By Bobby Narang Benet Academy and Wheaton Academy High Schools are both aiming for the same goal this season in girl’s soccer. Although the Benet Redwings will be competing in Class 3A, and the Wheaton Warriors in 2A, the two teams have significantly talent, quality veterans and excellent coaching. Both
By Bobby Narang Benet Academy senior point guard Jayden Wright cemented his name in program lore this season. The Eastern Illinois recruit capped off an outstanding career with a stellar final season. In his junior season, Wright was one of the key starters behind Benet’s run to its first state
By Bobby Narang Benet’s quest for a second straight Class 4A State championship hit a small snag Saturday, March 14. Playing a familiar foe in East Suburban Catholic Conference member Marist, Benet struggled scoring points in the first half. Marist relied on its athletic guard to gain a lead in
By Bobby Narang The Benet Academy High School boys basketball team is aiming to duplicate their results from last season. As the defending Class 4A State champions, the Redwings are aiming to hoist the Class 4A State basketball trophy at the State Farm Center for the second season in a
By Bobby Narang As the defending Class 4A State champions, the Benet Academy High School boys basketball team experienced a different, but welcome feeling in June. The Benet Redwings, fresh off a thrilling 55-54 victory over Warren in the 4A final for the program’s first State championship in March, played
By Bobby Narang In many ways, Benet Academy athletics had a week to remember. In the Class 2A girls State soccer tournament, the Redwings played stellar in their two State games at North Central College, however, Glenwood pieced together two goals in less than 35 seconds in the first 10-minute
By Bobby Narang A Benet Academy basketball program took over state – again. For the second weekend in a row, in the Class 4A State tournament, the Redwings worked their way to the State championship game. March 4, the Benet girls basketball team lost in double overtime in the 4A
By Bobby Narang Lenee Beaumont entered the final weekend of the girls high school basketball season with one goal left to accomplish. The Benet Academy senior point-guard already had etched her name among the best in the State, and in program history, with a prolific career. The Indiana University recruit
Lisle High School’s Caden Carnes, foreground and Conner Ebert are in a battle with Benet Academy defenders during a doubles match Monday, April 11.
By Bobby Narang Benet Academy High School is on track for another memorable run in the Class 4A girls basketball playoffs. Led by senior center Morgan Demos and junior point guard Lenee Beaumont, the Redwings have won four straight games after an impressive 56-30 victory over Waukesha West at the
By Bobby Narang Benet Academy High School and Naperville North collided for an early-season battle of two of the top girls basketball teams in the DuPage County area. Each team will compete for the Class 4A State championship in Normal, and both have the talent, depth, and experience to land
By Bobby Narang The high school girls basketball season is ready to hit the one-month mark. So far, the season has included the typical ups and downs for teams. Benet Academy, which won seven of its first eight games, is one of the top teams to watch. Led by a
By Bobby Narang Benet Academy High School boys basketball head coach Gene Heidkamp made sure to take his time walking off the court Friday. The Redwings were one of the small group of boys and girls basketball teams to finish the truncated 2021 season March 12. The official end of
By Bobby Narang Less than one month into the season, the Benet Academy High School girls golf team is on a roll. The Redwings returned just a small handful of players from last season, most notably Reagan Rodenbostel, but that hasn’t stopped them from having a breakout season. So far,
By Bobby Narang The Benet Academy High School girls basketball team did not want to leave Welsh-Ryan Arena Saturday night. After pulling out an improbable 75-71 comeback double-overtime victory over Evanston in the third game of the inaugural E-Town Showdown, the Redwings’ players, coaches, and family members milled around the
Teams at Benet Academy in Lisle won an impressive three State championships recently in Fall sports.
By Bobby Narang After sealing a second straight State girls volleyball championship, Newark High School’s Megan Williams forever will be remembered in school lore. A year ago, Williams was a wide-eyed freshman but she capped a stunning run by the Norsemen with the match-winning kill over Hartsburg-Emden in the Class
By Bobby Narang Benet Academy High School quarterback, Colin Gillespie, made a point to ensure his younger teammates would have fast adjustments to playing on the varsity football team. The Redwings, a long-time member of the East Suburban Catholic Conference, were preparing to face a tough schedule due to the
