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Posted May 19, 2020 Basketball

Jason Nichols steps down from Montini

After 20 season of coaching high school basketball in Illinois. Jason Nichols will be moving to Morton College.

Posted April 23, 20204 Comments Basketball

Way too early 2020-21 girls basketball rankings

Rankings for the 2020/21 season

Posted March 8, 2020 Basketball

Illinois Preps Insider’s girls basketball top-20: Final 2019-20 rankings

2019-20 Final Rankings

Posted March 7, 2020 Basketball

Fourth time’s the charm: Fremd wins first ever 4A state title

Fremd finally climbed the mountain top by beating Lincoln-Way West in the state title game by a score of 58-47.

Posted March 7, 2020 Basketball

Big comeback lifts Simeon to first ever state title

But in the end, none of that mattered as the Wolverines erased a 16 point deficit to defeat the defending and previously unbeaten state champions Morton 45-44.

Posted March 6, 2020 Basketball

Lincoln-Way West race past Bolingbrook

The Warriors, led by the trio of Gugliuzza sisters didn’t let the bright lights affect their game as they beat Bolingbrook by a score of 68-57, and will face off against Fremd in the 4A title game.

Posted March 6, 2020 Basketball

Balanced Fremd flips script in second half

This time around, the Vikings topped Darrione Rogers’ Lake Park squad, 46-34 to advance to the state final for the third time in six years.

Posted March 6, 2020 Basketball

Simeon outrebounds, outlasts Montini in 3A semifinal

The Wolverines defeated usual, but young, state power in Montini 48-40 to advance to the state finals, a first for their girls program.

Posted March 3, 2020 Basketball

Fremd knocks off defending champions in return to state

The Warriors incredible four year run came to an end at the hands of Fremd, who controlled the game for three quarters, and managed to hold off a furious fourth quarter comeback attempt to escape with a 57-49 win, while also avenging a 17 point loss just two weeks ago.