By Bobby Narang The Batavia High School girls basketball team entered the holiday tournament season with a goal of making some noise. The Bulldogs opened the season with a signature blowout road win against Benet Academy, but suffered tough losses to Kenwood and Geneva. Set to play four games at...
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...
By Bobby Narang The final four is set in girls high school basketball in Illinois. The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) starts the second year of its new format for girls basketball, which includes playing the third-place game on the same day of the semifinals. That forces some teams to...
By Bobby Narang East Aurora High School (EAHS) girls basketball head coach Lee Clayborn has a deep knowledge of his program’s history. The Tomcats entered their final three weeks of the regular season with momentum. Clayborn, an EAHS alum, said he won’t need to research the history of his program,...
By Bobby Narang Two of the top girls high school basketball players in DuPage County finalized their college choices last week. Naperville North High School senior guard, Kenzie Hare, committed to Marquette University and Benet Academy junior point guard, Lenee Beaumont, announced her intentions to attend Indiana University. Meanwhile, St....
By Bobby Narang Four high school teams were vying for the ultimate prize in girls basketball in the first weekend of March. After the coronavirus pandemic led to a non-playoff season in 2020-2021, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) welcomed back the return of the State tournament at Redbird Arena...
Class 4A State Final TournamentFriday, March 4Game 1: Stevenson vs. Benet Acad., 2:30 p.m.Game 2: Bolingbrook vs. Barrington, 4:15 p.m.Game 3: Loser game 1 vs. loser game 2, 8:45 p.m.Saturday, March 5ChampionshipWinner game 1 vs. winner game 2, 7:15 p.m. Class 3A State Final TournamentFriday, March 4Game 1: Civic Memorial...
Naperville North High School's Huskies celebrate their 62-52 Class 4A West Aurora Class 4A Regional championship victory Friday, Feb. 18, over host West Aurora to advance to this week's East Aurora Sectional Tournament.
IHSA State Tournament Class 4AEast Aurora SectionalTue., Feb. 22Benet Acad. vs. Waubonsie Valley, 6Naperville N. vs. Downers Grove N., 7:30Thu., Feb. 24Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 7 p.m.Bartlett SectionalTue., Feb. 22Geneva vs. St. Charles East, 6 p.m.Wheaton North vs. Batavia. 7:30 p.m.Thu., Feb. 24Winner Game 1 vs. Winner...
Saturday, Feb. 5St. Charles East 67, Batavia 59Montini 53, Trinity 27York 55, Glenbard West 38Hinsdale Central 81, Argo 16Hinsdale South 32, Leyden 22Lyons 63, Downers Grove North 30Burlington Central 53, Cary-Grove 31Huntley 68, Crystal Lake South 25Jacobs 46, Dundee-Crown 39Larkin 37, Elgin 29McHenry 54, Hampshire 49, ot Thursday, Feb. 3Batavia...
Monday, Jan. 31Burlington Central 49, Prairie Ridge 35Aurora Central Cath. 53, Wheaton Acad. 36Crystal Lake Central 44, Dundee-Crown 33Huntley 55, Hampshire 27Crystal Lake South 39, Jacobs 28 Saturday, Jan. 29Maine South 53, York 43Warren 43, Oak Park-River Forest 38Glenbard South 39, Aurora Central Catholic 30Lake Park 63, Glenbard North 50Kaneland...
Monday, Jan. 24Sycamore 53, Huntley 38York 47, Oak Park 30St. Charles East 64, Jacobs 36Benet 45, Nazareth 31 Saturday, Jan. 22Downers North 69, Batavia 63, 2 otGeneva 53, Wheaton-Warrenville South 28Glenbard East 45, Streamwood 25St. Charles East 55, Glenbard North 35Joliet West 56, Metea Valley 38Oswego East 57, Naperville Central...
Monday, Jan. 17Fenwick 73, Hersey 37Homewood-Flossmoor 70, R. Meadows 29Libertyville 58, Willowbrook 51Conant 39, Yorkville 30Prospect 56, South Elgin 49Schaumburg 47, Kaneland 16Geneva 42, Lake Zurich 37Stevenson 37, Downers Grove North 28Sycamore 56, Hampshire 24Glenbard West 60, Metea Valley 40Montini 73, Latin 47Wheaton Warrenville South 52, Niles West 29Lyons 63,...
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...
Boys Bloomington-NormalDecember 27-30Two-class tournament includes Wheaton Warrenville South. DeKalbDecember 27-30Teams in field with top four seeded teams: No. 1 Naperville Central, No. 2 Huntley, No. 3 DeKalb, No. 4 Geneva, West Chicago, LaSalle-Peru, Yorkville, Moline United Township, Belvidere North, Ogden, Geneseo, Hononegah, Oswego, Dundee-Crown, Plainfield East, Guilford.Last day: Dec. 30...
Friday, Dec. 17Lyons 31, Downers Grove North 29Leyden 33, Hinsdale South 24Lake Park 53, Glenbard North 38Wheaton N. 40, Wheaton Warr. S. 12Geneva 61, Batavia 52Bartless 50, Hampshire 45St. Charles E. 46, St. Charles N. 38 Saturday, Dec. 18Barrington 48, Montini 47Fremd 60, Oswego East 48Benet Acad. 53, St. Viator...
Friday, Dec. 10Batavia 54, Glenbard North 38Downer Grove 48, Hinsdale Cen. 35Wheaton North 53, Lake Park 43Willowbrook 51, Hinsdale South 20York 75, Proviso West 43Burlington Cen. vs. Prairie Ridge, ppd.Jacobs 43, Crystal Lake South 23South Elgin 67, East Aurora 27Geneva 65, St. Charles North 27Huntley 36, Hampshire 22Kaneland 34, Sandwich...
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...
Rosary High School's Emily Hurst, 11, drives against Aurora Christian's Lexi Lamana Monday.
By Bobby Narang Batavia High School girls basketball head coach Kevin Jensen wanted to organize an event that would include numerous Batavia area teams and pit them against another conference. That’s how the inaugural MLK Day Conference Challenge that pit the DuKane Conference and Mid-Suburban League was formed. The six-game...
