Articles filed under High Schools
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Girls basketball: Waubonsie Valley’s defense rises to occasion late as Warriors beat Benet in sectional final for third straight yearFeb 26, 2026 10:32 pm - Syncere Williams would have seemed the most unlikely hero in the latest edition of Waubonsie Valley’s playoff rivalry with Benet. For starters, she had no history in it. ...
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Girls basketball: Rolling Meadows’ remarkable run continues with win over Fremd for sectional championshipFeb 26, 2026 10:12 pm - Talk about a magical run. Rolling Meadows lost its previous games to the two teams it faced in the Schaumburg Class 4A sectional by a combined 53 points. Yet what happens...
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Girls basketball: Strong finish sends St. Viator past Grayslake Central, onto 3A supersectionalFeb 26, 2026 10:00 pm - It was a fight to the finish, but the St. Viator girls basketball team was able to weather the storm to capture the Class 3A sectional championship 43-38 over host Graysl...
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Girls basketball: Geneva controls the glass, knocks off Crystal Lake South in Class 3A sectional finalFeb 26, 2026 9:39 pm - Geneva’s Emma Peterson ripped a potential rebound away from Crystal Lake South’s Tessa Melhuish during the closing moments of Thursday’s Class 3A Crystal Lake Central cec...
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Girls basketball: St. Edward hands 34-0 Johnsburg first loss, wins 2A sectional titleFeb 26, 2026 9:31 pm - St. Edward knew it had a tall task in trying to take down unbeaten Johnsburg on Thursday night. The Green Wave, though, weren’t intimidated. “We knew what we had to come ...
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Girls basketball: Carmel edges Libertyville to claim 4A sectional crownFeb 26, 2026 9:27 pm - Thanks to their abilities to rally from an eight-point second quarter deficit and then the strength to hold off a furious late charge, second-seeded Carmel joyfully celeb...
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Girls basketball: Loyola’s pressure too much for Maine South in sectional setbackFeb 26, 2026 9:05 pm - With two minutes, 24 seconds to play and both teams at their benches during a timeout, Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” blared over the loudspeakers at Maine South. Sure,...
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Schmit: Time for some great regional final boys basketball matchupsFeb 26, 2026 5:40 pm - Kevin Schmit writes about five area regional championship boys basketball games to keep an eye on Friday night.
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Ahead of first voting experience, Conant seniors meet candidatesFeb 26, 2026 5:34 pm - More than 500 seniors recently gathered in the Conant High School auditorium for a unique opportunity to become educated voters while learning more about the election process.
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Boys basketball: Timothy Christian drops its regional openerFeb 25, 2026 10:53 pm - Gavin Radmer found a seam inside and bounced a pass to 6-foot-7 forward Jace Nelson in the final moments of Richmond-Burton’s Class 2A Johnsburg regional semifinal again...