Barrington wrestling finishes third at 3A dual team state meet
Barrington junior Evan Roper had a final opportunity for payback. His last match of the year found him opposite Sandburg's Kevin Zimmer, a Class 3A state finalist at 220 pounds....
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‘I was ready to go’: Bowling Green football recruit Jalen Grant powers Mount Carmel to Class 3A state runner-up finish in wrestling
Mount Carmel senior Jalen Grant put everything together. Grant, a Bowling Green football recruit, had the start of his wrestling season delayed by the Caravan's run to the Class 7A...
‘It means a lot’: Freshman AJ Heeg beats Washington’s Alec Mihelic to clinch Lemont’s first state championship in wrestling
Lemont freshman AJ Heeg had only one objective. "I went in there with the attitude I was going to tear him up," he said. Heeg made history Saturday with a...
Alyssa Crenshaw converts 15-foot shot to send Dundee-Crown to sectional title: ‘I can honestly say this is my best memory in high school’
Dundee-Crown's Alyssa Crenshaw saw an opportunity she could not pass up. "I just looked at the open basket," Crenshaw said. "I felt very confident with the shot given where I...
Senior guard Erik Roche scores seven straight points in the fourth quarter to push Neuqua Valley past Naperville North in the regular-season finale
Neuqua Valley senior Erik Roche found his moment during his final home game. "Nobody else was really shooting on our team, and we could not really get anything going on...
‘We are all pushing each other’: Sandburg wins nine of the 14 matches against Oak Park-River Forest in the sectional to advance to the Class 3A state quarterfinals
Sandburg senior Patrick Houston went for the jugular. Houston's first-period pin of Adrian Palmares at 170 pounds broke the final tie and catapulted the host Eagles to a 37-27 victory...
Boys basketball notes: Caleb Brackett’s game ‘spiraling up’ as Ben Schwieger’s replacement for Waubonsie Valley
Waubonsie Valley's Caleb Brackett never sulked. For most of the season, Brackett was confined to the bench, only seeing playing time for the Warriors at the end of blowout victories....
Wrestling notes: Marian Catholic’s Vincent Robinson uses ‘go first and go fast’ attitude in earning state runner-up honors
Marian Catholic freshman Vincent Robinson has a straightforward mentality. "I like to get my first takedown," he said. "The first takedown is usually going to determine the match. I like...
Daily Southtown wrestling rankings and wrestler of the week for Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020
Top 10 With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Mount Carmel 9-1 (1) 2. Lemont 27-2 (4) 3. Sandburg 23-5 (2) 4. Lockport 19-0 (3) 5. Joliet...
T.F. North’s Bilal, Nasir and Sincere Bailey become the first set of brothers to win Class 2A state wrestling championships: ‘This has been a dream’
T.F. North freshman Nasir Bailey immediately thought of his two older brothers. "It's very nerve-wracking waiting for them," Nasir Bailey said. "Even if I do win and they don't, it...