Illinois Preps Insider’s girls basketball top-20: Final regular season rankings
Playoffs are just around the corner, so we put together our final regular season rankings.
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.
Photo Gallery: DePaul vs. Disney
Once again thanks to Jack Lydon for the pictures. His website is https://www.jacklydon.com/
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.
Illinois Preps Podcast Ep. 21: The Multiplier
Episode 21 of the podcast
Photo gallery: DePaul vs. Fenwick
Photo gallery: DePaul vs. Fenwick
Illinois Preps Insider’s girls basketball top-20: Week 10
Girls rankings for the week of 2/4
Evanston puts on a show for 50th anniversary celebration
While the night celebrated the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest high school basketball teams in state history, Evanston celebrated a 81-66 win over Oak Park-River Forest to win their second game against ranked opponents on back to back nights.
New Trier unfazed in rematch with GBS
New Trier earned a comfortable 51-35 win, holding GBS to just 11 second half points to improve to 6-1 in the CSL South.
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.
Nazareth’s zone defense perplexes Whitney Young
Usually known for their high pressure defense to try and speed teams up, the No. 4 Roadrunners, slowed things down a bit in the second half by switching to a zone look. The change in scheme worked, as Nazareth only gave up 16 second half points to defeat Whitney 64-49, and improving their record to 22-2 overall record.
Illinois Preps Podcast Ep. 20: “The shot”
Like everybody else in the country, we talk about the shot.
Illinois Preps Insider’s girls basketball rankings: Week 9
The end is near With seeds being released this Thursday, most teams only have one more game to improve their resume before entering seeding meetings. Teams like Whitney Young and … Continue Reading Illinois Preps Insider’s girls basketball rankings: Week 9
Fenwick win does little to dampen Kleinschmidt’s jersey retirement night
Propelled by a 23 point fourth quarter, Fenwick defeated DePaul 61-51 to remain undefeated in Chicago Catholic League play, but the win did little to dampen Tom Kleinschmidt’s special night