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Girls Basketball: Young’s Janee Thompson looking to snag her ‘big fish’
Young’s Janee Thompson has been part of four city-championship teams. She has won regional, sectional and supersectional titles. She has earned a scholarship to Kentucky, …
- Feb 12, 2012
Girls Basketball: Young topples Morgan Park for Windy City title
Very few people thought Morgan Park — which started two seniors, a sophomore and two freshmen — had any business hanging around with Young Saturday …
- Feb 12, 2012
Girls Basketball: Young blasts by Phillips
For Young the game was about maintaining its dominance in the Public League. For Phillips the game was about trying to fit in with the …
- Feb 10, 2012
Girls Basketball: Top-ranked Young powers past previously-unbeaten Trinity
It took a quarter, but Young played like a top-ranked team at No. 4 Trinity Saturday in River Forest. The Dolphins scored 15 consecutive points …
- Dec 27, 2011
Girls Basketball: Linnae Harper sparks Young romp
Young feels like it has something to prove every time it takes the court. “This weekend we came to make a statement,” junior guard Linnae …
- Dec 17, 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
Raiders, Young ready to square off again
NORMAL, ILL. - The question for the girls basketball semifinals Friday is which team is semi-tough? After playing in the past three Class 4A title …
- Mar 4, 2011
Bolingbrook finds a way vs. Young
NORMAL It was a game for the ages. Bolingbrook coach Tony Smith let go after the Raiders' 50-49 overtime win over Young in the …
- Mar 5, 2011
Three in a row: Young tops Spartans
A typical play during Young's 74-52 victory over Marian Catholic in Monday night's Class 4A St. Xavier Supersectional occurred in the final eight seconds of …
- Mar 1, 2011
Young takes care of business
Young senior guard Kiana Johnson explained it like this: “As a team full of guards, we have to make shots.” The Dolphins made 12 three-pointers …
- Feb 14, 2011
Young shows off depth in big win
Second verse, same as the first. Even coming off a big Red-West victory over Marshall late last week, Crane was no match for for No. …
- Jan 13, 2011
Young topples North Lawndale
Young 64, North Lawndale 21: No. 2 Young (13-2, 7-0) was led by Janee Thompson (12 points), Taylor Brame (10 points, five rebounds) and Bryehsa …
- Jan 15, 2011
Young coasts, sets up sister act
Sisters will go head to head for the Public League girls basketball championship Sunday. DePaul-bound Young senior point guard Chanise Jenkins will go up against …
- Feb 10, 2011
Young's defense just too tough
You've got to be really quick if you want to get past the full-court pressure Linnae Harper and her Young teammates bring. Bogan wasn't quick …
- Feb 23, 2011
Thompson's efforts off bench carry Young
One of the things that makes Young so tough is that several of its reserves are just as good as the starters. Take Janee Thompson. …
- Feb 25, 2011
Raiders, Young ready to square off again
NORMAL, ILL. - The question for the girls basketball semifinals Friday is which team is semi-tough? After playing in the past three Class 4A title …
- Mar 4, 2011
Dolphins duo makes college decision
Whitney Young guards Kiana Johnson and Bryesha Blair made college decision to give the Dolphins three Division I-bound seniors. Johnson gave her pledge to Michigan …
- Oct 25, 2010
Young aims for turn at the top
There was a quiet confidence at Young's girls basketball practice. There was no bragging. Young and Bolingbrook have played in the state finals five times …
- Nov 12, 2010
Young, Bolingbrook still area's best
Bolingbrook topped Young in last season's girls basketball Class 4A final, and it would be no surprise if those two teams made it that far …
- Nov 15, 2010
Young shooters locked in vs. Marshall
In the signature event of Public League regular-season girls basketball, Kiana Johnson and Chanise Jenkins turned a fierce rivalry into a marksmanship contest of astonishing …
- Dec 16, 2010
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