Defeat does not rest lightly on the shoulders of the Lyons girls basketball team. A night after their first loss of the season, to Associated Press Class 4A No. 2 Benet in the semifinals of the power-packed Montini Christmas Tournament, the top-ranked Lions were back in form, knocking off Marist 72-50 on Dec. 28 to […]
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College notes: Solorio’s Yulexi Diaz makes history for UIC
If not for a well-informed teammate, UIC women’s soccer player Yulexi Diaz might not have known she did something unprecedented this season. Diaz, a Solorio graduate, is the first three-time all-conference player in program history. “I didn’t know,” Diaz said. “I had to read the article that one of my teammates showed me on the […]
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Nazareth races past Sandburg for tourney title
A little time off was all Allia von Schlegell and her Nazareth teammates needed to get back on track. Right before their Christmas break, the Roadrunners lost 66-49 to Benet on Dec. 14, snapping a six-game winning streak. The Sandburg Holiday Classic was the perfect opportunity to hit the reset button. “We had a nice […]
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Area roundup: NCAA ruling a boon to junior-college athletes
The changing and complicated world of college sports continues to venture into new territories. Rampant transfers and the NIL compensation have turned things upside down in recent years and now junior colleges could be in for a huge change. On Dec. 23, the NCAA approved a waiver to former junior-college athletes who would use up […]
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Area roundup: Marist’s Jordan Vidovic wins national coaching award
Marist’s boys and girls volleyball coach Jordan Vidovic says there is nothing like being a prep coach in this area. “High school is the coolest competitive environment,” he said. “Look at where we are at. We have great rivalries and really exciting matches. “I’ve been able to coach these kids in some of the coolest […]
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Southwest Regional basketball roundup, Dec. 23
Boys IC Catholic 71, Universal 42: Abdallah Sughayar scored a game-high 19 points for the Stars (0-8) in the opening round of the IC Catholic/Westmont Christmas Tournament. Shepard 83, St. Edward 62: The Astros (5-7) opened the Elgin Holiday Tournament with their third straight win as Jovan Thomas (16 points, 13 rebounds) and freshman Amari […]
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Marcos Gonzales, Jack Weigus keep Brother Rice rolling
You couldn’t tell by watching them that Brother Rice’s Marcos Gonzales and Jack Weigus weren’t teammates until this year. Gonzales, a Citadel recruit, was a mainstay on the Crusaders team that went 31-4 and reached the Class 3A Sweet Sixteen last season. Weigus played at Hinsdale South before transferring to Rice during the offseason. Together, […]
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Girls basketball notes: Argo regroups, ends slide
A little reflection went a long way for Argo before the final game of Reavis’ Ram Holiday Classic Shootout on Dec. 16. After Alizza Quinones and her fellow Argonauts held a meeting, they rolled by Thornridge 52-22 in their tourney finale . “The past few games we came out lazy and sluggish,” Quinones said. “We […]
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Sandburg event about more than basketball
Hosting a shootout doesn’t set Sandburg apart from all the other schools doing the same thing at this time of year. Using the event to raise thousands of dollars for a worthy cause is what separates the Eagles from the rest. Sandburg hosted the 12-team, six-game Shot Clock Shootout on Dec. 21 to support the […]
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Lily Porter, Grace Harmon lead Marist to Oak Lawn title
The individual trophy was nice for Lily Porter, but the championship hardware was better. Porter hit six of eight free throws in the fourth quarter, finishing with 13 points and earning tourney MVP honors as Marist got past Lockport 59-54 on Dec. 21 to win Oak Lawn’s Spartan Holiday Tournament. Grace Harmon scored a game-high […]