Easy come, easy go. York made their first appearance in the top-20 last week and were promptly beaten by Naperville North. What’s going on with Bolingbrook? I am giving them … Continue Reading Illinois Preps Insider’s girls basketball top-20: Week 6
Saturdays contest between the #12 ranked Simeon Lady Wolverines and the #6 Nazareth Roadrunners proved to be the matchup that everyone had hoped for. Despite trailing for three quarters Simeon used a dominating fourth quarter to defeat Nazareth 57-48 on Saturday afternoon.
But none of those previous minutes mattered, as all it took was a single second to get off a shot for her only points of the game. A three pointer at the buzzer to give Fenwick a 50-49 win over the Titans.
We are officially over one month into a season. Thanksgiving tournaments are long behind us, Christmas tourneys are just around the corner, and we’ve finally established a little bit of … Continue Reading Illinois Preps Insider girls basketball top-20: Week 5
The Redwings are now riding high on a three game win streak, their latest triumph being their most impressive, a 62-21 winner over #6 Marist.
Rankings for the week of 12/9
Though it would have been completely understandable for Rolling Meadows to have felt fatigue after their first two matchups of the season, they brought the fight to Lake Zurich, opening the game on a 12-0 run before edging past the Bears 47-43 for their third win of the season.
Welcome to a new season! We will be dropping the ranking live shortly. If you miss any of the podcast you can catch up with my rankings and thoughts right … Continue Reading Illinois Preps Insider Girls basketball top-20: Preseason rankings
Please enjoy the inaugural edition of the JNBA podcast with a little help from your truly. Hopefully this media player works a little bit better.
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.
Podcast for the week of 3/5
In this episode we discuss: -I’ve apparently become the Maine West beat reporter -Girls super-sectionals and state predictions -Why 2A and 3A schools are rarely ranked -Boys regionals -“A Shot … Continue Reading Illinois Preps Podcast Ep. 24: London Calling
There’s really no shame in bowing out in sectionals. By most measures, winning a regional is the sign of a pretty successful season. Though that doesn’t make losing any easier, … Continue Reading Illinois Preps Insider’s girls basketball top-20: Sectionals