May 21, 2025
Girls Basketball

High school girls basketball: Cary-Grove's Katie Barker Athlete of the Week

Athlete of the Week

Katie Barker

Cary-Grove, sr., G

The 5-foot-10 senior returned to action from a knee injury just in time for the postseason, scoring 46 points over Cary-Grove’s final four games. The Trojans advanced to a regional final, losing to Crystal Lake South, 43-34.

Barker, who will play at Ohio University, played in 22 games for C-G. She averaged 15.3 points a game and made 66 of 78 free throws (84.6 percent). She finishes her four-year varsity career fifth on the Trojans' career scoring list with 1,092 points.