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Girls Basketball: Janee Thompson leads Young past Proviso East

Feb 22, 2012

What a difference a few days makes. Young coach Corry Irvin, who watched her team stumble through the first half of its regional championship game last week against the hosts at Proviso West, put her team through a couple of rigorous practices over the weekend. The difference was apparent just …

Girls Basketball: Trinity, Megan Podkowa dismantle Fenwick

Feb 21, 2012

Megan Podkowa scored 20 points and had 14 rebounds, Taylor Nazon added 16 points and Alyssa Dengler finished with 13 including a couple of huge first-quarter three-pointers to lead No. 3 Trinity to a 64-45 victory over Fenwick in the Class 4A sectional Tuesday at Lyons.

Girls Basketball: Lincoln-Way East topples Homewood-Flossmoor

Feb 21, 2012

Taylor Johnson and Caitlin McMahon combined for 22 second-half points as Lincoln-Way East pulled away late for a 54-41 win in a Sandburg Sectional semifinal.

Girls Basketball: Moline jinx hits Minooka one more time

Feb 21, 2012

Just like a year ago, Moline eliminated Minooka from the state playoffs via a 36-29 victory.

Girls Basketball: Hillcrest casts aside Oak Forest

Feb 21, 2012

Shannise Heady led Hillcrest with 12 points. Sanders added 10 points, and Samirah Ali, Mariam Awoniyi, Jahmia Phillips and Dana Gettis all added six as host Hillcrest advanced to Thursday’s Class 3A sectional final after a 61-34 victory over Oak Forest.

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Girls Basketball: Glenbrook South edges Niles West; Jewell Loyd scores 31 in final game

Feb 21, 2012

Glenbrook South’s best player and team leader Colleen McDonagh left the game and the building with an injured wrist late in the second quarter Tuesday. The third-seeded Titans made sure McDonagh has at least a chance to continue her career with their 48-46 win over second-seeded Niles West and Jewell Loyd in the sectional semifinals at New Trier.

Girls Basketball: Hillcrest casts aside Oak Forest

Feb 21, 2012

Shannise Heady led Hillcrest with 12 points. Sanders added 10 points, and Samirah Ali, Mariam Awoniyi, Jahmia Phillips and Dana Gettis all added six as the No. 2 Hawks (25-3) advanced to Thursday’s sectional final.

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Girls Basketball: Loyola’s Laura Kriz leads the charge vs Maine South

Feb 21, 2012

Lauren Kriz scored 13 points, including seven in the fourth quarter, as Loyola blew by top-seeded Maine South 42-25 Tuesday in the semifinals of the New Trier sectional.

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Girls Basketball: Bolingbrook picks up pace vs Neuqua Valley

Feb 21, 2012

Halfway through the first quarter things didn’t look bad for host Neuqua Valley against three-time defending state champ Bolingbrook in Tuesday night’s Class 4A sectional semifinal. The Wildcats were ahead 5-4, and they were playing with the intensity they needed to challenge the bigger and more experienced Raiders.

Girls Basketball: De La Salle no match for Montini

Feb 21, 2012

Defending Class 3A state champion Montini rolled in its sectional semifinal game Tuesday night, beating De La Salle 68-32 to advance to the sectional final at Glenbard South.

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Girls Basketball: Vernon Hills advances to sectional final

Feb 21, 2012

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Vernon Hills’ size proved too much for Carmel on Tuesday as the Cougars won 46-33 in the semifinals of the Class 3A St. Viator Sectional.

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Girls Basketball: Rams piling up lopsided victories

Feb 21, 2012

If any fans of Grayslake Central’s girls basketball team have worked up a sweat so far in the Class 3A tournament, it has to be because they’re looking way, way ahead.

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Girls Basketball: Aurora Central flies by Raby

Feb 21, 2012

After jumping out to an early lead, Aurora Central never looked back, taking down Raby 58-29 Monday night at the Class 2A Concordia Supersectional.

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Girls Basketball: Marist battles back to top Marian Catholic

Feb 21, 2012

Trailing by as many as 12 points, Marist battled back to top Marian Catholic 63-49 Monday night to advance to the Class 4A Sandburg Sectional final.

Girls Basketball: Seton’s season comes to an end

Feb 21, 2012

Tiffany Ellis (eight points), Brittany Mitchell (seven), Ebony Bailey (seven) and Desiree Jackson (nine rebounds) led Seton (23-9) in the season-ending, 61-35 loss to Aquin Monday in DeKalb.

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Girls Basketball: Wheeling rolls by Warren

Feb 21, 2012

Wheeling held Warren to one basket in the first quarter and without a bucket in the fourth quarter, and rolled to a 41-26 victory Monday in the semifinals of the Class 4A Palatine Sectional.

Girls Basketball: Zion-Benton’s big run blows by Stevenson

Feb 21, 2012

Octavia Crump scored 20 points, including 12 in the second half and three free throws in the final 49 seconds, and added 13 rebounds and four assists as No. 8-seed Zion-Benton continued its impressive postseason run with a 53-46 victory over Stevenson.

Girls Basketball: Guerin holds off Ridgewood fury

Feb 21, 2012

Top-seeded Guerin held off an early Ridgewood fury to come away with a 50-38 win in the Fenton sectional semifinal in Bensenville on Monday night.

Girls Basketball: Kaneland gets past Hampshire

Feb 21, 2012

Calling Monday’s game between Kaneland and Hampshire a defensive struggle would be an understatement. Luckily for the Knights they were able to get a little more offense as Kaneland defeated Hampshire 40-31 in the semifinals of the Sycamore 3A sectional.

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Girls Basketball: Bartlett holds on for victory vs West Chicago

Feb 21, 2012

West Chicago could slow the tempo Monday, but could not delay the inevitable. The Wildcats’ deliberate style in the first half kept the score low, and Bartlett pulled out to a sizeable advantage before hanging on against a wild, late West Chicago rally for a 52-46 victory in the Hoffman Estates Class 4A Sectional semifinals.

Girls Basketball rankings

Feb 21, 2012

Not a lot of changes in the top 15, but the bottom of the rankings see some major shakeups.

Girls Basketball: Oak Forest makes stop after big regional win

Feb 21, 2012

When you’re a Bengal, you don’t get left behind. Oak Forest senior captain Lynn Nagle was at home Thursday recovering from knee surgery, but she was very much a part of the team before and after a 46-43 Class 3A Evergreen Park Regional victory over Rich South.

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Girls Basketball: Lincoln-Way East has one more go-around vs Homewood-Flossmoor

Feb 21, 2012

A fast start in games is a goal of every team. In many instances that can break the opposition’s spirit. It’s been the mantra for …

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Girls Basketball: Waubonsie Valley looks for payback against Benet

Feb 21, 2012

GIRLS BASKETBALL: On Tuesday Waubonsie Valley will have a chance to get back at Benet for its loss at the McDonald’s Shootout in January. But this time, there is much more on the line. Benet and Waubonsie, the No. 2 and 3 seeds respectively, face off at 8:10 p.m. in the Class 4A Neuqua Valley Sectional semifinals. The 6 p.m. game features the host Wildcats and three-time defending state champion Bolingbrook. The championship game is set for Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball: Octavia Crump, Zion-Benton rally past Fremd

Feb 21, 2012

Octavia Crump led the way with 26 points and 14 rebounds Zion-Benton outscored No. 15 Fremd 23-9 over the final 6:46 to upset the Vikings 66-49 Friday in the regional championship at Arlington Heights.

Girls Basketball: Proviso East puts away Hinsdale South

Feb 21, 2012

Proviso East scored 18 of the game’s first 20 points en route to winning the Class 4A Simeon Regional final Friday night 58-45 over Hinsdale South.

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Girls Basketball: Loyola captures regional title vs Evanston

Feb 21, 2012

Loyola’s seniors fingerprints were all over Friday’s win. From Lauren Kriz to K.C. Stralka to Colleen McShane to Michelle Ricolcol, all of them played their part in the Ramblers’ 46-31 win over Evanston. The victory at Evanston gave fourth-seeded Loyola its first regional championship since 2009.

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Girls Basketball: Jewell Loyd wins last home game in regional final

Feb 21, 2012

In the final home game of her storied four-year career, Jewell Loyd poured in all 23 of her points in the first half and took only a two-minute curtain call after the break as Niles West demolished Lincoln Park 67-37 Friday to win its third straight regional title.

Friday’s girls basketball roundup

Feb 21, 2012

Scores and highlights from Friday’s girls basketball action.

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Girls Basketball: Najee Smith energizes Neuqua in regional title win

Feb 21, 2012

Sophomore guard Najee Smith scored six points off the bench as part of a 14-0 run for Neuqua Valley in the first quarter and then scored the Wildcats’ final seven points of the game in a 52-41 regional title victory over Metea Valley Friday night.

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Girls Basketball: South Elgin tops Streamwood to claim elusive regional title

Feb 21, 2012

Becca Smith and her South Elgin teammates claimed their first regional championship by dominating Streamwood in the second half for a 66-50 victory. Smith scored a game-high 26 points to go with 10 rebounds and six assists.

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Girls Basketball: Grace Jakubowski leads Hampshire to regional title

Feb 21, 2012

It wasn’t exactly a smooth ride, but despite some bumps at times Hampshire arrived at its intended destination on Friday night. The Whip-Purs hoisted a regional title for the fourth straight year after defeating visiting Woodstock North 52-43.

Girls Basketball: Young’s defense key vs Proviso West

Feb 21, 2012

Clinging to a slim 22-20 lead over Proviso West at intermission, Young turned up the heat on the hosts and extended the lead to 39-23 at the end of eight minutes. That was more than enough cushion for Young, which defeated the Panthers 61-39 in the Class 4A regional championship game in Hillside to advance to next week’s sectional at Lyons.

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Girls Basketball: Marist bolts by TF North

Feb 21, 2012

Marist seized control in the first quarter and exploded in the second. It led by as many as 45 points before the starters retired early in the fourth period of an 81-50 victory.

Girls Basketball: Adrianna Eaton’s heroics lead Raby in upset win vs Latin

Feb 21, 2012

Adrianna Eaton sank the game-tying jumper to force overtime, then went 5 of 8 in the extra period to give Raby the 68-63 upset win over Latin Thursday.

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Girls Basketball: Megan Podkowa’s first half powers Trinity past Oak Park

Feb 21, 2012

The rematch between neighboring Trinity and Oak Park-River Forest Thursday night nearly produced the same score as the first meeting. Once again, there was no doubt who the winner would be. No. 3 and second-seeded Trinity rolled to a 67-38 victory over the 10th-seeded Huskies in the Class 4A Trinity Regional final.

Thursday’s girls basketball roundup

Feb 21, 2012

Scores and highlights from Thursday’s girls basketball action.

Girls Basketball: Hillcrest cruises past Providence

Feb 21, 2012

Limited by first-half foul trouble, Heady came back and sparked a third quarter run that helped Hillcrest pull away for good in a 79-49 win over Providence at Thursday’s Class 3A regional final. The title was the program’s fifth in a row.

Girls Basketball: Meredith Boardman’s jumper lifts Fenwick past St Ignatius

Feb 21, 2012

Meredith Boardman hit a turnaround jumper at the buzzer to propel Fenwick past host St. Ignatius 70-69 Thursday in a Class 4A regional final.

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Girls Basketball: Morgan Tuck showcases talents for Bolingbrook vs West Aurora

Feb 21, 2012

The Morgan Tuck Show was just too much for West Aurora in host Bolingbrook’s 94-36 regional championship game victory Thursday night.

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Girls Basketball: Seniors deliver as Warren edges Rolling Meadows

Feb 21, 2012

In the playoffs, it’s win or go home. Warren’s senior class clearly wasn’t ready to call it a career on Thursday, as they pulled together and produced a semi-dominating 50-39 victory over second-seeded Rolling Meadows to win the Class 4A Warren Regional.

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Girls Basketball: Maine South gets third straight regional vs Niles North

Feb 21, 2012

Maine South won its third regional championship in a row Tuesday with its 64-44 win over Niles North in Skokie.

Girls Basketball: Leah Malsom, Wheeling take Libertyville title

Feb 21, 2012

Wheeling took advantage of that second chance once again Thursday night to claim the Libertyville Regional title with a 58-32 rout of Prospect.

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Girls Basketball: Bartlett downs Schaumburg, claims regional title

Feb 21, 2012

Bartlett withstood a physical style from Schaumburg to claim a 58-40 victory in the championship game of its own Class 4A regional Thursday night.

Girls Basketball: Lincoln-Way East tops Lincoln-Way North for regional title

Feb 21, 2012

Lincoln-Way East coach Jim Martin couldn’t have designed a better start to his team’s 61-36 victory Thursday night over Lincoln-Way North in the championship of the Class 4A Lincoln-Way Central Regional.

Girls Basketball: Glenbrook South edges out New Trier

Feb 21, 2012

No. 3 seed Glenbrook South dominated the third quarter and then held off a furious New Trier rally in the fourth to defeat the Trevians 51-47 in Thursday night’s Class 4A Glenbrook South Regional final in Glenview.

Girls Basketball: Top-ranked Young cruises past Morton

Feb 21, 2012

Top-seeded Young scored 20 of the game’s first 22 points to roll past Morton 87-25 in its Class 4A Proviso West Regional opener.

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Girls Basketball: Hampshire blows by Burlington Central

Feb 21, 2012

So much for any drama or suspense in the first game of Wednesday’s Class 3A Hamphire regional semifinal. The host and top-seeded Whip-Purs pretty much took that out of the equation with an 18-0 run in the first quarter and rode it to a 59-32 win over fourth-seeded Burlington Central. Michelle Dumoulin led the way with a game-high 21 points for Hampshire.

Wednesday's girls basketball roundup

Feb 21, 2012

Scores and highlights from Wednesday’s girls basketball action.

Girls Basketball: Young Glenbard South downs Robeson

Feb 21, 2012

Sydney Bauman is one of Glenbard South’s six freshmen, none of whom knew what to expect in their first playoff game Wednesday night. What they got was a victory, with the 6-2 Bauman playing a key role as the Raiders knocked off Robeson 49-25 at the Class 3A Nazareth Regional semifinals.

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Girls Basketball: Rich Central blows by Julian

Feb 21, 2012

Wednesday was all about moving forward for Rich Central girls basketball. For Chaz Duson, it was about moving fast-forward. The 5-foot-10 senior, returning the court for the first time since Jan. 14, made up for lost time with a 42-point performance in host Rich Central’s 100-38 Class 3A victory over Julian.