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Barrington’s Will Grudzinski, front, is consoled by teammate Tyler Groom following the Broncos’ 51-47 loss to Whitney Young during the Class 4A boys state basketball semifinal at State Farm Center in Champaign Friday.

Barrington puts up a fight, but falls to Whitney Young in semifinals

Barrington couldn't sustain a 7-point halftime lead and fell to Whitney Young 51-47 Friday in the Class 4A state boys basketball smifinals at State Farm Center in Champaign.
Barrington players lift their third-place trophy following their 59-54 victory over Bolingbrook during the Class 4A boys state basketball third-place game at State Farm Center in Champaign Friday.

Barrington bounces back, beats Bolingbrook for third place

Barrington, after suffering a tough semifinal loss to Whitney Young Friday afternoon, bounced back and beat Bolingbrook 59-54 in Friday night's Class 4A third-place game.
Glenbard West’s Braden Huff (34) dunks the ball off a fast break against Wheaton Warrenville South during their Bartlett class 4A Sectional final game at Bartlett High School on Friday, March 4, 2022.

Glenbard West's Huff impresses with ability to do so much

It's one thing for your own coach to speak of your play in glowing terms. It's another when a coach in your own conference is offering the praise.
Larkin Damari Wheeler-Thomas makes a basket duriing the first quarter Friday during the sectional final against DeKalb held at Huntly High School.

Larkin's Wheeler-Thomas stars on both ends of the court

Larkin basketball coach Deryn Carter remembers the first time Damari Wheeler-Thomas entered the gym as a freshman for varsity tryouts. "We knew he had a ton of potential," said Carter.
Barrington’s Will Grudzinski is the captain of the Daily Herald’s All-Area team for the Northwest suburbs.

Barrington's Grudzinski cleaned up quite well this season

Barrington's Will Grudzinski doesn't mind cleaning up. Whether it is on the basketball court or after a game, the 6-foot-6 forward finds ways to get things into a basket.
Libertyville’s Chase Bonder, left, is the captain of the Daily Herald Lake County All-Area boys basketball team.
After stellar career, Libertyville's Bonder will now focus on academics
As of now, competitive basketball is not in Libertyville senior Chase Bonder's future plans. It's a likely shocker to the outside world given the 6-foot 7 forward-center just helped lead the Wildcats to a school-record 27 wins, a spot in a Class 4A sectional championship game, and is the newly minted captain of the 2022 Daily Herald Lake County All-Area boys basketball team.
Rourke Robinson is one of two Wheaton Warrenville South Tigers to make the DuPage County All-Area Boys Basketball Team.
Presenting the 2021-2022 DuPage County All-Area Boys Basketball Team
Presenting the 2021-2022 DuPage County All-Area Boys Basketball Team
Gavin Sarvis is one of three players from a 31-4 Burlington Central team to make the Fox All-Area Boys Basketball Team.
Presenting the 2021-2022 Fox All-Area Boys Basketball Team
Presenting the 2021-2022 Fox All-Area Boys Basketball Team
Carmel’s Bryce Moore is a Lake County All-Area selection.
Presenting the 2021-2022 Lake County All-Area Boys Basketball All-Area Team
Presenting the 2021-2022 Lake County All-Area Boys Basketball All-Area Team
Burlington Central’s Andrew Scharnowski, left, will play Division I basketball in college at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.
Burlington Central's Scharnowski commits to Belmont
Drew Scharnowski had a productive junior season with one of the top Class 3A teams in the state, followed by an outstanding spring and summer in which he landed close to two dozen Division I offers.
Rolling Meadows senior Cameron Christie announced Friday he will attend Minnesota.
Rolling Meadows' Christie chooses Minnesota
Rolling Meadows senior Cameron Christie is going from a Mustang to Golden Gopher.
Rochelle Zell High School graduate and three-sport star Zach Rosen is headed to play basketball at Grinnell College. He’s pictured during a senior night game in which the Tigers beat Hope for the first time in school history. Rosen’s 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists were the first triple-double in program history.
Rochelle Zell grad Zach Rosen looks to be a basketball lifer
Rochelle Zell's Zach Rosen to join Grinnell College men's basketball program, whose scoring average was the third highest in NCAA Division III last season.
Sergio Muro, a 2009 Maine East graduate, returns to his alma mater as boys basketball head coach after nine years in the St. Patrick High School program.
Maine East grad returns as new hoops head coach
Sergio Muro, a 2009 Maine East High School graduate, returns to Park Ridge as head boys basketball coach.
After leading Glenbard West to last year’s Class 4A state championship with a 37-1 record, coach Jason Opoka will have an entirely new starting lineup and different look when next season rolls around.
New group at Glenbard West has big shoes to fill
On the surface, Glenbard West was back to its old tricks in a recent June summer league game.
Brady Kunka will be a player to watch this year at Benet after averaging 13 points a game last season.
Benet shows it belongs with impressive June performance
At this state of his career, Benet boys basketball coach Gene Heidkamp is accustomed to the nearly annual drill.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 
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Glenbard West’s Paxton Warden, right, goes to the basket against Whitney Young’s Daniel Johnson in the Class 4A boys basketball state championship game at State Farm Center in Champaign Saturday.
Glenbard West, Whitney Young play for Class 4A state boys basketball title
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