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Lake Zurich’s Peter DiCerbo (54) and Stevenson’s Jackson Qualley will battle again on Friday, April 13 in the Lake County Senior Shootout. DiCerbo will play for the West team and Qualley for the East.
Steve Lundy | Staff
Rosters set for Lake County Senior Shootout
Updated Mar 26, 2018 1:57 PM
The Lake County Senior Shootout is set for its ninth edition. The annual high school boys and girls all-star game will be played on Friday, April 13, at Waukgean High School.
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Kate Bullman
Lake County all-area team
Updated Mar 1, 2018 7:35 PM
Introducing the Daily Herald’s Lake County girls basketball team, featuring players from the North Suburban and Northern Lake County Conferences plus Carmel Catholic and Vernon Hills.
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Jordyn Hughes and Kaylen Dickson of Warren Township and Drew Peterson of Libertyville are the Daily Herald Lake County All-Area Basketball Honorary Team Captains for 2018.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Images: Daily Herald All-Area Honorary Team Captains in Basketball
Updated Mar 1, 2018 1:38 PM
See the Daily Herald All-Area honorary team captains in basketball for 2018.
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Amari Benbow
Fenton’s Benbow nets MVP honor
Updated Feb 14, 2018 9:27 PM
Fenton senior guard Amari Benbow has earned Daily Herald MVP honors for her recent high school girls basketball performances.
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Steffens steps up as Stevenson prevails
Updated Feb 13, 2018 10:29 PM
Sixth-seeded Stevenson held off No. 11 Libertyville 39-35 in a Class 4A Highland Park girls basketball regional semifinal on Tuesday night.
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Harrity helps Grant keep conference title hope alive
Posted Feb 8, 2018 1:00 AM
Senior forward Mallory Harrity had it all working as Grant’s girl basketball team rolled to a 53-39 victory over Round Lake on Wednesday in Northern Lake County Conference play.
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Victory nets share of NSC title for Warren
Updated Feb 2, 2018 11:30 PM
Warren’s girls basketball team has clinched a share of its first North Suburban Conference championship since 2008 by topping Mundelein 53-23 on Friday.
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Libertyville’s Maddie Spaulding, right, drives on Lake Forest’s Honor Thomas on Wednesday night in Libertyville.
Steve Lundy | Staff
Lake Forest hangs on against youthful Libertyville
Updated Jan 31, 2018 10:46 PM
Lake Forest’s girls basketball team got 12 points each from 6-foot-1 point guard Halle Douglass and freshman guard Finola Summerville in holding off Libertyvile 44-39 in North Suburban Conference play Wednesday.
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Libertyville’s Maddie Spaulding, Right, drives on Lake Forest’s Honor Thomas.
Steve Lundy | Staff
Images: Libertyville vs. Lake Forest, girls basketball
Updated Jan 31, 2018 9:55 PM
The Libertyville Wildcats hosted the Lake Forest Scouts for girls basketball action on Wednesday, Jan. 31 in Libertyville.
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Bullman, Drevline boost Grayslake Central
Updated Jan 29, 2018 9:55 PM
Kate Bullman and Rosie Drevline each scored 13 points, and Grayslake Central defeated visiting Vernon Hills 45-31 in nonconference girls basketball action Monday night.
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King paces Stevenson’s win at Mundelein
Posted Jan 27, 2018 1:00 AM
Sophomore guard Avery King scored a career-high 18 points, and Stevenson’s girls basketball team defeated host Mundelein 47-29 in North Suburban Conference action Friday night.
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Warren turns back Libertyville’s challenge
Updated Jan 23, 2018 10:46 PM
Kaylen Dickson scored a game-high 24 points, and Warren’s girls basketball team escaped Libertyville with a 54-53 win Tuesday night, keeping the Blue Devils in sole possession of first place in the North Suburban Conference.
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Libertyville grad Claire Keefe, here driving against Stevenson’s Ashley Richardson, is finding success for DePauw’s high-achieving basketball team as a freshman.
Steve Lundy | Staff
Keefe takes key role in DePauw’s impressive season
Updated Jan 22, 2018 2:01 PM
Libertyville graduate Claire Keefe led DePauw University with 18 points in a 53-40 win at Oberlin as the ninth-ranked Tigers extended their winning streak to 12 games.
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Kimbell’s late 3-pointer lifts Wauconda
Updated Jan 20, 2018 10:44 PM
Wauconda, trailing by 2, got a late 3-pointer from Po Kimbell to earn a 56-55 victory over visiting Lakes on Saturday in Northern Lake County Conference girls basketball.
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Brooks, Round Lake get NLCC win
Updated Jan 17, 2018 10:42 PM
Round Lake’s girls basketball team picked up a Northern Lake County Conference win on the road Wednesday with a 49-33 decision at North Chicago.
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Jenni Weber
Kaneland’s Weber earns MVP selection
Updated Jan 17, 2018 6:03 PM
Kaneland senior Jenni Weber has earned Daily Herald MVP honors for her recent high school girls basketball performances.
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Lake Zurich’s McKenna Zobel, left, drives on Libertyville’s Maggie Evers on Wednesday night at Libertyville.
Steve Lundy | Staff
Libertyville plays tough, sinks Lake Zurich
Updated Jan 10, 2018 10:32 PM
Maddie Spaulding scored a career-high 15 points, shooting 6 of 10 from the floor, and grabbed 9 rebounds, as Libertyville’s girls basketball team avenged a late-November loss to Lake Zurich with a 49-40 win in North Suburban Conference action.
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Lake Zurich’s McKenna Zobel, left, drives on Libertyville’s Maggie Evers.
Steve Lundy | Staff
Images: Libertyville vs. Lake Zurich, girls basketball
Updated Jan 10, 2018 8:53 PM
The Libertyville Wildcats hosted the Lake Zurich Bears for girls basketball action on Wednesday, Jan. 10 in Libertyville.
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Frank, Mundelein power past North Chicago
Updated Dec 29, 2017 11:06 PM
Morgan Frank had 18 points (four 3-pointers), 3 rebounds and 3 steals, and Mundelein’s girls basketball team defeated North Chicago 64-22 Friday night to secure third place in the tournament hosted by Grant.
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Vernon Hills’ Daniella Jarrell, left, drives on Libertyville’s Abigail Frea on Thursday in Libertyville.
Steve Lundy | Staff
Vernon Hills shoots past Libertyville, into tourney finale
Updated Dec 28, 2017 8:27 PM
Kayla Caudle grabbed 21 rebounds and scored 12 points to help Vernon Hills’ girls basketball team past Libertyville 49-38. The Cougars’ eighth win in their last nine games puts them in the Libertyville tournament title game against Rolling Meadows at 2:30 p.m. Friday.
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Caudle and Co. keep Vernon Hills winning
Updated Dec 27, 2017 11:38 PM
Kayla Caudle notched her seventh double-double in seven games, and Vernon Hills’ girls basketball team defeated Streamwood 57-49 in second-day action of the Libertyville winter tournament Wednesday.
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Streamwood girls basketball coach George Rosner leads his team during Tuesday’s game at Libertyville.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Libertyville sinks Streamwood in Rosner’s 1000th game
Updated Dec 26, 2017 6:45 PM
Libertyville’s girls basketball team got started in tournament play with a 64-48 victory over Streamwood as Sabres coach George Rosner saw action in his 1,000th game.
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Lakes wins twice at Richmond-Burton
Updated Dec 16, 2017 11:32 PM
Sara Smith had 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Mia Edwards added 14 points and 6 rebounds, and Lakes’ girls basketball team beat Prairie Ridge 56-45 Saturday at Richmond-Burton to win its pool in the Northern Illinois Holiday Classic for the third year in a row.
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Douglass, Lake Forest rally past Libertyville
Updated Dec 14, 2017 9:22 PM
Halle Douglass scored 9 of her game-high 15 points in the fourth quarter, as host Lake Forest rallied to beat Libertyville 35-33 in North Suburban Conference girls basketball action Thursday night.
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Close call, but Vernon Hills falls short against Fremd
Updated Dec 12, 2017 9:51 PM
Vernon Hills’ girls basketball team manufactured a fourth-quarter rally but saw it fall just short. Fremd pulled out a 48-47 win Tuesday night at Lake Zurich as part of the ExamJamm.
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Grayslake North tips Wauconda in OT
Updated Dec 8, 2017 11:27 PM
Grayslake North outscored Wauconda 6-2 in overtime to net a 43-39 victory in Northern Lake County Conference girls basketball Friday.
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Warren returns to form at Libertyville’s expense
Updated Dec 6, 2017 10:22 PM
Four nights after dropping a six-point decision at Lakes, Warren hosted Libertyville in North Suburban Conference girls basketball action, and the Blue Devils were ready to show that they remain one of the top teams in Lake County.
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Lakes takes first win
Updated Dec 2, 2017 1:03 AM
Lakes’ girls basketball team got its first win of the season on Friday as Sam Smith and Kylie Jozwik shared in team-high scoring honors with 12 points apiece in a 39-28 victory over Wauconda.
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Lake Zurich’s McKenna Zobel, left, drives on Libertyville’s Margaret Buchert on Tuesday night at Lake Zurich.
Steve Lundy | Staff
Zobel, confident Lake Zurich top Libertyville
Updated Nov 28, 2017 10:26 PM
McKenna Zobel scored 9 of her 13 points in the opening quarter, as Lake Zurich’s girls basketball team bolted to an early lead in its North Suburban Conference opener against visiting Libertyville on Tuesday night, and the Bears pulled away for a 54-36 win.
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Hughes helps Warren rally past Taft
Updated Nov 25, 2017 7:12 PM
Jordyn Hughes poured in 24 points as Warren’s girls basketball team rallied to edge Taft 48-42 in final-round action of the Niles North Thanksgiving tournament on Saturday.
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Steffens stellar as Stevenson sizzles
Updated Nov 24, 2017 8:25 PM
Klaire Steffens scored a career-high 23 points, as Stevenson’s girls basketball team wrapped up the Schaumburg Thanksgiving tournament by beating St. Charles East 43-29 Friday.
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Stevenson drops defensive struggle at Schaumburg
Posted Nov 22, 2017 1:00 AM
At Schaumburg, Stevenson’s girls basketball team dropped a 23-18 decision to Wheaton Warrenville South on Tuesday to fall to 2-2 overall and 2-2 in the tournament.
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Dickson, Hughes pace Warren past Fenwick
Updated Nov 18, 2017 10:50 PM
Kaylen Dickson scored a game-high 24 points, and Warren’s girls basketball team beat Fenwick 54-43 at Niles North on Saturday night.
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Glenbrook South tops Grant to stay perfect at Mundelein
Updated Nov 17, 2017 11:05 PM
Senior forward Liz LaPierre scored a game-high 19 points on 9-of-14 shooting and grabbed 6 rebounds, and Glenbrook South’s girls basketball team beat Grant 60-37 Friday night to improve to 4-0 in Mundelein’s Thanksgiving tournament.
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Libertyville guard Emma Manolovic, top, battles Buffalo Grove guard Zori Angelova for the ball on Thursday at Buffalo Grove.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff
Crow, Libertyville soar at Buffalo Grove
Updated Nov 16, 2017 11:23 PM
Libertyville’s Lydia Crow
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St. Viator’s Maddie Fitzpatrick, left, and teammate Samantha DeJulio try to steal the ball from Stevenson’s Kiana Cencula during the Schaumburg girls basketball tournament Tuesday.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Scouting the North Suburban
Updated Nov 16, 2017 1:51 PM
Here’s what to expect from the girls basketball teams of the North Suburban Conference this season.
CONFERENCE NEWSback to top
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Lake Zurich’s Peter DiCerbo (54) and Stevenson’s Jackson Qualley will battle again on Friday, April 13 in the Lake County Senior Shootout. DiCerbo will play for the West team and Qualley for the East.
Steve Lundy | Staff
Rosters set for Lake County Senior Shootout
Updated Mar 26, 2018 1:57 PM
The Lake County Senior Shootout is set for its ninth edition. The annual high school boys and girls all-star game will be played on Friday, April 13, at Waukgean High School.
full story »
Kate Bullman
Lake County all-area team
Updated Mar 1, 2018 7:35 PM
Introducing the Daily Herald’s Lake County girls basketball team, featuring players from the North Suburban and Northern Lake County Conferences plus Carmel Catholic and Vernon Hills.
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Warren’s Kaylen Dickson, left, and Jordyn Hughes co-captain the Daily Herald’s Lake County girls basketball all-area team.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff
As seniors, Warren’s Hughes and Dickson ruled
Updated Mar 1, 2018 1:44 PM
After hiking their career point totals to 1,661 and 1,407, respectively, Warren’s Jordyn Hughes and Kaylen Dickson are co-captains of the Daily Herald’s Lake County girls basketball all-area team.
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Jordyn Hughes and Kaylen Dickson of Warren Township and Drew Peterson of Libertyville are the Daily Herald Lake County All-Area Basketball Honorary Team Captains for 2018.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Images: Daily Herald All-Area Honorary Team Captains in Basketball
Updated Mar 1, 2018 1:38 PM
See the Daily Herald All-Area honorary team captains in basketball for 2018.
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Maine West celebrates after beating Lake Zurich 52-42 in the Class 4A Hersey supersectional in Arlington Heights on Monday.
Steve Lundy | Staff
Maine West revives downstate tradition
Updated Feb 26, 2018 11:11 PM
Bianca Mando is not one of the starters for Maine West’s girls basketball team. But proving once again the importance of bench players, the 5-foot-8 senior guard hit 4 key throws in the final 1:53 of Monday night’s Class 4A Hersey supersectional to help the Warriors hold off Lake Zurich 52-42.
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Maine West’s Angela Dugalic celebrates.
Steve Lundy | Staff
Images: Lake Zurich vs. Maine West, girls Class 4A supersectional basketball
Updated Feb 26, 2018 10:36 PM
Lake Zurich faced Maine West in a Class 4A girls basketball supersectional game Monday, Feb. 26 at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights.
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Maine West’s guard Alisa Fallon sails to the basket in the fourth quarter against Loyola’s defense in the Class 4A Maine East sectional title game in Park Ridge.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Maine West, Lake Zurich meet in Hersey supersectional
Updated Feb 24, 2018 7:23 PM
Maine West (30-1) and Lake Zurich (20-10) will tip off at 7 p.m. Monday in the Class 4A Hersey supersectional to determine who lands a spot in Friday’s state semifinals at Illinois State’s Redbird Arena.
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Lake Zurich’s Bears celebrate after defeating Warren in the Class 4A sectional final Thursday at Fremd High School in Palatine.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff
Zobel prize: Lake Zurich ousts Warren
Updated Feb 22, 2018 10:35 PM
Lake Zurich’s 6-foot-1 McKenna Zobel landed two 3s in the first half of Thursday night’s Class 4A Fremd sectional final, and the Bears went on to a 27-24 victory over Warren.
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The Lake Zurich Bears celebrate after defeating Warren during the Class 4A girls basketball sectional final on Thursday at Fremd High School in Palatine.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff
Images: Warren vs. Lake Zurich, sectional championship girls basketball
Updated Feb 22, 2018 10:17 PM
The Warren Blue Devils faced the Lake Zurich Bears in the Fremd Class 4A sectional girls basketball final on Thursday, Feb. 22 in Palatine.
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McKenna Zobel
Lake Zurich’s Zobel nets MVP honor
Updated Feb 21, 2018 7:20 PM
Lake Zurich senior forward McKenna Zobel has earned Daily Herald MVP honors for her recent high school girls basketball performances.
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