test

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
Hersey’s Katy Eidle has been named the Illinois Gatorade player of the year.

Hersey's Eidle named Illinois Gatorade player of the year

Hersey junior Katy Eidle has been named the 2021-2022 Illinois girls basketball player of the year.
Amanda Mistretta, a former two-time team MVP at Maine East High School, has been named the head coach of the girls basketball program.

Mistretta ready for the next step

Former Maine East girls basketball assistant Amanda Mistretta, a two-time Blue Demons MVP as a player, now is the one in charge
Sarah Teipel is leaving Dundee-Crown after nine seasons to coach at Mundelein, her alma mater.

Girls basketball: Teipel leaves Dundee-Crown for Mundelein, her alma mater

Sarah Teipel never saw herself leaving Dundee-Crown, but an opportunity to return to her alma mater was too good to pass up.
Greta Kampschroeder, a 2021 Naperville North graduate, has decided to transfer from Oregon State to Michigan.

Girls basketball: Naperville North grad Kampschroeder transfers to Michigan

Naperville North graduate Greta Kampschroeder called her second recruiting process a unique experience.
Benet's Lenee Beaumont brings the ball up court during the girls varsity basketball Naperville Central/Benet Tip-off Tournament championship game on Saturday, November 27, 2021 in Naperville.

Benet's Beaumont, Naperville North's Hare make their college choices

Naperville North senior Kenzie Hare and Benet junior Lenee Beaumont settled on their college destinations, but former Naperville North player Greta Kampschroeder remains in the transfer portal, having opted to leave Oregon State after her freshman season.
Buffalo Grove graduate Allison Guth has been named the new head women’s basketball coach at Loyola University.
Loyola job 'a dream come true' for former Buffalo Grove standout Guth
Home sweet home may be a cliche but Allison Guth will certainly tell you how true it is. In fact, she calls it 'kind of a dream come true'. The former Yale University head women's basketball coach is coming back home to her Chicagoland roots after being named the tenth head women's basketball coach at Loyola University.
Parents, staff members and students celebrate the Stevenson High School girls basketball team Wednesday in Lincolnshire. The squad traveled to Redbird Arena in Normal last weekend and came home the Class 4A state champ.
Stevenson, Carmel recognize state champion girls basketball teams
Two Lake County high schools brought home top honors from the Class 3A and 4A state basketball finals.
Stevenson celebrates the Class 4A state championship at Redbird Arena at Illinois State University in Normal on Saturday, March 5, 2022.
Patriots, Corsairs, Fillies make Lake County proud
It's funny how things work out sometimes. On December 30, had you asked Babbi Barriero and Ashley Graham if they envisioned their respective girls basketball teams would be playing against each other for the Class 4A state championship less than three months later, they would have both said they sure hoped so.
Stevenson’s Simone Sawyer and her teammates celebrate their win against Barrington in the Class 4A state championship game at Redbird Arena at Illinois State University in Normal on Saturday, March 5, 2022.
Girls basketball: Sawyer, Bardic help Stevenson dominate Barrington for 4A title
Stevenson senior guard Simone Sawyer had a game to forget in Friday's Class 4A state semifinal win over Benet. But Sawyer atoned for sluggish effort with a game to remember on Saturday. Sawyer made 11 of her 17 shots to score a game-high 26 points to lead Stevenson to a 55-43 win over Barrington in the Class 4A state championship game at Redbird Arena.
Carmel’s Grace Sullivan, Jordan Wood, Ashley Schlabowske and Maia Cordova celebrate their Class 3A state championship at Redbird Arena at Illinois State University in Normal on Saturday, March 5, 2022.
Girls basketball: Carmel stuns Nazareth for 3A championship
After losing twice to Nazareth during the regular season, Carmel Catholic stunned the top-ranked Roadrunners 43-39 Saturday night for the Class 3A girls basketball state championship at Redbird Arena.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.comBenet Academy’s Morgan Demos and Bolingbrook's Miranda Fry and Tatiana Thomas, middle, compete for the ball in the Class 4A state 3rd place game at Redbird Arena at Illinois State University in Normal on Friday, March 4, 2022.
Bolingbrook makes it a difficult day for Benet
In a Class 4A third-place game between two programs with a combined six state championships dating back to 2006, Bolingbrook held Benet scoreless in the final two-plus minutes to pull out a 57-54 victory in the final of 12 state games across four classes.
Carmel coach Ben Berg smiles in the closing seconds as the starters celebrate their win against Civic Memorial in the Class 3A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena at Illinois State University in Normal on Friday, March 4, 2022.
Girls basketball: Carmel Catholic wins, will play for 3A state title Saturday
As has been the case throughout the state tournament series, Carmel Catholic's size and defense were too much for its opponent. Behind the play of 6-foot-4 senior Grace Sullivan, 6-5 Jordan Wood and a smothering defense, the Corsairs (27-7) defeated Bethalto Civic Memorial 51-24 in the first Class 3A state semifinal Friday at Redbird Arena in Normal.
Barrington celebrates its win over Bolingbrook in the Class 4A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena at Illinois State University in Normal on Friday, March 4, 2022.
Girls basketball: Barrington wins, will meet Stevenson for Class 4A championship
Barrington was able to hold off a late Bolingbrook comeback to win 64-55 in the Class 4A state girls basketball semifinals Friday at Redbird Arena in Normal. The Fillies will meet Stevenson for the state championship on Saturday.
Stevenson players celebrate their win over Benet as the buzzer sounds in the Class 4A state semifinal game Friday, March 4, 2022, in Redbird Arena at Illinois State University in Normal.
Girls basketball: Stevenson downs Benet in Class 4A state semifinal
No. 1 ranked Stevenson held off No. 2 Benet Academy 36-28 Friday in the Class 4A girls basketball state semifinals at Redbird Arena in Normal. The Patriots will take on Barrington in Saturday's state championship game.
Local schools forming new conference
Aurora Christian, St. Edward, Timothy Christian and Wheaton Academy will leave the Metro Suburban Conference and join the newly formed Chicagoland Christian Conference effective with the 2023-24 school year, the schools announced Friday.