Girls Basketball: 2012 All-Area team

2011-12 Sun-Times all-area girls basketball team Selected by Phil Brozynski

• Apr 23, 2012

Girls Basketball: Janee Thompson leads Young past Proviso East

What a difference a few days makes. Young coach Corry Irvin, who watched her team stumble through the first half of its regional championship game …

• Mar 29, 2012

Girls Basketball: Proviso East puts away Hinsdale South

A near perfect first quarter was all Proviso East needed Friday night to win its third consecutive regional title. In the third battle between the …

• Mar 1, 2012

Girls Basketball: Demetria Watson, Kalea Parks key Proviso East rout of Simeon

Fourth-seeded Proviso East didn’t show any signs of looking past its first playoff opponent Tuesday night. The Pirates routed 13th-seeded Simeon 74-35 in the Class …

• Feb 21, 2012

Girls Basketball: Hinsdale South upsets Proviso East, wins West Suburban Gold

Natalie Tomerlin couldn’t think of a better way of ending her West Suburban Gold career at home Friday night. Tomerlin scored the game’s last basket …

• Feb 11, 2012

Girls Basketball: Samirah Ali keys Hillcrest victory

Hillcrest coach John Maniatis needs only two words to describe 5-foot-2 senior guard Samirah Ali. “No fear,” he said. “No fear. She has no fear …

• Jan 23, 2012

Girls Basketball: Proviso East varsity a no-show vs Trinity

The record books will show that Trinity defeated Proviso East on Wednesday to win the championship of the Suburban Holiday Showcase in Wilmette. But the …

• Jan 6, 2012

Girls Basketball: Proviso East downs Niles West

Proviso East did what many have tried and few have done. The Pirates stopped Jewel Loyd. Loyd, Niles West’s 5-foot-11 Notre Dame-bound senior, scored just …

• Dec 29, 2011

Girls Basketball: Janee Thompson propels Young past Proviso East

Whitney Young’s Janee Thompson was almost apologetic after the Dolphins squandered nearly half of a 16-point lead in the second quarter of Friday’s game against …

• Dec 15, 2011

Girls Basketball: Fenwick powers past Proviso East

Fenwick coach Dave Power promised his team a new, fast-paced and exciting offense when they started practicing for this season. That offense was on full …

• Dec 5, 2011

Crawford's big game leads Pirates

Ivory Crawford doesn't pay attention to the reputation of other players, regardless of how good they are. The Proviso East star brings her ‘A' game …

Pirates too much for Downers South

Proviso East has won the West Suburban Conference Gold Division championship in each of the last six years. The Pirates are well on their way …

• Jan 20, 2011

Proviso East tops Hinsdale South

Proviso East 61, Hinsdale South 34: No. 8 Proviso East (23-2, 11-0) was led by Ivory Crawford (13 points, six steals) and Riciquia Jones (11 …

• Feb 5, 2011

Pirates stun Friars; Trinity survives

A happy Ezra PridGeon said that Ricquia Jones was the difference for his Proviso East girls. After a near-disastrous first 16 minutes, some long-distance shooting …

• Feb 23, 2011

Q&A with Proviso East's Ivory Crawford

The 5-foot-9 senior guard signed to play at Illinois for coach Jolette Law on Nov. 10. She hopes to lead the Pirates (6-1) to their …

• Dec 7, 2010

Proviso East runs by Downers South

Proviso East 55, Downers South 37: In Rickiquia Jones scored 20 points and had five steals to lift the No. 24 Pirates (6-1). Ivory Crawford …

• Dec 7, 2010

Proviso East tops Hinsdale South

Proviso East 64, Hinsdale South 46: Jakeisha Wells scored 20 points for No. 17 Proviso East (10-1). …

• Dec 18, 2010