By Bobby Narang With the college basketball transfer portal in full swing, the high school basketball scene experienced a small seismic shift last weekend. The Benet Academy boys basketball team suffered a major blow in the offseason following the transfer of highly-ranked sophomore guard Gabe Sularski to Lemont. Sularski is...
Saturday, March 9University of Illinois (State Farm)(Championship)IHSA State Tournament Class 1AWest Central 62, Mounds 43IHSA State Tournament Class 2APhillips 54, Benton 47IHSA State Tournament Class 3ADePaul 49, Mount Carmel 41IHSA State Tournament Class 4AHomewood-Flossmoor 60, Normal 48 Friday, March 8University of Illinois (State Farm)IHSA State Tournament Class 3ASemi-finalMount Carmel 65,...
By Bobby Narang The Aurora Christian High School boys basketball season ended a magical ride in the most desired place – Champaign. The Eagles made an improbable run to the Class 1A State tournament at the State Farm Center on the campus of the University of Illinois. Coached by Dan...
Downers Grove North High School players celebrate their 69-52 victory over Bolingbrook
Thursday, March 7University of Illinois (State Farm)(Semi-finals)IHSA State Tournament Class 1ASemi-finalHope Academy vs. Meridian, 9:30 a.m.Aurora Christian vs. West Central, 11:15 a.m.Third place6:30IHSA State Tournament Class 2ASemi-finalWilliamsville vs. Phillips, 2Byron vs. Benton, 3:45Third place8:15 Friday, March 8University of Illinois (State Farm)IHSA State Tournament Class 3ASemi-finalMount Carmel vs. Mt. Zion, 9:30...
By Bobby Narang The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) girls basketball season ended with another memorable run Saturday, March 2. The four-class tournament, which is spread across three days, made history when the Class 3A and 4A State champions both ended with identical 38-0 records. First it was Lincoln. After...
Friday, March 1IHSA State Tournament Class 4A(Sectional – Championship)ElginChampionship, 7Guilford (Rock Valley College)Championship, 6East AuroraChampionship, 7PekinChampionship, 7RichChampionship, 6Riverside-BrookfieldChampionship, 7Addison TrailChampionship, 6Maine SouthChampionship, 7IHSA State Tournament Class 3A(Sectional – Championship)Hinsdale SouthChampionship, 7FenwickChampionship, 7LincolnChampionship, 7TriadChampionship, 7St. ViatorChampionship, 7KanelandChampionship, 7ThorntonChampionship, 7PontiacChampionship, 7IHSA State Tournament – Class 2A(Sectional – Championship)Timothy ChristianChampionship, 7MendotaChampionship, 7BentonChampionship, 7IHSA...
Class 4A2023: Moline 59, Benet Academy 422022: Glenbard West 56, Whitney Young 342021: Canceled due to COVID2020: Canceled due to COVID2019: Belleville West 71, Evanston 592018: Belleville West 60, Whitney Young 56, ot Class 3A2023: Metamora 46, Simeon 422022: Sacred Heart-Griffin 53, Metamora 502021: Canceled due to COVID2020: Canceled due...
Aurora Christian High School sophomore guard Jacob Baumann (23) shoots over Earlville's Easton Fruit (10) Friday, Feb. 23.
Friday, Feb. 23IHSA State Tournament Class 4A(Regional Championships)Elgin SectionalDundee-CrownChampionship, 7Guilford (Rock Valley) SectionalDeKalbChampionship, 7JacobsChampionship, 7East Aurora SectionalYorkvilleChampionship, 7Oswego EastChampionship, 7Downers Grove NorthChampionship, 7Metea ValleyChampionship, 7Rich SectionalStaggChampionship, 6Lincoln-Way WestChampionship, 6ThornwoodChampionship, 7AndrewChampionship, 6Riverside-Brookfield SectionalLyonsChampionship, 7YoungChampionship, 7KenwoodChampionship, 6Hinsdale CentralChampionship, 7Addison Trail SectionalWillowbrookChampionship, 7Glenbard NorthChampionship, 7St. Charles EastChampionship, 7BataviaChampionship, 6Maine South SectionalMaine EastChampionship, 7Oak...
Chicago Catholic White Conf. All W L W L St. Laurence 8 0 19 12 St. Francis 7 1 17 13 Providence 6 2 15 13 IC Catholic 5 3 18 13 Marmion 4 4 14 17 St. Francis de Sales 3 5 10 19 Montini 2 6 13 18...
March Madness is here! Well, almost here. High school and college basketball both used to start at the beginning of March and for three or four weeks the countdown consumed the daily activities on the way to finding tournament champions through single elimination and the brackets would furnish two remaining...
Thursday, Feb. 15Fox ValleyJacobs at Crystal Lake Central, 7Non-conferenceMinooka at Geneva, 5:30Mooseheart at IMSA, 7Morris at Lincoln-Way Central, 6:30Nazareth at Downers Grove South, 6:30Newark at Aurora Christian, 7 Friday, Feb. 16Fox ValleyBurlington Central at Cary-Grove, 7Hampshire at Crystal Lake South, 7Huntley at McHenry, 7Prairie Ridge at Dundee-Crown, 7Interstate EightKaneland at...
Thursday, Feb. 8Catholic League WhiteMarmion at St. Francis de Sales, 7East Suburban CatholicMarist at Joliet Catholic, 7Non-conferenceElmwood Park at IMSA, 7 Friday, Feb. 9Catholic League WhiteAurora Central at Montini, 7IC Catholic at Providence-St. Mel, 7Providence at St. Francis de Sales, 7St. Francis at St. Laurence, 7DuKaneGeneva at St. Charles East,...
Thursday, Feb. 1Chicagoland ChristianAurora Christian at Wheaton Acad., 7:30Little Ten Tournamentat SomonaukSemi final games Friday, Feb. 2Chicago Catholic League WhiteAurora Central at Providence, 7IC Catholic at Montini, 7Providence-St. Mel at St. Francis de Sales, 7St. Laurence at Marmion, 7DuKaneGeneva at Batavia, 7Glenbard North at Lake Park, 7St. Charles East at...
By Bobby Narang Riverside-Brookfield High School boys basketball coach Mike Reingruber slowly started to let out a smile when discussing the victory Friday, Jan. 26. The Bulldogs were in command for most of their non-conference home game against Lyons, until the final three-plus minutes. The Lions mounted a furious comeback,...
Thursday, Jan. 25DuKaneLake Park at Geneva, 7St. Charles East at Wheaton North, 7Wheaton-Warr. S. at Glenbard North, 7Southwest Prairie WestWest Aurora at Yorkville, 6:30Upstate EightEast Aurora at Glenbard South, 7West Suburban GoldDowners Grove S. at Hinsdale South, 7:30Non-conferenceAurora Central at Mooseheart, 7 Friday, Jan. 26Chicago Catholic League WhiteAurora Central at...
By Bobby Narang Benet Academy Saturday, Jan. 20 featured some of the best boys basketball teams and players from Chicagoland. The event, “When Sides Collide,” showcased five marquee games, with numerous elite recruits and teams capable of winning a state championship. The second game pitted Downers Grove North, which finished...
Sports staples include hard work to yield championships and competition among bitter rivals. It exists at all levels from high schools through college at every level, and major league professional ranks. Examples are easily accessible and can include Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers; Chicago Major League baseball teams, such...
By Bobby Narang Seventeen games into the season, the Waubonsie Valley High School boys basketball is one of the last remaining undefeated teams in Chicagoland. Yet, the Warriors are still searching for respect, mainly due to a schedule deemed soft by many media members and Associated Press voters. The Warriors...
