News-Sun girls basketball rankings and player of the week
Top 10 With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Carmel 7-0 (1) 2. Stevenson 7-1 (2) 3. Deerfield 5-1 (5) 4. Lake Zurich 5-3 (NR) 5. Libertyville...
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Stevenson’s Amanda Holsen is the 2021 News-Sun Girls Volleyball Player of the Year
Stevenson's Amanda Holsen pursues perfection. Holsen, a 6-foot senior outside hitter who has committed to play at Columbia University, comes from a family of decorated athletes. Her father, Stan, played...
Introducing the 2021 News-Sun Girls Volleyball All-Area Team
FIRST TEAM Abigail Albrecht, Deerfield, senior, outside hitter: Had 285 kills, 11 blocks, 182 digs and 29 aces. Conference co-player of the year. Hannah Benes, Antioch, senior, libero: Had 465...
Crowds are back, and that means a top Division I prospect like Lake Forest junior Asa Thomas has to tune out the noise: ‘It’s been different this year for sure.’
Asa Thomas drilled shot after shot from long distance Tuesday night. The Lake Forest junior guard showed the large crowd at Glenbrook South why he's one of the top players...
Girls basketball notes: ‘Very fortunate’ Bella Ranallo learned from the best. Now the junior guard puts that to the test as a leader for unbeaten Lake Forest.
Lake Forest junior guard Bella Ranallo's reputation is gaining steam. After playing a key role in the Scouts' run to a Class 4A sectional final in her freshman season, Ranallo...
News-Sun girls basketball rankings and player of the week
Top 5 With records through Sunday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Carmel 5-0 (2) 2. Stevenson 4-1 (1) 3. Lake Forest 5-0 (5) 4. Libertyville 3-2 (4) 5. Deerfield...
Mark Williams finally gets his shot with Zion-Benton, and the senior forward is beginning to show what he can do: ‘I’m just trying to always work hard.’
Midway through the fourth quarter Wednesday afternoon, Zion-Benton's Mark Williams walked up the court shaking his head. The senior forward had just scored four points and dished out an assist...
Deerfield freshman Nikki Kerstein scores in bunches like older sister Lexi, but now in the same game: ‘I’ve been waiting for this moment since elementary school.’
Deerfield's Nikki Kerstein has been playing in the shadow of her older sister during her young career. Two years ago, Lexi Kerstein immediately become a big-time varsity contributor in her...
Davelle Tanner expects more from himself after his varsity debut, saying, ‘I know I can get better.’ The sophomore forward wants Waukegan to get better too.
Waukegan's Davelle Tanner limped off the court at the end of his first varsity game Monday. The sophomore forward injured his left ankle early in the fourth quarter of the...
Spotlight on boys basketball: ‘The right guy at the right time,’ senior guard Malachi Reddick wants to lead Waukegan back to greatness
Waukegan's Malachi Reddick is familiar with the formula for winning. He has seen it in action. It's just that Reddick was a freshman point guard playing on the freshman team...