Downers Grove North High School's Jack Stanton, 21, and Wheaton Academy's Wyatt Vandervelde, 20, chase a loose ball in the championship game of the East Aurora Holiday Tournament.
Thursday, Jan. 5Non-conferenceMarquette at Yorkville Christian, 7 Friday, Jan. 6DuKaneWheaton North at Geneva, 6DuPage ValleyNaperville Central at DeKalb, 7Naperville North at Metea Valley, 7Waubonsie Val. at Neuqua Valley, 7East Suburban CatholicBenet at St. Patrick, 7Joliet Catholic at Carmel, 7Marist at Nazareth, 7Notre Dame at St. Viator, 7Fox ValleyBurlington Cen. at...
By Bobby Narang The holiday high school basketball tournament season is a key moment in the schedule for teams throughout the State. The four-class State system hits the mid-point of the season and allows a true indicator of teams in the hunt for a championship. • On the girls side,...
Thursday, Dec. 29Bloomington / NormalConsolation semi-finals, semi-finalsDeKalbConsolation semi-final, semi-finalEast Aurora7th place, 15th place, 2:353rd place, 4:10Championship, 5:45Elgin13th place semi-final, 9 a.m.13th place semi-final, 10:30 a.m.Consolation semi-final, noonConsolation semi-final, 1:455th place semi-final, 3:155th place semi-final, 4:45Semi-final, 6:30Semi-final, 8Hinsdale Central15th place, 9:30 a.m.13th place, 11 a.m.11th place, 12:30Consolation championship, 3:457th place, 25th...
By Bobby Narang Entering the holiday tournament season, the West Chicago High School girls basketball team remains one of the surprise stories in Chicagoland. The Wildcats (13-4, 4-3, Upstate Eight Conference) won just eight games last season, and through two months of the season are off to their best start...
West Aurora High School's Terrence Smith, 24, shoots over Minooka's Nicholas Andreano, 22, Friday, Dec. 16 against Minooka
By Bobby Narang With the holiday high school basketball season in full swing, Downers Grove North is emerging as a dark-horse candidate. After Glenbard West dominated the boys basketball West Suburban Silver Conference on the way to the program’s first State championship last season, Downers Grove North is looking to...
East Aurora High School's Ralph Clark, 2, looks to pass and is defended by visiting Bartlett's Nathan Scearce, Friday, Dec. 9.
Thursday, Dec. 15Little TenIndian Creek at IMSA, 7Upstate EightBartlett at Streamwood, 7Glenbard East at Fenton, 7Glenbard South at Elgin, 7Larkin at East Aurora, 6:30South Elgin at West Chicago, 7Non-conferenceAurora Central at Montini, 6:30Mooseheart at Aurora Christ., 7:30 Friday, Dec. 16Chicago Catholic League*Montini at Providence-St. Mel, 7DuKaneGeneva at Batavia, 7Glenbard North...
By Bobby Narang York High School head basketball coach Mike Dunn is ready for another stab at winning the prestigious Jack Tosh Holiday Classic this season. The 32-team tournament is one of the top events of the holiday season in the State and features two games played at the same...
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St. Edward High School's Ben Zielinski, 20, drives between Harvest Christian defenders Kaden Meeker, 25, and Caleb Callahan, 30, at Aurora Christian's 11th annual Burney Wilkie Classic Nov. 29.
By Bobby Narang The Oswego High School boys basketball team endured a rocky offseason full of changes. But the return of senior guard Max Niesman, a three-year starter, provided some stability. The six-footer is slated to be the most experienced player on the team after Deakon Tonielli, a University of...
By Bobby Narang The Riverside-Brookfield High School boys basketball program has been a consistent winner over the past few decades. A program built on the pillars of a solid team chemistry, defense, and sharing the ball, the Bulldogs enter the upcoming season with several question marks. The Bulldogs lost four...
By Bobby Narang Yorkville Christian High School senior guard David Douglas, Jr. is a player on the rise this Summer. Douglas learned all the ins and outs of becoming an elite player last season. He watched former teammate Jaden Schutt become one of the top players in the country last...
Former high school basketball coaches, media, and friends, offer a farewell salute to former West Aurora High School head basketball coach, Gordon Kerkman, front row, far right, who at the end of the month will move with his wife, Marilyn, to the Oregon on the West Coast.
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....
The Glenbard West High School boys basketball team participates in a salute at the high school Sunday in Glen Ellyn.
By Bobby Narang Glenbard West High School senior center Braden Huff raised his hands up in the air in excitement late on Saturday night. After scoring 19 points, hitting two 3-pointers and dishing out five assists, Huff was ready to celebrate a season-long goal. Huff was a driving force in...
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