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Girls Basketball: Zion-Benton’s Tanya Johnson gets up-close look at nation’s elite

Zion-Benton’s Tanya Johnson has coached many great players in her Hall of Fame career. But never anything like this. On Wednesday night, Johnson coached the …

Apr 23, 2012

Girls Basketball: Zion-Benton’s big run blows by Stevenson

Octavia Crump was content to take a backseat to her teammates when they went on a 22-0 run over a 4:45 span of the first …

Mar 3, 2012

Girls Basketball: Octavia Crump, Zion-Benton rally past Fremd

Zion-Benton proved one thing this week at the Hersey Cass 4A regional. The Zee-Bees can close games. Two days after scoring the last 17 points …

Mar 1, 2012

Girls Basketball: Zion-Benton’s late run downs Vernon Hills

Zion-Benton scored the game’s final 14 points as the Zee-Bees stunned highly-regarded Vernon Hills 51-37 on Thursday night. Vernon Hills (20-4) didn’t look like a …

Feb 9, 2012

Girls Basketball: Lake Zurich loses big lead, holds on for win

A mixed blessing? That’s how Lake Zurich coach Chris Bennett described his team’s great start at Zion-Benton on Saturday afternoon? Heck, his Bears were blowing …

Jan 31, 2012

Girls Basketball: Stevenson continues win streak by downing Zion-Benton

Stevenson extended its winning streak to seven and knocked Zion-Benton out of the North Suburban Conference Lake Division title race with a 44-38 win over …

Jan 28, 2012

Girls Basketball: Octavia Crump keys Z-B rout of Lincoln Park

A year after its state runner-up finish to Bolingbrook in the Class 4A state championship, Zion-Benton is experiencing the joys and sometimes hardships of living …

Jan 23, 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: Warren downs Zion-Benton in bizarre finish

Warren’s girls basketball team literally came back from the dead Tuesday to beat host Zion-Benton 43-40 in overtime in a key North Suburban Conference Lake …

Dec 23, 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

Girls Basketball: Stevenson battles back to top Zion-Benton

Stevenson squandered a 19-8 halftime lead, and was outscored 18-0 during a 7:30 stretch of the second half, but came back to edge host Zion-Benton …

Dec 9, 2011

Girls Basketball: Zion-Benton gets off to winning start over Evanston

Zion-Benton opened its girls basketball season on Thursday with a 40-29 victory over Evanston on Day 1 of the Deerfield tournament. The Zee-Bees will face …

Nov 29, 2011

Tuck, Bolingbrook earn three-peat

NORMAL Bolingbrook completed its triple crown. Junior Morgan Tuck scored 36 as the Raiders led from the start and rolled past Zion Benton 71-42 …

Mar 6, 2011

Zee-Bees settle for second

NORMAL Bolingbrook continued its domination of competition in Illinois when the Raiders won their third consecutive Class 4A state championship on Saturday night with …

Mar 6, 2011

Robinson, Zee-Bees tame Hawks

NORMAL Maine South had just taken its only lead of the second half with under two minutes to play when Zion-Benton's Juanita Robinson provided …

Mar 5, 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

Zion-Benton gets by in OT

For four quarters, Zion-Benton High's girls basketball team couldn't throw the ball into nearby St. Mary's Lake in Mundelein. But in the four-minute overtime period …

Feb 25, 2011

Zee-Bees survive Lake Zurich's run

Though Tanya Johnson has been coaching Zion-Benton girls basketball for just two seasons, the Hall of Fame mentor was honored Tuesday night with a plaque …