Emily Petring's 26 points led Downers Grove South girls basketball past Glenbard East, and Nazareth and Fenwick girls basketball were also winners in Monday's prep sports roundup.
On a day Wheaton Warrenville South celebrated longtime coach Rob Kroehnke, who is retiring, Wheaton North put a damper on the festivities with a win.
Throughout the physical and turnover-filled game between the top two teams in the Upstate Eight Conference, Sofia Alcala made several pivotal plays to spark the Raiders to a 39-29 victory before a large home crowd.
Glenbard South hosted East Aurora in girls varsity basketball on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.
As two of the area's top guards, Lyons Township's Ally Cesarini and York's Mariann Blass rarely catch a break during their games – and have fueled the top contenders in the West Suburban Silver. That and more in Bill Stone's girls basketball notebook.
York junior Stella Kohl, who had 14 points, six rebounds and two blocked shots in York’s 50-42 win over Maine South, snapping the Hawks’ 16-game winning streak, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.
Grace Carstensen scored a team-high 20 points as Nazareth girls basketball beat Marian Catholic to clinch the East Suburban Catholic Conference title, and Amerie Flowers' 23 points and 20 rebounds powered Hinsdale South past Hinsdale Central.
Nazareth’s Olivia Austin played the game of her life on Monday night as she scored 17 points and snared 18 rebounds in a 65-53 win over Deerfield.
Ellie Thompson gave Fremd yet another viable weapon on Monday night as she and her Pirate teammates fended off Montini in a battle a state-ranked squads.