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Boys Basketball: Hinsdale South holds off Benet

Feb 10, 2012

Benet coach Peter Paul said he would like to bottle the second half of Friday’s regular-season finale at Hinsdale South and save it for next week’s regional tournament. He’d probably like to pickle the first half. No. 22 Hinsdale South closed the first quarter with a 14-3 run to build …

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Girls Basketball: Jewell Loyd passes 3,000-point mark in Niles West win

Feb 10, 2012

Jewell Loyd scored 42 points, passing the 3,000-point mark for her career, as Niles West beat No. 24 Glenbrook South 52-48 in overtime Friday to win the Central Suburban South title.

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Girls Basketball: Waubonsie takes over in second half vs Geneva

Feb 10, 2012

Tami Morice hit four three-pointers and had a game-high 19 points for Waubonsie Valley, which solved Geneva’s pressing defense in the second half and came away with a 56-43 victory in a UEC crossover game.

Girls Basketball: New Trier takes down rival Evanston

Feb 10, 2012

Trailing by five at intermission, No. 23 New Trier played much more patiently on offense in the second half and it led to a 52-45 win over Evanston at Northwestern’s Welsh-Ryan Arena.

Friday’s girls basketball roundup

Feb 10, 2012

Scores and highlights from Friday’s girls basketball roundup.

Girls Basketball: Westminster Christian wins first regional

Feb 10, 2012

McKaila Hays scored 13 points Friday as host Westminster Christian beat Harvest Christian 42-30 in a Class 1A regional final.

Girls Basketball: Hinckley-Big Rock rallies to claim regional title

Feb 10, 2012

Hinckley-Big Rock erased a six-point fourth quarter deficit and defeated Newark 47-43 in the championship game of the Class 1A Indian Creek Regional. The win marked the sixth consecutive regional title for the Royals, who advance to the Class 1A Varna Midland Sectional.

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Girls Basketball: Young’s Janee Thompson looking to snag her ‘big fish’

Feb 10, 2012

Young’s Janee Thompson has been on teams that have won city titles, regionals, sectionals and supersectionals. But the state title has always evaded the state guard.

Girls Basketball: Bolingbrook’s quick start downs Lincoln-Way East

Feb 10, 2012

DeLacy Anderson and Allie Hill both hit a pair of three-pointers in the first quarter as No. 2 Bolingbrook opened up a 28-3 lead on visiting Lincoln-Way East, and that was all the cushion the Raiders needed as they rolled to their 22nd win of the season, 79-35.

Girls Basketball: Lincoln-Way North tops Stagg for share of conference title

Feb 10, 2012

Lincoln-Way North’s attack was too strong for Stagg to handle, as North prevailed 47-38 to claim a share of the conference crown Thursday night.

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Girls Basketball: West Aurora cruises past Glenbard East

Feb 10, 2012

Alexis Nelson, scored 15 of her game-high 20 points in the second half to lead West Aurora to a 56-31 victory over Glenbard East in the regular season finale for both schools.

Thursday’s girls basketball roundup

Feb 10, 2012

Scores and highlights from Thursday’s girls basketball action.

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Girls Basketball: Grayslake Central falls to Cary-Grove

Feb 10, 2012

Grayslake Central’s girls basketball team rode the roller-coaster against Cary-Grove in Thursday’s battle of Fox Valley Conference division champions. And after a series of ups and downs, highs and lows, the host Rams from the Fox Division wound up down four points — a 58-54 loser to the winners of the FVC’s Valley Division.

Girls Basketball: Westmont upsets top-seeded Tilden

Feb 10, 2012

Westmont point guard Jackie Elzakhem is not afraid to attempt even the toughest of passes. The 5-6 senior has an uncanny knack for seeing openings where none appear to exist and getting her teammates the ball.

Girls Basketball: Aurora Central takes down Plano

Feb 10, 2012

Going into last season, winning a regional championship was something that eluded Aurora Central’s girls basketball team the entire 35 years of the program’s existence. After Thursday’s 46-36 win in the Class 2A Plano Regional title game over the host Reapers, however, the Chargers now have a bona-fide streak on their hands.

Girls Basketball: Lisle has no trouble with Cristo Rey

Feb 10, 2012

Westmont eliminated the host Lions in each of the past two seasons, but Lisle has won two of the three meetings this year. The second-seeded Lions (20-9) secured their spot in the title game with a 59-22 semifinal rout of No. 3 seed Cristo Rey on Thursday, a couple hours after Westmont (18-11) knocked off top-seeded Tilden 56-36.

Girls Basketball: St. Francis de Sales powers past Ag Science

Feb 10, 2012

It’s safe to say that the past two years have been the most successful in St. Francis de Sales girls basketball history. That success continued Thursday evening as the Pioneers became the first ever girls basketball team in school history to win back-to back regional titles with their 47-36 win over Ag. Science in the Class 2A U-High Regional.

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Girls Basketball: Bartlett downs Streamwood in UEC crossover

Feb 10, 2012

Bartlett forward Lisa Palmer notched a double-double as the Hawks recorded their 26th victory of the season Thursday night, defeating Streamwood 54-37 in an Upstate Eight crossover game in Streamwood.

Girls Gymnastics: Carmel continues on pace

Feb 10, 2012

There was the expected as well as a couple minor surprises during Thursday’s Niles North sectional. Two-time defending state champion Carmel remained on target for another state title, winning the sectional with 151.760 points, while Stevenson mustered 146.875 points to finish as runner-up and qualify to state as an at-large team.

Girls Basketball: Neuqua Valley downs Jordan, St Charles East

Feb 10, 2012

Neuqua Valley defeated St. Charles East 52-43 Thursday night in St. Charles in an Upstate Eight Conference crossover.

Girls Basketball: Rolling Meadows stuns Fremd

Feb 10, 2012

Sophomore Jackie Kemph scored 18 points, Alexis Glasgow finished with 15 points and sophomore Jenny Vliet added 11 points and six rebounds as Rolling Meadows stunned No. 14 Fremd 52-51, in the Mid-Suburban League championship game Wednesday in Palatine.

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Girls Basketball: Marist pulls away from Fenwick

Feb 10, 2012

Marist had a definite focus going into Wednesday night’s East Suburban Catholic showdown against host Fenwick. “This was for the conference championship,” Randyll Butler said. “We didn’t want to share a title with them like in the past.” Share a title? The RedHawks didn’t even share any points in the fourth quarter of their 73-43 victory in Oak Park.

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Girls Basketball: Libertyville tops Vernon Hills for title

Feb 10, 2012

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 third straight North Suburban Conference Championship with a 47-32 win on Wednesday.

Wednesday’s girls basketball roundup

Feb 10, 2012

Scores and highllights from Wednesday’s girls basketball action.

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Girls Basketball: Top-seeded Aurora Central gets past Joliet Catholic

Feb 10, 2012

Aurora Central coach Mark Fitzgerald knew that Joliet Catholic would be no pushover in the Class 2A Plano Regional semifinal Wednesday. After his top-seeded Chargers survived a 61-54 win to advance to Thursday’s regional championship game, he gave them one more direction: Take a deep breath.

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Girls Basketball: Plano battles back to top Aurora Christian

Feb 10, 2012

Plano erased a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter to roar back and knock off Aurora Christian in the Class 2A Plano Regional semifinals, 38-35.

Girls Basketball: St Edward advances to regional title game, tops North Boone

Feb 10, 2012

GIRLS BASKETBALL: The second-seeded Green Wave dodged something much bigger than a proverbial bullet by roaring back from a nine-point deficit in the final 5:11 of regulation before pulling out a 48-46 overtime win in the North Boone Class 2A Regional over third-seeded Rockford Christian.

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Girls Basketball: Peotone takes down Coal City

Feb 10, 2012

Caitlin Cann, Peotone’s 5-foot-3 point guard, and backcourt mate Brittney Campione each had 11 points and eight rebounds Wednesday night as the Blue Devils rolled to a 52-29 victory over Coal City in the semifinals of the Class 2A Beecher Regional.

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Girls Basketball: Waubonsie Valley wins share of Upstate Eight Valley title

Feb 10, 2012

No. 7 Waubonsie Valley beat Neuqua Valley 45-38 Tuesday to win a share of the Upstate Eight Valley title. The Warriors then won a coin toss to earn the right to play Upstate Eight River champ Geneva Friday.

Girls Basketball: Lincoln-Way East topples Lockport

Feb 10, 2012

Visiting Lockport stayed with the No. 11 Griffins into the fourth quarter before the hosts used a late burst to post a 52-35 victory.

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Girls Basketball: Grayslake Central tops rival Grayslake North

Feb 10, 2012

Grayslake Central made it back-to-back unbeaten Fox Valley Conference Fox Division seasons with Tuesday’s methodical 47-38 win over rival Grayslake North.

Girls Basketball: Cary-Grove too much for Dundee-Crown

Feb 10, 2012

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Though the Fox Valley Conference Valley Division standings have been solidified with Cary-Grove at the top and Dundee-Crown in second, the Trojans took advantage of Chargers turnovers en route to a 56-45 win.

Girls Basketball: Lisle brings the Payne vs Collins

Feb 10, 2012

Darian Payne, a 5-10 senior center, scored a game-high 16 points and added five rebounds and five steals to lead Lisle to a 56-11 victory over Collins in the Class 2A Lisle Regional quarterfinal Tuesday.

Girls Basketball: Cristo Rey advances in regional

Feb 10, 2012

Guadalupe Banda scored 15 points Tuesday as Cristo Rey beat Powerhouse 48-24 in the Class 2A Lisle Regional semifinals.

Tuesday’s girls basketball roundup

Feb 10, 2012

Scores and highlights from Tuesday’s girls basketball action.

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Girls Basketball: Sandburg holds off Joliet West

Feb 10, 2012

With Monday’s 48-43 SouthWest Suburban Blue victory over host Joliet West, Sandburg moved two games over the .500 mark. A repeat performance Thursday at Lincoln-Way Central would guarantee the Eagles a winning season for the first time since 2005-06.

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Girls Basketball: Metea Valley cruises past Lake Park

Feb 10, 2012

Metea Valley could do no wrong in its 66-52 Upstate Eight Valley home contest against Lake Park. The Mustangs (14-12, 6-6) sank five three-pointers and shot 86 percent (19-for-22) from the foul line. They also made nine steals in forcing 13 Lancers turnovers and won the rebounding battle 30-21.

Girls Basketball: Clarissa Martinez comes up big for Plano vs Mt Assisi

Feb 10, 2012

In Monday’s 45-40 Class 2A Plano Regional quarterfinal win over Mt. Assisi, Clarissa Martinez hauled down an impressive 24 rebounds to go with 13 points and six blocked shots to send the Reapers into Wednesday’s regional semifinal game against Aurora Christian.

Girls Basketball: Phil Brozynski’s rankings

Feb 10, 2012

Led by No. 1 Young, the top 13 teams remain unchanged this week. Morgan Park and Hinsdale South move into the top 25.

Monday’s girls basketball roundup

Feb 10, 2012

Scores and highlights from Monday’s girls basketball action.

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Girls Basketball: Hinckley-Big Rock eyes redemption

Feb 10, 2012

Hinckley-Big Rock has something to prove heading into the Class 1A Indian Creek Regional this week. The Royals are trying to shake off the sting of finishing fourth in the Little Ten Conference tournament after winning the title the past five years.

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Girls Basketball: Young topples Morgan Park for Windy City title

Feb 10, 2012

Young’s Janee Thompson scored six points during a 10-0 run that pushed the lead to 45-34 with 5:31 left in the game, and the No. 1 Dolphins held on to defeat Morgan Park 61-48 Saturday in the Windy City title game at Chicago State.

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Girls Basketball: Trinity cruises to GCAC title with romp over Loyola

Feb 10, 2012

Trinity showcased a stiffling defense it used to bludgeon Loyola 49-18 in capturing its second consecutive GCAC Red conference tournament title Saturday night in River Forest.

Girls Basketball: Waubonsie Valley puts away Oswego early

Feb 10, 2012

Waubonsie Valley opened a 21-point lead after three quarters and coasted to a 50-36 win over visiting Oswego on Saturday.

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Girls Basketball: Emma Donahue’s post play keys Naperville Central win

Feb 10, 2012

Naperville Central center Emma Donahue was too much to handle Saturday afternoon as the Redhawks extended their winning steak to eight games with a 46-43 victory over Naperville North.

Girls Basketball: Saturday's roundup

Feb 10, 2012

Scores and highlights from Saturday’s girls basketball action.

Girls Basketball: Rich Central forced to forfeit most of its wins

Feb 10, 2012

Rich Central’s girls basketball team has forfeited the majority of its regular-season games after letting a transfer suit up before receiving clearance to do so.

Girls Basketball: Romeoville skirts by Oswego East

Feb 10, 2012

Kiera Currie had 29 points and 10 rebounds, Abby Smith added 10 points and Brianna Harris added 12 rebounds as No. 24 Romeoville (20-3) improved to 11-1 in the Southwest Prairie Conference with a 51-42 victory over Oswego East Friday.

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Girls Basketball: Michelle Maher lifts Maine South to much-needed win

Feb 10, 2012

Against one of the best defenses in the CSL South, Maine South turned to one of the best ball-handlers around. Michelle Maher calmly navigated Glenbrook South’s pressure, especially in the fourth quarter, as the Hawks held on for a 48-43 win Friday at home.

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

Feb 10, 2012

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Hinsdale South won its first conference title since 2004 with a 59-43 upset over No. 16 Proviso East Friday night.

Friday’s girls basketball roundup

Feb 10, 2012

Scores and highlights from Friday’s girls basketball roundup.


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