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Wauconda's Ella Karg, right, looks to shoot against Grayslake Central on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020.

News-Sun girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020

February 17, 2020 at 1:29 p.m.

Top 5 1. Libertyville 25-4 (1) 2. Stevenson 24-7 (2) 3. Grayslake Central 26-3 (3) 4. Lake Forest 23-8 (4) 5. Carmel 18-11 (5) Player of the Week: Wauconda junior...

Warren's Joel VanderVere, left, wrestles Huntley's Jeremy Jakowitsch in the championship match at 138 pounds during the Class 3A Barrington Sectional on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.

Class 3A wrestling notes: Warren junior Joel VanderVere eyes a state championship and a top national ranking after winning a sectional title

February 17, 2020 at 4:07 p.m.

Warren's Joel VanderVere has lofty goals for the days ahead. The junior is aiming for his first individual state title and the No. 1 national ranking in the 138-pound weight...

Buffalo Grove's Gio Jackson defeats Glenbrook North's Louis Schaller in their 220-pound match Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.

Wrestling notes: E’lan Heard paces Libertyville contingent to 3A state meet

February 16, 2020 at 9:11 p.m.

Libertyville senior E'lan Heard knew he had to make his first sectional tournament as an Illinois high school wrestler a memorable one. After Heard pinned McHenry's Brody Hallin in the...

Prospect's Jack Milos wrestles Huntley's Andrew Lira for the 132-pound Barrington Sectional championship on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.

Wrestling notebook: Barrington, Prospect pace state qualifiers

February 16, 2020 at 3:49 p.m.

Jack Milos and Will Baysingar have shared a special connection all season. The Prospect wrestlers will head into the state meet with undefeated records. Milos, a junior, closed out a...

Hamilton's Carson Smith (5) tries to get past Evanston's Jaylin Gibson (0) on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020.

Evanston’s Jaylin Gibson gets an endorsement from one of the country’s best after 3-OT victory in E-Town Showdown

February 17, 2020 at 4:50 p.m.

Evanston junior guard Jaylin Gibson recently received a ringing endorsement on his defensive skills from one of the best players in the country. Early in his career, Gibson quickly established...

Evanston's Ricardo Salinas finished in second place at 170 pounds at the Class 3A Barrington Sectional on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.

Wrestling notebook: Glenbrook South’s Will Collins ready for state after winning 3A sectional title

February 15, 2020 at 10:34 p.m.

Glenbrook South's Will Collins achieved one of his main goals Saturday, but he still wasn't satisfied. Collins' frustration stemmed from winning the 145-pound title at the Class 3A Barrington Sectional...

Stevenson's Andrew Chieng, right, goes after a loose ball during a game against Zion-Benton on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019.

Andrew Chieng filling ‘big shoes’ for Stevenson boys basketball

February 14, 2020 at 10:04 p.m.

Andrew Chieng is trying to make a name for himself at Stevenson. The junior guard is following in the footsteps of his older brother, Luke Chieng, by playing plenty of...

College notes: Rapolas Ivanauskas has Colgate atop Patriot League standings

February 14, 2020 at 11:13 p.m.

Former Barrington star forward Rapolas Ivanauskas is in a unique position this season. In his second season at Colgate, the senior is playing center for the first-place Patriot League team....

Waukegan's Mia Simpson, center, runs into pressure from Stevenson's Lydia Lueck, left, and Simone Sawyer during their game Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. Simpson is averaging 17 points and 11 rebounds this season.

Girls basketball notes: Junior guard Mia Simpson embraces the roles of go-to scorer and leader thrust upon her during Waukegan’s ‘baby steps’ to rebuild

February 14, 2020 at 12:01 p.m.

Waukegan's Mia Simpson was thrust into a more prominent role this season. The junior point guard was primarily a secondary scorer behind senior guard Ja'Da White-McConnell for the first month...

‘You have to battle and fight for everything’: Antioch seniors Devin Nobiling and Luke Menzies put in the work to reclaim spots in the lineup and qualify for the sectional

February 13, 2020 at 12:25 p.m.

Antioch's Devin Nobiling and Luke Menzies were on parallel tracks in their respective careers until hitting a roadblock last season. Both had been starters during their first two seasons as...

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