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Girls Basketball: Biggins bids goodbye

Jan 10, 2012

Bob Biggins doesn’t like to bring much attention to himself, which is why the veteran Oak Park-River Forest coach casually mentioned after a game last month that he was retiring after the season.Biggins said he knew it was time to go shortly before the season and told the team a …

Girls Basketball: J.P. Coughlin replaces mentor at Oak Park-River Forest

After serving as six years as an assistant coach, J.P. Coughlin felt he was ready to become a head coach. The longtime assistant to former …

Apr 23, 2012

Girls Basketball: Megan Podkowa’s first half powers Trinity past Oak Park

Megan Podkowa scored 20 of her game-high 22 points in the first half to lead Trinity to its 10th consecutive regional title Thursday night in …

Feb 24, 2012

Girls Basketball: Warren take care of Waukegan

Waukegan junior center Syerra Cunningham dominated in the paint, but Warren’s advantage in overall talent prevailed in the end, as the host Blue Devils won …

Feb 9, 2012

Girls Basketball: Anna Bell Lansdowne’s career-high lifts York

Caroline Kelty’s back-to-back three-pointers ended the first half and opened the second half. York’s Anna Bell Lansdowne made sure that was the end of Oak …

Jan 31, 2012

Girls Basketball: Oak Park’s balanced attack downs Chicago Academy

Nearly every player scored for Oak Park-River Forest in a 65-53 victory over Chicago Academy at Fenton’s Seasons’ End tournament Monday night. Freshman Hailey Hoye …

Jan 17, 2012

Girls Basketball: Gabrielle Rush finds range as Hinsdale Central downs Oak Park

Once Hinsdale Central’s Gabrielle Rush found the range from downtown it was lights out for host Oak Park-River Forest as the freshman guard tied a …

Dec 26, 2011

Girls Basketball: Marist rolls past Oak Park

Marist rolled to its fifth consecutive win to open the season with a 72-40 victory over Oak Park-River Forest Friday. For Marist, a slow start …

Dec 5, 2011

Girls Basketball: Trinity rolls past Oak Park

With DePaul-bound forward Megan Podkowa back, No. 5 Trinity has high expectations this season. The Blazers didn’t waste any time in its season opener Tuesday …

Nov 26, 2011

Oak Park looks for fast start to new season

Oak Park-River Forest coach Bob Biggins has learned a lesson after scheduling both Trinity and Fenwick to start last season. The Huskies lost both games …

Nov 26, 2011

Observation provides basketball overload

The third weekend in July belongs to the Maine West Observation tournament. While Division I college recruiters take a break from a month filled with …

Jul 20, 2011

Oak Park’s Kelty adapts to new role

Today’s teenagers like their gadgets. Caroline Kelty is one of them. Oak Park-River Forest’s junior guard learned how to go without her cell phone last …

Nov 19, 2011

Fenwick avoids host's upset bid

Sarah Williams has won three regional titles during her career at Fenwick. The Lehigh-bound wasn't about to lose in her fourth season. Williams and Kathleen …

Feb 19, 2011

Trinity racks up another regional

It was a run of 13 straight points during the second quarter that secured the ninth straight regional championship for No. 8 Trinity as the …

Feb 18, 2011

Hersey survives scare against Oak Park

This was not the kind of fourth quarter one would expect to see from 18th-ranked Hersey, which won the previous two titles at Fenton's Seasons' …

Jan 25, 2011

Trinity blows by rival Oak Park

The season tipped off for arch-rivals Oak Park and Trinity, and the Blazers came out with a 49-36 home win in River Forest Tuesday night. …

Nov 17, 2010

Hall, Huskies outshoot Devils

Stekara Hall could have established a new career high Friday night if not for a shooting slump midway through Oak Park-River Forest's game against Hinsdale …