Tom Dineen began his coaching career in 1979 when he was named Buffalo Grove’s interim head coach. Since then he has guided the Buffalo Grove girls basketball team to the state quarterfinals five times, including four in the previous six seasons.
But Dineen’s career record rates as high as his recent postseason success, especially after his milestone victory Tuesday. His 15th-ranked Bison beat visiting Waukegan 63-52 in a non-conference game to give Dineen his 400th career victory–against 134 losses.
“This is a nice milestone for the program,” Dineen said. “I’m really happy (my daughter) Jaime was here to share this with me. I’ve had a lot of good kids, assistants and other people involved with this program, and I think they deserve as much credit as I do.”
Jaime Dineen is a two-year starter for her father who helped guide the Bison to the state quarterfinals last season. On Tuesday, Kendra Ryl (21 points) and Christy Compobasso (20) shared the scoring spotlight for Buffalo Grove (14-2). The Bison outscored Waukegan (6-8), which was led by LaQuitla Evans’ 18 points, 15-6 in the second quarter.
Loyola 60, Regina 17: The top-ranked Ramblers (18-0, 5-0) rolled in the GCAC Red behind Olga Gvozdenovic (20 points, 14 rebounds), Elizabeth Fletcher (12 points) and Jeanette Paukert (11). Kathleen Mitchell scored nine for Regina (6-17).
Fenwick 62, Oak Park 35: Seventh-ranked Fenwick (13-2) outscored Oak Park 23-2 in the third quarter to put the game away. Katie O’Grady (15 points) and Claudette Towers (13) led the Friars.
Conant 65, Lake Park 39: No. 10 Conant (17-0) opened with a 21-4 first-quarter run and never looked back. The Cougars were led by Jill Bergmann’s 19 points. Carlin Chesick had 15 for Lake Park (7-11).
Warren 66, Palatine 48: Tiffany Kelver collected 26 points and 11 steals and Nicole Thompson added 21 points for No. 14 Warren (15-2). Kelver had five steals in the third quarter when Warren made 12 of 15 shots and outscored Palatine 27-11. The victors had trailed 28-25 at the half. Karen Hagberg scored 17 for Palatine (8-7).
Glenbard South 51, Glenbard West 30: Meghan Barkman’s 16 points helped Glenbard South (10-6) knock off Glenbard West. Kristi Faulkner led all scorers with 26 points for West (13-4).
Homewood-Flossmoor 43, Rich South 38: Megan Bramlette’s 16 points and Theresi Pusateri’s 14 led No. 18 H-F (12-3).
Batavia 44, Kaneland 33: Batavia (8-4) used 14 points by Katy Issel to beat Kaneland (7-7).
Bremen 33, Richards 29: Patrice Jennings’ 18 points, 19 rebounds, five steals and four assists powered Bremen (11-5).
Downers Grove South 52, Downers Grove North 28: Tess Kochan’s 15 points helped Downers South (11-7) drub its crosstown rival.
Fremd 52, Resurrection 45: Lynell Davis’ 19 points and 12 rebounds and Maggie Fontana’s 12 points helped Fremd (12-4) triumph over Resurrection (11-8). The Vikings sealed the victory by hitting 5 of 8 free throws in the final 51 seconds.
Good Counsel 64, Josephinum 47: Bridgette Carlson’s 22 points, eight rebounds, five steals and four assists helped Good Counsel (14-2, 1-1) win in the GCAC White. Josephinum’s Genise Grant scored 17.
Holy Trinity 46, Notre Dame 40: Qiana Young led the Tigers (9-6, 1-0) with 20 points and eight rebounds and Lizette Santa added 10 points and 13 rebounds in the GCAC Blue.
Illiana Christian 63, Walther Lutheran 25: Caryn Boer’s 19 points sparked Illiana (14-2, 6-1) in the Private School League.
Latin 53, North Shore Country Day 13: In the Independent School League, Latin (10-1, 5-0) rolled behind Tia Jackson’s 12 points and 16 rebounds and Katie Hefferon’s 12 points and 15 rebounds.
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Luther South 47, Providence-St. Mel 38: Janet Henry’s 15 points and Jametha Owens’ 14 sparked Luther South (11-5). Nyasha Scott had 19 for St. Mel (8-5).
Niles West 54, Luther North 27: Dominika Wawrzyniak led Niles West (10-5) with 12 points. Luther North fell to 10-6.
Oak Lawn 45, Chicago Christian 37: Rachel Kolar and Joanna Eul each scored 10 for Oak Lawn (8-8). Karen Kawa’s 16 points led Chicago Christian (6-6).
Prospect 53, Glenbrook North 50: Casey Buckstaff hit the game-winning shot with 6 seconds left and finished with 17 points and seven rebounds for Prospect (7-9). Rebecca Adams had 14 for Glenbrook North (6-11).
St. Benedict 72, Mt. Assisi 50: Lindsey Mangawan’s 21 points and 18 rebounds and Maureen Weber’s 18 points and 13 rebounds powered St. Benedict (12-5, 4-0) in the GCAC White. Julie Welsch scored 18 in defeat.
St. Francis 76, Hinckley-Big Rock 64: St. Francis (11-5) used 23 points by Val Pesch and 18 by Megan Markowski in its non-conference victory. Heather Dean (21 points) and Sarah Hunt (20) led Hinckley-Big Rock.
St. Francis de Sales 70, Bowen 48: Roberta Hooper scored 26 for de Sales (9-7). Jennifer Noel had 32 in defeat for Bowen.
Stevenson 70, Zion-Benton 28: Jenni Dant’s 14 points and Tiffany DeClark’s 13 paced Stevenson (7-8, 3-2) in the North Suburban rout.
Thornton Fractional North 47, Reavis 45: Joanna Mallek’s 20 points helped T.F. North (4-11) pull out the victory. Nicole Krutchen scored 17 for Reavis (6-9).
Trinity 65, St. Scholastica 44: Kim Barber and Tameyia Johnson each scored 14 to guide Trinity (7-8, 6-1) in the GCAC White. St. Scholastica is 4-9 overall.
Wauconda 64, Carmel 37: Kelli Sena’s 23 points helped Wauconda (11-3) cruise. Krissy Schulze and Jean Jones added 12 points apiece for the victors.
Wheaton Academy 54, Westmont 50 (OT): Jennifer Clum and Sarah Harris scored 16 apiece for Wheaton Academy (8-8), which outscored Westmont 7-3 in overtime. Jennie Abbella and Theresa Dunn each scored 10 for Westmont (7-10).
Yorkville 52, Oswego 50: Yorkville (10-3) pulled out the victory behind Molly Erickson’s 16 points. Tiffany Hawk led all scorers with 24 for Oswego.