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Tailgating with Dave and Kevin is a Daily Herald prep sports podcast.

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PODCAST: Longtime Montini girls basketball coach Jason Nichols join this week's Tailgating with Dave, Kevin and Orrin!
Darrione Rogers averaged 24.34 points and 9.59 rebounds a game in 90 games for Lake Park, leading the Lancers downstate this spring.

Top basketball players of the century: Girls No. 6, Darrione Rogers of Lake Park

Lake Park's Darrione Rogers scored 2,191 points at Lake Park and led a young and unheralded Lancers squad downstate this spring.
Naperville North’s Greta Kampschroeder smiles with teammates while warming up with teammates at halftime during a recent home game.

Quarantine not stopping Kampschroeder, others from making college decisions

Led by nationally ranked Greta Kampschroeder of Naperville North, several DuPage County girls basketball players in the Class of 2021 have used the COVID-19 pandemic stay-at-home orders to make their college choices.
Maggie Fontana

Top basketball players of the century: Girls No. 7, Maggie Fontana of Fremd

The Daily Herald is counting down the Top Ten boys and girls basketball players of the century in our coverage area. We continue today with No. 7 -- Johnny Moran of Jacobs and Maggie Fontana of Fremd
Warren’s Sarah Boothe drives on Fenwick’s Lauren Gula at the Sears Centre during the 2007-08 girls basketball season.

Top basketball players of the century: Girls No. 8, Sarah Boothe of Warren

The Daily Herald is counting down the Top Ten boys and girls basketball players of the century in our coverage area. We continue today with No. 8 -- Mark Pancratz of Schaumburg and Sarah Boothe of Warren.
Hersey’s Megan Rogowski, left, had standout careers for the Huskies and then for DePaul.
Top basketball players of the century: Girls No. 9, Megan Rogowski of Hersey
The Daily Herald is counting down the Top Ten boys and girls basketball players of the century in our coverage area. We continue today with No. 9 -- Nick Fruendt of Batavia and Megan Rogowski of Hersey.
Fremd graduate Kelly O’Sullivan (shooting) just completed a successful career as a member of the women’s hockey team at Adrian College in Adrian, Mich. She was drafted last month by Buffalo of the Women’s Professional Hockey League.
Fremd friends set to continue careers
Fremd High School grads Kelly O'Sullivan and Haley Gorecki were drafted by the WNBA and the NWHL respectively within two weeks of each other in April.
Barrington’s Lindsay Richards shoots through the Rolling Meadows defense during a game in 2002.
Top Ten basketball players of the century: Girls No. 10, Lindsay Richards of Barrington
The Daily Herald is counting down the Top Ten boys and girls basketball players of the century in our coverage area. We begin today with No. 10 -- Armani Williams of Elgin and Lindsay Richards of Barrington.
Michael Murphy, right, is the new girls basketball coach at St. Charles East after four years as an assistant with Saints boys coach Patrick Woods, left.
Murphy new St. Charles East coach
Michael Murphy has been named the new girls basketball coach at St. Charles East.
Maine West’s Dylan Van Fleet, left, was recently selected as the District 207 Best Award for Extracurricular Achievement.
Maine West's Van Fleet has special qualities
Dylan Van Fleet is set to study at Marquette , but the Maine West hall of famer does not yet know if she'll play sports in Milwaukee. She was selected for the District 207 Best Award for Extracurricular Achievement.
Grayslake North graduate Brittney Thibeaux recently completed her collegiate basketball career at Olds College in Canada, where the 6-foot forward was named CCAA All-Canadian for the second year in a row.
Oh, Canada -- Thibeaux sisters are hoop-dreamin'
Six years after graduating from Grayslake North, Brittney Thibeaux wrapped up her collegiate basketball career by being named CCAA All-Canadian for Olds College in western Canada. Better yet for the 6-foot forward, her younger sister, Brandi, was her teammate.
Montini coach Jason Nichols expresses himself in the final seconds of the Broncos' third-place win over Lanphier with the final score 55-43 in the Class 3A girls basketball finals in Normal in March.
Nichols departs Montini
Jason Nichols, one of the most successful girls basketball coaches in IHSA history, announced Tuesday he is leaving Montini after 17 seasons.
Beth Christell
Wheeling names Christell new head coach
Beth Christell has been named the new girls basketball coach at Wheeling High School
Benet and Montini will co-host the Coach Kipp’s Hoopsfest beginning in 2021.
Kipp's Hoopsfest moving from Willowbrook
Coach Kipp's Hoopsfest girls basketball shootout will be played at Montini and Benet next winter after 25 years at Willowbrook.
Montini’s Whitney Holloway went on to play at Notre Dame after leading the Broncos to the 2011 state championship.
High school sports dynasties: Girls No. 5, Montini basketball
Montini girls basketball has put up eye-popping numbers over the last 17 seasons, with four state championships just part of it.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
DAILY HERALD TOP TEAMS
Rank School W L T
1 Fremd Basketball William Fremd High School 30 8
Notes: Third MSL team to win state crown
2 Montini Basketball Montini Catholic High School 32 5
Notes: Third place in Class 3A
3 Lake Park Basketball Lake Park High School 26 10
Notes: Fourth in Class 4A; best in program history
4 Maine West Basketball Maine West High School 30 4
Notes: Dugalic is Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year
5 Benet Academy Basketball Benet Academy 29 3
Notes: Will miss seniors like Holmes, Schramek
6 Hersey Basketball John Hersey High School 26 8
Notes: Sectional finalist returns four starters
7 Libertyville Basketball Libertyville High School 27 5
Notes: Lost to Fremd in sectional semifinal
8 Dundee-Crown Basketball Dundee-Crown High School 29 7
Notes: Fox Valley Conference, sectional champion
9 Downers Grove North Basketball Downers Grove North High School 28 7
Notes: The best season in program history
10 Geneva Basketball Geneva High School 25 6
Notes: Blackmore injury leaves 'what ifs'
11 York Basketball York Community High School 26 8
Notes: An outstanding season for the Dukes
12 Naperville North Basketball Naperville North High School 24 6
Notes: Lost in sectional semifinal to Bolingbrook
13 Maine South Basketball Maine South High School 27 9
Notes: Big season for the Gardiner sisters
14 Burlington Central Basketball Burlington Central High School 29 5
Notes: Schmidt finishes as all-time leading scorer
15 Bartlett Basketball Bartlett High School 24 9
Notes: Hawks will return Sinclair/Hare duo
16 Grayslake Central Basketball Grayslake Central High School 30 4
Notes: Rams lost to Montini in supersectional
17 Stevenson Basketball Adlai E. Stevenson High School 25 8
Notes: Lost to Lake Forest in regional final
18 Wheaton North Basketball Wheaton North High School 20 7
Notes: All five starters will be back
19 Glenbard South Basketball Glenbard South High School 24 6
Notes: Another good season for the Raiders
20 Barrington Basketball Barrington High School 22 10
Notes: Thompson had 24 double-doubles
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Fremd’s Olivia Hill brings the ball downcourt in the first quarter during the 4A girls state basketball championship game in Normal on Saturday.
Fremd vs. Lincoln-Way West Class 4A girls basketball championship
Lake Park fan Stella Mikes, 7, of Wheaton shows team spirit as she holds up her sign when the Lake Park players take the floor in the Class 4A state girls basketball semifinal game in Normal on Friday.
Fremd vs. Lake Park girls state basketball
Montini’s Taylor Charles is on the move past Simeon’s Khaniah Gardner in the Class 3A state girls basketball semifinal in Normal on Friday.
Montini vs. Simeon state girls basketball
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