The 20 best girls basketball players in DuPage County during the 2018-19 season, plus the 20 honorable-mention players.

PODCAST: Daily Herald prep sports writers Dave Oberhelman, Kevin Schmit and Orrin Schwarz — coming to you LIVE from a Glenn Westlake Middle School Special Olympics basketball game — preview DuPage County’s boys basketball sectionals and wrap up the girls state tournament on this week’s Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin).

PODCAST: Daily Herald prep sports writers Dave Oberhelman, Kevin Schmit and Orrin Schwarz talk about the mystery of the Bartlett boys basketball sectional and break down DuPage County’s girls regional matchups on this week’s edition of Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin).

PODCAST: Daily Herald prep sports writers Dave Oberhelman, Kevin Schmit and Orrin Schwarz bring you the “best of” lists from DuPage County’s boys and girls basketball seasons on this week’s Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin).

PODCAST: Daily Herald prep sports writers Dave Oberhelman, Kevin Schmit and Orrin Schwarz hand out kudos and talk about the disappointments of DuPage County’s boys and girls basketball seasons on this week’s Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin).

Sure, Lake Park junior Darrione Rogers is very talented. But she is the DuPage County Girls Basketball All-Area Captain because she worked tirelessly to develop her talent.

PODCAST: Daily Herald prep sports writers Dave Oberhelman, Kevin Schmit and Orrin Schwarz rank DuPage County’s Class 3A and 4A boys basketball regionals and preview the girls state tournament on this week’s edition of Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin).

Wheaton Warrenville South defeated Lake Park in a girls basketball game at the Class 4A Batavia sectional semifinals.

PODCAST: Daily Herald prep sports writers Dave Oberhelman, Kevin Schmit and Orrin Schwarz talk about the Class 3A and 4A boys brackets as well as girls regional and sectional play on this week’s edition of Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin).

Darrione Rogers swept to the basket for a layup with 6.2 seconds left and it proved to be the difference in Lake Park’s 49-47 win over top-seeded Rolling Meadows in the Mustangs’ Class 4A regional girls basketball championship game Thursday night.

Any coach worth his salt will tell you that beating a team three times in one season is tough. It’s an assignment they dread — even if they don’t tell you.

PODCAST: Daily Herald prep sports writers Dave Oberhelman, Kevin Schmit and Orrin Schwarz take a deep dive into DuPage County’s boys and girls playoff brackets on this week’s edition of Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin).

Lake Park defeated St. Charles East in a DuKane Conference girls basketball game.

Kate Palmer had perhaps the game of her life Wednesday night for the two-time defending Class 4A girls basketball state champions.

Wheaton Warrenville South defeated Lake Park in a DuKane Conference girls basketball game.

There’s only one week left in the regular season before the Class 4A and 3A postseason begins, but there’s plenty of drama still to play out in what have been tight Fox Valley, Upstate Eight and DuKane Conference races.

Lake Park’s Casey Darre is this week’s Daily Herald MVP for girls basketball.

PODCAST: Daily Herald prep sports writers Dave Oberhelman, Kevin Schmit and Orrin Schwarz discuss the latest news from DuPage County boys and girls basketball on this week’s edition of Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin).

Lake Park defeated Wheaton North in a DuKane Conference girls basketball game.

Lake Park defeated Montini in a girls basketball game at Coach Kipp’s Hoopsfest at Willowbrook.

PODCAST: Daily Herald prep sports writers Kevin Schmit and Orrin Schwarz discuss the latest news from DuPage County boys and girls basketball on this week’s edition of Tailgating with Dave and Kevin (and Orrin).

Darrione Rogers converted a 3-point play with 4:39 remaining Saturday against Batavia, pushing her over 1,000 points in her career.

York defeated Lake Park in a nonconference girls basketball game.

PODCAST: Daily Herald prep sports writers Dave Oberhelman, Kevin Schmit and Orrin Schwarz discuss the upcoming MLK tournaments and more on this week’s edition of Tailgating with Dave and Kevin.

Geneva defeated Lake Park in a DuKane Conference girls basketball game in Roselle.

Lake Park won the championship of the Blenner Holiday Classic at St. Viator in overtime 74-68 over Zion-Benton as the Lancers junior Darrione Rogers scored 46 points.

Trailing 18-4, St. Viator rallied and actually led four times in the final 12 minutes before the Lancers pulled out a 57-55 triumph behind junior standout Darrione Rogers’ 26 points.

DuPage County girls basketball holiday tournament previews.

PODCAST: Boys and girls holiday basketball tournament preview on this week’s edition of “Tailgating with Dave and Kevin”.

St. Charles North exploded for 25 points in the third frame to put away Lake Park in a 59-43 DuKane Conference win.

Lake Park defeated Rolling Meadows in a girls basketball game at Lake Zurich’s Exam Jam.

Wheaton North defeated Lake Park in a DuKane Conference girls basketball game.

Darrrione Rogers of Lake Park is this week’s Daily Herald girls basketball MVP

Opening night in the inaugural season of the DuKane Conference turned into a nail-biter between the girls basketball teams from Lake Park and Batavia.

PODCAST: We're discussing DuPage County's semifinal football games and a whole lot more on this week's edition of “Tailgating with Dave and Kevin”.