Articles filed under Basketball
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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 ...
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Benet survives Geneva on Fagbemi's last-second shotMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - He just had to grab the ball and put it back up and in. Benet Academy's Brayden Fagbemi made the biggest play of the game to save the top-ranked Redwings' season and sta...
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Bulls may need new late-game plan after LaVine's quiet fourth quarter in DetroitMar 02, 2023 1:00 pm - Looking deep into the box score, there was something that didn't make sense from the Bulls' victory at Detroit on Wednesday. Zach LaVine scored 41 points and hit 14 of 2...
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Benet, Geneva, Hersey take different paths - but all still eye 4A titleMar 02, 2023 12:00 am - Rilee Hasegawa knows the tough hurdle in front of Geneva. Benet (23-7) and Geneva (29-3), both No. 1 sectional seeds who emerged from tough supersectional matchups Monda...