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Girls Basketball: Libertyville’s Kathie Swanson steps down

Kathie Swanson has stepped down as the head girls basketball coach at Libertyville High School. According to Libertyville athletic director Briant Kelly, the highly successful …

Feb 29, 2012

Girls Basketball: Leah Malsom, Wheeling take Libertyville title

Following a lackluster regular season, Wheeling coach Julissa Hernandez reminded her team of one of the most favorable parts of the IHSA playoffs. It’s a …

Feb 23, 2012

Girls Basketball: Wheeling upsets Libertyville; Prospect bounces Barrington

The big news out of the Libertyville Regional is the home team won’t be playing again this season. After winning their third straight North Suburban …

Feb 14, 2012

Girls Basketball: Libertyville tops Vernon Hills for title

Alex Haley scored a game-high 20 points and Libertyville held Vernon Hills scoreless in the last 6:04 of the game as the Wildcats won their …

Feb 14, 2012

Girls Basketball: Libertyville’s defense stymies Carmel

At Libertyville, the defense never rests. On Wednesday, that defensive unit held host Carmel without a field goal for 12 minutes, 19 seconds of the …

Feb 3, 2012

Girls Basketball: Glenbrook South too much for Libertyville

On paper it looked to be good one. Visiting Libertyville (16-6) was fresh off a win over a quality Stevenson team. And home-standing Glenbrook South …

Feb 2, 2012

Girls Basketball: Cats claw their way to victory

Kerry Risley scored 18 points to lead visiting Libertyivlle past Warren 45-36 in a key North Suburban Conference Lake Division game. The Wildcats (4-2 in …

Jan 14, 2012

Girls Basketball: Libertyville edges Zion-Benton

Molly Moon hit two free throws with 18 seconds left and Libertyville held on to edge Zion-Benton 47-46 on Wednesday in the semifinals of the …

Dec 28, 2011

Girls Basketball: Zion-Benton’s rally sinks Libertyville

Zion-Benton coach Tonya Johnson has been under the weather and missed her team’s loss to Stevenson earlier in the week. “I feel better now,” she …

Dec 10, 2011

Zee-Bees sting Libertyville in upset

Libertyville has had one of the greatest regular seasons in the history of girls basketball in the Waukegan area. But Wildcats' run came to an …

Feb 22, 2011

Haley's hot hand lifts Libertyville

It didn't take long for Libertyville to identify the hot shooter. Wildcat guard Alex Haley hit a 10-foot jumper on the game's opening possession Tuesday …

Feb 16, 2011

Libertyville remains unbeaten with win

Visiting Libertyville outscored Stevenson 19-6 over the final 5:02 of the game to pull away and beat the Patriots 43-30 to remain unbeaten on the …

Jan 14, 2011

Libertyville powers way past Z-B

Libertyville's girls basketball team extended its season-long winning streak to 20 and beat powerful Zion-Benton for the third time, prevailing 46-38 on Tuesday night in …

Jan 19, 2011

Libertyville keeps on rolling

The team is 23-0 and had just routed a good opponent by 17 points - 41-24. Yet, Libertyville girls coach Kathie Swanson was not an …

Tress stands tall for Libertyville

Purrfect. That's what the Libertyville Wildcats' girls basketball team is after finishing the regular season with a 27-0 record following Wednesday's 37-27 victory over visiting …

Feb 10, 2011

Libertyville gets a spark from Savatic

Whenever Libertyville needs a spark, it can always look to Kaca Savatic. The Wildcat forward came out flying in the third quarter, delivering six points, …

Feb 18, 2011

Trees stands tall for unbeaten Wildcats

It was quiet offensively for most of the night for Libertyville's Savannah Trees against visiting Zion-Benton on Wednesday. But when the Wildcats need her the …