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St. Viator's Connor Kochera (23) recently signed with William and Mary. He will lead the Lions this season.

Pioneer Press 2019-20 boys basketball preview: East Suburban Catholic Conference

November 20, 2019 at 9:16 p.m.

Must-see: St. Viator senior Connor Kochera. For the last two seasons, Kochera played in the shadow of Jeremiah Hernandez and Trey Calvin, who have since moved on to college. That...

Kaylen Evans (21) returns to pace the Nazareth girls basketball team.

Pioneer Press 2019-20 girls basketball preview: East Suburban Catholic Conference

November 15, 2019 at 9:06 p.m.

Must-see: Nazareth senior guard Kaylen Evans. A 5-foot-7 point guard, Evans returns as the Roadrunners' clear leader on the floor. She committed to Loyola University Chicago over the summer after...

Stevenson's Amanda Holsen (8) hits the ball over the net during a Class 4A sectional semifinal match against Cary-Grove on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019.

Co-conference volleyball champion Stevenson ousted in sectional semifinals; Amanda Holsen leads returners for 2020

November 10, 2019 at 6:41 p.m.

All season, the Stevenson girls volleyball team prepared for the postseason. A North Suburban Conference co-championship shared with Libertyville, followed by a Class 4A regional title, the Patriots went into...

Deerfield's Matthew Dawson heads toward the end zone after recovering a fumble during the Class 6A second-round playoff game against Kenwood on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019.

Matthew Dawson helps Deerfield stop Kenwood in 6A second round

November 10, 2019 at 9:46 a.m.

The only thing in front of Matthew Dawson was an open field. In a Class 6A second-round playoff game Saturday, Dawson receoved a Kenwood fumble on the Warriors' 36-yard line...

Libertyville's Peyton O'Brien (18) celebrates a point during the Class 4A Warren Sectional final against Cary-Grove on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019.

Libertyville girls volleyball claims 4A sectional title before falling to Fremd

November 8, 2019 at 8:42 p.m.

It had been five years since Libertyville last won a Class 4A girls volleyball sectional title. Two times since then, Stevenson had ended the Wildcats' season in the sectional final....

Glenbrook North's Nico Adducci (22) kicks the ball away form Loyola's Colin Redmond (7) on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019.

Loyola Ramblers end soccer season in regional semis but immediately look ahead to 2020; ‘Next year is our last chance to win a regional’

November 4, 2019 at 6:52 p.m.

On Oct. 23, three Loyola boys soccer players met to talk about the future. The day before, Loyola lost to Glenbrook North 3-1 in the Niles North Class 3A regional...

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Pioneer Press 2019-20 boys basketball preview: East Suburban Catholic Conference

Pioneer Press 2019-20 girls basketball preview: East Suburban Catholic Conference

Co-conference volleyball champion Stevenson ousted in sectional semifinals; Amanda Holsen leads returners for 2020

Matthew Dawson helps Deerfield stop Kenwood in 6A second round

Libertyville girls volleyball claims 4A sectional title before falling to Fremd

Loyola Ramblers end soccer season in regional semis but immediately look ahead to 2020; ‘Next year is our last chance to win a regional’

Defense leads the way as Lake Zurich awaits Hersey in 7A second round

Buffalo Grove boys soccer wins 3A regional title before loss in sectional semis

Ethan Burstin overcomes cancer, returns to lead Niles North soccer

Boys soccer notes: Glenbrook North regains its ‘defensive identity’ after shutting out Glenbrook South