Queen of All Saints Brings Characters in Spades vs St. Joe’s.
The 8th grade boys Silver basketball team from Queen of all Saints fell to the St. Joseph Knights of Libertyville 45-34 in Mt. Prospect Saturday night at the 15th annual Joey Sykes tournament at St. Raymond. The Saints fell to 7-9 and ended its run in the tournament while St. Joe’s moved to the semi-finals, […]
Buckingham Sisters Combine for 24 points: Lead St. Joe’s to Victory
The St. Joseph Knights 5th Grade girls put on a showcase Wednesday night, as they opened up the season by plowing through Westlake Christian Academy 44-6. St. Joes’ defensive dominance set an early tone, as Westlake was stopped in their tracks. The Knights half court trap Westlake started hot on offense, pulling ahead 6-2 […]
Carmel sophs steal victory over Roadrunners
The Carmel Corsairs sophomore basketball team prevailed against the visiting Roadrunners from Nazareth Academy Friday night in Mundelein 43-39 in the opening game of the East Suburban Catholic Conference. The game started on a lucky note for Nazareth when Vern Schramer banked in a free throw in the opening minute, and it ended on a […]
Rebels Storm Knights’ Castle in 8th Grade Battle
The St. Gilbert Rebels 8th grade boys Blue team put on a dazzling display Tuesday in Libertyville, beating the Knights of St. Joseph 53-38. With the win, St. Gilberts improved to 11-1 (5-1 in conference). St. Joe’s fell to 4-5 (3-3). Going into the game, coach Rob Gillespie noted, “The key to winning tonight’s game […]
Berets and Knights Clash in Rematch at St. Joe’s
The boys 8th grade team from Our Lady of Humility beat the St. Joseph Knights 51-36 Monday night in Libertyville. The Berets from Beach Park now have a record of 5-2 (2-1 conference). The Knights fell to 3-4 (2-2). The two teams had faced each other previously when OLH won by 11 points. OLH jumped […]
Curious Cats unsuspecting of Carmel sophomore’s secret sixth man.
Carmel sophomores await Libertyville rematch next Tuesday. It’s been a year since Carmel roared back from a 15 point halftime deficit to beat crosstown rival Libertyville by two points. Now, as sophomores, the two teams square up again this Tuesday for bragging rights for the next year. Libertyville features three players who were not part […]
Libertyville sophomores storm into title game at Prospect invite
LHS Sophomores dominated Buffalo Grove, 45-32, at the Prospect Tournament on Saturday morning. Libertyville advanced their record to 3-1 while Buffalo Grove dropped to 2-2 even. The Wildcats’ defense led the way. Libertyville’s man to man defense locked down the Bison and only allowed points off of free throws in the first quarter. Buffalo Grove […]
Grant sophs prevail vs Carmel in wild 4th quarter finish.
With two seconds remaining Kyle Splitt took a cross court inbound pass and swished a running one handed layup to catapult the Grant Bulldogs to a 52-51 victory over Carmel on Wednesday night. Splitt wasn’t even designated to receive the ball, “The play was designed to the guy going back but he was covered. I […]
North Lawndale’s Larry Johnson Dunks on Carmel’s Hopes for Victory
With a two hour drive under their belt, North Lawdale vowed not to come home empty handed at the Grant Invitational Tournament. North Lawndale (2-0) faced off against a young Carmel team (0-2), looking to rebound after the previous night’s loss against Schurz. Facing a high pressure, up tempo North Lawndale team, Carmel put forth […]
Carmel Sophomores suffer first loss at Grant Tourney
The long bus ride from Chicago didn’t deter North Lawndale (2-0) from delivering a convincing 72-50 win over Carmel (1-1) Tuesday night at the Grant Thanksgiving Tournament. Freshmen Ronald Chambers led the Phoenix with with 21 of his 23 points in the second half. “He was frustrated that he couldn’t get to the basket in […]