Illinois Preps Insider’s 2017-18 end of the year awards
It’s been a pretty incredible year, so we decided to celebrate all of the accomplishments with some awards
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Five thoughts from the DePaul Summer Shootout
So I guess it’s basketball season again. Pretty much takes up half the year but that’s Illinois for you. Here are five of my thoughts from the girls basketball DePaul summer shootout.
Photo Gallery: Lane vs. New Trier
Photo Gallery from Lane Tech’s regional win over New Trier
Illinois Preps Podcast Ep. 27: Sweet Home Chicago
Podcast for the week of 3/19
Dosunmu’s curtain call ends in back to back titles for Morgan Park
As last years Morgan Park were accepting their championship medals, then junior standout Ayo Dosunmu was required to take to the podium on crutches.
One year later, Dosunmu finally got his opportunity to showcase his abilities on the big stage, claiming the class 3A title game scoring record with 28 points and leading Morgan Park to a 71-56 win over Southeast for the Mustangs second consecutive state title.
Simeon punch their ticket to Public League finals with wire-to-wire win
Simeon’s 64-53 win over Whitney Young sets up their much anticipated matchup with Orr
Picking the top-4 seeds for class 4A boys basketball
Another week, another releasing of seeds. Since everyone seemed to enjoy our predictions for the girls seeding, we though we would try our luck with the boys side.
Photo Gallery: Whitney Young vs. Morgan Park
Photo gallery from Whitney Young vs. Morgan Park
Illinois Preps Podcast Ep. 22: A long time coming
Once again we are sponsored by Village Inn in Skokie, so thank you so much for your support. In this episode we discuss… -Public League Playoffs -Girls regional predictions -A … Continue Reading Illinois Preps Podcast Ep. 22: A long time coming
Photo Gallery: Lane vs. Orr
Lane Tech vs. Orr, Public league playoffs round 2. Photos courtesy of Jack Lydon: www.jacklydon.com
Kenwood’s defensive intensity suffocates Lincoln Park
From turnovers, to poor free throw shooting, and even book errors, the upstart Lions were never able to get anything going against a suffocating Kenwood defense and were soundly beaten by the Broncos 57-42 before the game was called with 12 seconds remaining.
Kenwood topple St. Ignatius in potential regional championship preview
Kenwood knocked off St. Ignatius 52-43 in what could be a preview of next week’s regional final
Uplift cuts Payton’s playoff return short
Though Payton’s playoff appearance was promptly ended by Uplift 75-63, aside from one poor stretch of play the Grizzlies gave the Uptown powerhouse all it could handle.
Picking the top-4 seeds for class 4A sectionals
With seeds being released tomorrow, we take a crack at picking the top-4 seeds for the class 4A sectionals.
Lane clinches White-North title behind 31 point swing
Lane clinched sole the White-North title after erasing an early 17 points against Schurz.
Hyde Park claim neighborhood bragging rights with OT win
Andrew Anderson’s 20 point, eight rebound and five assist game helped Hyde Park deal with a hostile environment to pull out an important 66-64 overtime victory