Articles filed under High Schools
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Boys basketball: Kaneland bounces back to take third place at Class 3A state tournamentMar 13, 2026 10:31 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Just a few hours after a one-point overtime loss that dashed its hopes for a state title, the Kaneland boys basketball team was back at the State Farm Center...
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Boys basketball: Stack’s last-second free throw sends Benet past DePaul Prep back into Class 4A title gameMar 13, 2026 9:03 pm - Colin Stack and Benet had plenty of time to ponder their final possession during five timeouts in the final seconds Friday. But then it was just him and the rim. Benet’s ...
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Rosary’s all-girls math team wins first regional championship, advances to stateMar 13, 2026 8:13 pm - Rosary College Prep's all-girls math team won first place overall at the ICTM Regional Math Contest on Feb. 27, 2026, qualifying for the state finals on April 18 at Illinois State University.
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Boys basketball: York loses Class 4A semifinal to Marist, still savors 1st state trip in 59 yearsMar 13, 2026 8:00 pm - York’s boys basketball team made its first state tournament appearance in 59 years on Friday. The community came out. Fans, many of them students, filled Champaign’s Stat...
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Photos: York, Benet and Kaneland boys basketball state semifinalsMar 13, 2026 7:59 pm - Maple Park Kaneland, Elmhurst York and Benet Academy of Lisle all played in the IHSA boys state tournament on Friday, March 13, 2026 in Champaign. Each of the area high s...
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Rosary College Prep Ensemble earns Division I rating at IHSA Solo & Ensemble CompetitionMar 13, 2026 7:22 pm - Rosary College Prep’s Ensemble earned a Division I rating, the highest possible distinction, at the IHSA Solo & Ensemble Competition on Saturday, March 7.
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Boys basketball: Deerfield ends Kaneland’s undefeated run in overtime in Class 3A semifinal upsetMar 13, 2026 2:24 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Tommy Donahue drained a 3-pointer and Deerfield opened up a 14-point lead on Kaneland with 5:14 left in the third quarter of a Class 3A state semifinal. The K...
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As Martinelli’s Northwestern career ends, his brother recalls how it all beganMar 12, 2026 9:18 pm - Northwestern forward Nick Martinelli likely played his last game Thursday at the Big Ten Tournament, a loss to Purdue. Watching from his seats, older brother Dom relfected on where the story began.
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Boys basketball: Benet’s MacDermot left Australia 9 months ago to chase his hoops dreams — now he’s chasing a state titleMar 12, 2026 3:27 pm - Ethan MacDermot was living on the other side of the world when Benet won its state championship last March. He’ll be front and center Friday in Champaign. Benet’s 6-foot-...
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Boys basketball: Three-sport star Stepanich leads York to stateMar 12, 2026 3:08 pm - York is a 109-year-old school steeped in athletic tradition. Its boys basketball coach, Mike Dunn, knows it well. His great-grandfather, Clarence D. East, was the school’...