Blake Fagbemi commits to Illinois after leading Benet to state title: ‘They like how I find a way to win’
Senior guard Blake Fagbemi, who led Benet to a state title in March, had decommitted from Truman State after a coaching change.
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Naperville’s Payton Thorne, named after Chicago Bears great Walter Payton, gets his first shot in the NFL
Thorne heads to rookie minicamp after signing as an undrafted free agent.
Naperville North’s Gabi Chmiel learns to trust herself. ‘I know I can do it.’ Teammates watch her prove it.
Chmiel comes through for the much-improved Huskies.
With Green Bay recruit Bella Brozek, Naperville Central makes ‘good things happen.’ A lot of goals. A lot of wins.
Brozek has helped the Redhawks outscore opponents 61-5 this season.
With a varsity season already behind her, Fenwick freshman Quinn Sansone plays like it. ‘She’s been terrific.’
Sansone, who moved to Florida in 2020, returned to attend her father's alma mater.
Naperville Central’s Emma Russell makes connections on the field. More important are ones she makes off it.
For Russell, who intends to study psychology in college, the subject isn't merely academic.
Naperville Central’s Troy Kashul opts for football and North Central College, ‘the team that does it the best’
Kashul, a two-sport star, wants to play for the reigning Division III national champion.
Hockey player Avery Hayward’s ‘toughness’ strengthens Naperville Central softball
Hayward intends to play club hockey at Michigan State.
Meet Metea Valley’s Emma Strcic, a DePaul commit whose best means ‘you shouldn’t even know I’m on the field’
Strcic disrupts attacks by constantly winning tackles, doing the literal dirty work.
‘How did she do that?’ Neuqua Valley’s Alexis May, who seems to come out of nowhere, does it again.
May tends to make things happen fast for the Wildcats.