic
Dec 26, 2024 8:19 pm - Almost every coach, no matter the sport, preaches that if the other team doesn’t score, it makes it easier for their own team to win. Bolingbrook took that to heart Thurs...
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Boys basketball: Glenbard West upset in overtime in Tosh opener
Dec 26, 2024 8:04 pm - Rasim Johnson put both hands to his head in disbelief as he joined a circle of giddy Nazareth teammates at midcourt. What was on Johnson’s mind? “I was just shocked,” Naz...
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Girls basketball: Fremd handles York to reach Montini semifinalsDec 26, 2024 6:30 pm - Fremd's girls basketball team is back at the Montini Christmas tourney for the first time since 2019. And the Vikings aren't being quiet about it. They exploded with a 24...
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Boys basketball: Balanganayi’s last-minute putback pushes Palatine past Downers SouthDec 26, 2024 6:03 pm - Tony Balanganayi and Palatine didn’t let their struggles faze them Thursday in the opening round of the 50th Jack Tosh tournament at York in Elmhurst. Balanganayi was dou...
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Boys basketball: Benet finds path of least resistance in toppling Danville
Dec 26, 2024 4:11 pm - Benet Academy spent the majority of the first quarter of its opening round of game at the Pontiac Holiday Tournament against Danville finding ways to make things more dif...
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Boys basketball: Balaskovits, St. Francis come out firing at Tosh Classic
Dec 26, 2024 1:39 pm - Mark Balaskovits didn’t need to be reminded that St. Francis' 40-point first half Thursday morning was a little out of the norm. He’ll take it. “That’s sometimes more tha...