Top-5 battle sees Evanston outlast Simeon
In a game that saw eight lead changes, and no leads greater than six points, a late Evanston run sealed the 54-48 victory for an impressive non-conference win for the Wildkits.
Parker-Hall lifts Loyola in comeback win over Prospect
Through three and a half quarters, Prospect seemed to have Loyola’s number. Shot weren’t falling, every time Loyola would make a run, Prospect would come up with a big basket, … Continue Reading Parker-Hall lifts Loyola in comeback win over Prospect
Illinois Preps Insider’s Girls Basketball top-20: Week One
Maybe it was a bit early to write off Mother McAuley. The Mighty Macs had a very nice win over Libertyville and took care of business against their other opponents. … Continue Reading Illinois Preps Insider’s Girls Basketball top-20: Week One
Montini’s pressure too much for Stevenson
Monitini’s size and defensive pressure proved too much as the game wore on and the Lady Broncos secured a 59-41 victory over Stevenson
Illinois Preps Insider’s girls basketball top-20: 2019-20 Preseason Rankings
Hello everyone and welcome back to another edition of basketball season. Per usual, rankings will be out every Sunday evening, things just got a little delayed this week. This is … Continue Reading Illinois Preps Insider’s girls basketball top-20: 2019-20 Preseason Rankings
Yes the strike may be inconvenient, but let’s look at the bigger picture
Despite the inconvenience and disappointment for many student athletes, we have to look at the bigger picture and long term stability for CPS athletics.
Illinois Prep Insider’s girls basketball All-Area team
2018-19 Girls basketball all-area team
Evanston vs. Rockford East photo gallery
By: Jack Lydon Article gathered from http://www.jacklydon.com It didn’t seem that close. The Evanston Township High School Wildkits (31-4) came out firing on all cylinders against the Rockford East E-RABs. … Continue Reading Evanston vs. Rockford East photo gallery
DePaul Prep vs. Bogan recap and photo gallery
Jack Lydon coming through in the clutch as per usual. The DePaul Prep Rams (25-10) lost to the Bogan Bengals 51-31 in the IHSA class 3A semi-final this afternoon (March … Continue Reading DePaul Prep vs. Bogan recap and photo gallery
Bolingbrook squeeze past Oswego East for Sectional Championship
In a game that saw 14 lead changes, and included a first half in which the largest margin was just four points, Bolingbrook prevailed for the 66-64 victory.
Experienced Evanston shine in sectional title win
Big shot, after big shot, fell for Evanston, and in the end Loyola just didn’t have quite enough firepower to keep up with the Wildkits, who with their 56-42 win, captured their third straight sectional title.
Illinois Preps Insider’s girls basketball top-20: Final Rankings
2019 season final rankings
4A State Championship Game Photo Gallery
Thank you so much to Jack Lydon for taking the trip down to Bloomington Illinois. Dont quote me on this, but I believe he will have more photos on his … Continue Reading 4A State Championship Game Photo Gallery
Perfection: Maine West caps off undefeated season with state title
After a 31 year absence, the girls basketball state championship trophy will take back residence in Des Plains after the Warriors capped off a perfect 35-0 season with a 58-46 win in the title game over Mother McAuley.
IHSA state finals photo gallery
This will be periodically updated throughout the rest of the day as more games are played. As always, big thanks to friend of the website, Jack Lydon for the photos. … Continue Reading IHSA state finals photo gallery
‘Refreshed’ Maine West roll through to the state finals
Refreshing, invigorating, whatever you preferred adjective may be there was really only one word that could aptly sum up Maine West’s performance in the state semi-finals.