Illinois Preps Insider’s girls basketball top-20: Week 2
Girls basketball rankings week 2
DePaul hand St. Laurence their first loss of the season
Just 30 seconds into the second quarter, DePaul Prep’s Perry Cowan was relegated to the bench after picking up his second foul. The benching didn’t seem to sit well with … Continue Reading DePaul hand St. Laurence their first loss of the season
Lincoln Park upends no. 19 Uplift
By: Luke Drase It’s funny how much of a difference a week can make. Coming into their game against 19th ranked Uplift, Lincoln Park were off to a rocky start to … Continue Reading Lincoln Park upends no. 19 Uplift
Illinois Preps Podcast ep. 12: The return of Todd
Loyola’s red hot shooting downs Trinity
Propelled by a big first half performance, No. 9 Loyola held on to defeat Trinity (6-2) 50-42, winning their seventh straight contest and improving to 8-1 on the season.
Illinois Preps Insider’s girls basketball top-20
Now that we are a few weeks into the season, here is our inaugural girls basketball top-25 for the Chicagoland area.
Maine West makes a statement with win over reigning Wisconsin state champs
It’s not too often that a regular season non-conference game can tell you a whole lot about a team’s state title chances.
But Maine West’s 60-51 win over Beaver Dam (WI) during the Fremd Chicagoland Invitational Showcase did just that.
Evanston bulldoze their way to first conference win
Evanston fed the post early and often en route to a 53-45 win over New Trier to open up the CSL South season.
Guards lead New Trier past Maine South on opening day of CSL play
Thursday night’s gritty, 63-56 win over Maine South to open up conference play went a long way to help erase any doubts that people may have had about New Trier, while giving them a leg up in what is sure to be a tight conference race.
CSL South boys basketball predictions
With only Thanksgiving tournaments to go off of, we set out to complete the unenviable task of trying to predict where the six teams in the CSL South will fall this season.
Lane Tech narrowly avoids upset
Northside gave Lane all they could handle, but a late rally by the Indians would see them prevail in the end, taking the 69-62 win to move to 3-2 on the season.
Maine West passes first test of the season to remain undefeated
Maine West beat GBS 60-35, keeping their perfect record intact, while handing the Titans their first loss of the season.
Evanston finishes Majkowski Classic on a high
Coming off a tough loss to Conant, Evanston bounced back in a big way, in their dominating 85-75 win over Libertyville in the final game of the Majkowski Classic.
Niles North takes “Battle of the Bridge” title
After cruising through their first three games, sixth ranked Niles North faced their toughest challenge of the young season, playing 18th ranked DePaul Prep in the finals of the Battle … Continue Reading Niles North takes “Battle of the Bridge” title
St. Pats’ defensive effort stifles Payton
After overcoming a slow start, St. Pats would go on to beat Payton 53-45 behind a great defensive effort.
Girls basketball roundup: Week of 11/20
Friday Nov. 24 (4-0) Maine West 77, Hampshire 17 The Warriors continue their torrent start to the season. Sophomore Angela Dugalic had 19 points and 7 rebounds, with 13 of … Continue Reading Girls basketball roundup: Week of 11/20