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Rams Rout Teutopolis; Advance to 2A Title Game Against Bloomington Central Catholic
Thursday was the day for the 1A and 2A games for a chance to advance to the State Championships on Saturday. The first 2A semifinal game...
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Mar 10, 20231 min read
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Hornets Recover from Slow Start Offensively; Take Care of Tuscola and Set Up 1A Final with Gibault
Thursday was the day for the 1A and 2A games for a chance to advance to the State Championships on Saturday. The second 1A semifinal was...
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Mar 10, 20231 min read
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Hawks Dominate Cyclones to Punch a Ticket to 1A Championship
Thursday was the day for the 1A and 2A games for a chance to advance to the State Championships on Saturday. The first 1A semifinal game...
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Mar 10, 20231 min read
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Cadets Impressive Run Comes to an End; Redbirds Advance to State Once Again
For Supersectional night I drove down [and out] to Ottawa for Metamora and Marmion. The Kingman gym is a historic place, and worth the...
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Mar 9, 20232 min read
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Recapping the Region IV DII Regional Semifinals
Sunday I went out to Rock Valley for the Division II Regional Semifinals. Over the years the Semifinals and Finals were held at Waubonsee...
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Mar 9, 20233 min read
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Recapping the Region IV DI Regional Semifinals
Saturday I made the two hour drive out to Highland Community College in Freeport for the Division I Regionals. Triton, Highland,...
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Mar 8, 20232 min read
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Wolverines Rout Caravan to Win Back-to-Back Sectional Finals
Simeon and Mount Carmel, along with Hyde Park, were in the Hinsdale South Sectional last season as the top three seeds. Simeon rolled...
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Mar 7, 20232 min read
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Ben Schneider, Knights Stun Patriots at the Buzzer
Over the years, Stevenson and Prospect has become one of the better non-conference rivalries in the state of Illinois. They've had their...
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Mar 6, 20232 min read
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Heady Scores 31; Hawks Avenge Regular Season Loss to Meteors in Sectional Semifinal
Back on February 9th, the Meteors upset the Hawks in blowout fashion 84-64 at T.F. North. The two squads met again Tuesday night for a...
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Mar 5, 20231 min read
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Miles Tracy's Game Winning Block Seals CCAC Tournament Title for the Titans
The CCAC Tournament Championship game was held at the Shannon Center on the South Side. During the tournament, the Cougars up to this...
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Mar 2, 20232 min read
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Rams Clinch Regional Title; Win Rubber Match Against Host Eagles
I went back to my alma mater for the final time this season Friday night as the host Eagles and Rams faced off in a rubber match. The...
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Feb 28, 20232 min read
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Recapping the Conant Regional Semifinals
Wednesday night I drove down to Conant High School located on the Hoffman Estates-Schaumburg border. The next door neighbor #14 seed...
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Feb 25, 20232 min read
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Dekari Graham Hits Game-Winning Tip-In as Pioneers Spoil Sophomore Night in Grayslake
Lake County hosted "Sophomore Night" against Prairie State Tuesday night honoring Andrew Wells Jr., Kaden Chapa, and Roderick Bell. In...
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Feb 24, 20232 min read
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Region IV and XXIV Men's Basketball Top 10
It's been three weeks, and there has been some turnover since my last rankings post. Here we go: #1: John A. Logan (23-2): The Volunteers...
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Feb 19, 20232 min read
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Eagles Clinch First Conference Title and 20-Win Season in Ten Years with Comeback Win Over Grant
The Eagles played their final regular season game Tuesday night against archrival Grant. In the first meeting, the Eagles beat the...
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Feb 19, 20231 min read
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Predicting the 1A Play-In Games
Since I haven't done the 1A bracket yet, I'll be doing something a little bit different; I'll make my picks for all of the 1A play-in...
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Feb 18, 20232 min read
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Projecting the Class 2A Bracket
Carbondale (SIU) Supersectional: Newton Sectional: East Alton-Wood River Regional: Quarterfinal 1 (@ Salem): Stauton over Salem...
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Feb 17, 20235 min read
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Projecting the Class 3A Bracket
Hoffman Estates (NOW Arena) Supersectional: De La Salle Sectional: Schurz Regional: Quarterfinal (@ Noble/Pritzker): Noble/Pritzker over...
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Feb 16, 20233 min read
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Projecting the Class 4A Bracket
Hoffman Estates (NOW Arena) Supersectional: Barrington Sectional: Warren Regional: Quarterfinal (@ Zion-Benton): Zion-Benton over Round...
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Feb 16, 20233 min read
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Indrusaitis, Johnson Spark Mustangs to Blowout Win over the Ramblers on the South Side
I finally got my chance to see a couple of teams that I have been trying to see all year. Friday night I drove down to the South Side to...
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Feb 14, 20231 min read
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