Wheaton Warrenville South Preps

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.

Geneva continued its stellar gymnastics season by winning the DuKane Conference title for its first conference title since 2017, while Wheaton co-op junior Haylie Hinckley defended her all-around title.

The Vikings were missing senior point guard Mick Lawrence due to illness; Wheaton South sophomore Luca Carbonaro finishes with 18 points as Tigers are firmly in driver's seat for DuKane Conference title in coming weeks.

Wheaton Warrenville South hosted Geneva in a DuKane conference game in Wheaton on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023.

Braylen Meredith is enjoying a breakout season for Wheaton Warrenville, and continued his brilliant play last weekend at the Batavia Night of Hoops. That and do-it-all Chase Collignon making big contributions for Hinsdale Central in Bob Narang's boys basketball notes.

The Wheaton Warrenville South basketball machine chugged into Batavia on Saturday for the second varsity contest of the Jim and Sylvia Roberts Night of Hoops. The Tigers took more than a quarter to get up to speed, but they finally shifted into high gear and downed Larkin, 77-43.

Braylen Meredith, who scored a game-high 20 points, sank two free throws to start a 12-2 Wheaton Warrenville South run to start the fourth quarter, and the Tigers went on to beat Rockford East 50-41 to win their MLK Tournament title for the second straight year.

Here is a midseason report for gymnastics teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Wheaton Warrenville South hosted Lake Park in boys varsity basketball on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.

Yet, after losing the ball on a turnover, Moore immediately bounced back with a game-turning charge and forced a five-second call in the final seconds of overtime to spark the Tigers to a thrilling 42-41 win over the Lancers in Wheaton.

West Aurora had four first-place finishers at Newbill; Wheaton Warrenville South places second as a team and Geneva third on Jan. 7.

Wheaton Academy put together a solid showing at the East Aurora Holiday Tournament, plus notes on Wheaton Warrenville South and IC Catholic Prep in Bob Narang's boys basketball notes.

Colin Moore scored a game-high 19 points, and Wheaton Warrenville South erased a nine-point halftime deficit by shutting out Wheaton North 23-0 in the third quarter, and went on to a 48-46 win.

Four returning starters – seniors Mariann Blass and Lizzie Baldridge, junior Hannah Meyers and Stella Kohl – have York off to a 9-0 start heading into Friday's huge conference showdown against Lyons. That, plus notes on Wheaton Warrenville South and St. Francis from Bill Stone.

Geneva pulled within two points with 1:43 remaining, but turnovers and Wheaton South made free throws down the stretch helped them pull away on Dec. 7.