Articles filed under Basketball
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Downers Grove North takes down Hinsdale C. to win sectional championshipMar 04, 2023 12:00 am - Senior Jacob Bozeman was on the verge of helping the Downers Grove North boys basketball team against Hinsdale Central with a fast-break dunk in the first quarter of Fri...
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Benet digs out of early hole, but falls short to O'Fallon in state final thrillerMar 04, 2023 12:00 am - NORMAL - Lenee Beaumont slowly walked backed down the court, a solitary figure alone in her thoughts after her last shot. Beaumont willed Benet to a gutsy comeback from ...
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Bulls can't compete with Suns' array of starsMar 03, 2023 10:00 am - Several NBA teams have a strange habit after victories. The support staff, sometimes the coaches, stand outside the locker room cheering and high-fiving the players as t...
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Libertyville's balance beats Prospect in sectional finalMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - Libertyville had Friday's date circled for nearly a year. The Wildcats were looking for some redemption, after losing last year's sectional championship game to Barringt...
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Grayslake Central edges Lake Forest for 1st sectional title in school historyMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - Grayslake Central senior forward Jake Gibson's voice would not cut it at a crucial moment Friday night. Not with the noise of the crowd at a jet-taking-off decibel level...
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Slow start costs St. Charles East in sectional finalMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - Tears welled in Eddie Herrera's eyes before answering. Herrera, the St. Charles East senior, was the first chosen to wear Saints Athletics Hall of Famer Justin Hardy's N...
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Hersey's comeback falls short in state semifinalsMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - NORMAL -- Hersey girls basketball coach Mary Fendley made a slight mistake on Friday afternoon. Coaching in her second-to-last game of her illustrious 25-year career, Fe...
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Marmion upsets Burlington Central to win sectional crownMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - Marmion's plan against Burlington Central was to strike first, be the aggressor and do to the Rockets what they had done so frequently to their opponents. The Cadets pul...
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New Trier wins another barnburnerMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - As Glenbrook North's boys basketball team left their locker room following Friday's Class 4A New Trier sectional final, Spartans guard Ryan Cohen approached New Trier's ...
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Trimberger's last second free throws lift Benet over Geneva in state semifinalsMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - NORMAL - Samantha Trimberger chose to focus on the positive potential of an outcome, rather than the pressure of the situation. One shot, and she'd be a hero. The Benet ...