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Walker’s 23 leads Willowbrook past Morton
Updated Jan 12, 2022 7:16 AM
A brief illness caused Willowbrook’s Terrell Walker to miss a recent practice.That meant Walker had to start Tuesday’s home game against Morton on the bench.The Mustangs wish he had stayed there.
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Stevenson pulls away from Morton in second half
Updated Dec 22, 2021 5:40 PM
Stevenson’s boys basketball team needed a little bit a time to jump-start its game against Morton Wednesday morning. When the Patriots hit their stride there wasn’t too much the Mustangs could do to stop them. Stevenson used a strong second half to pull out a 70-46 win in the first round of the Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic.
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Willowbrook’s Isaac Sobieszczyk (15) fights for a rebound against Morton’s Dakari Durham during their game Saturday in Cicero.
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Willowbrook drops last-second thriller to Morton
Updated Dec 11, 2021 10:45 PM
Morton senior guard Eliseo Gonzalez’s confidence was low in the first half against Willowbrook on Saturday.It was a different story in the second half.Gonzalez poured in all of his team-high 18 points after intermission, including the game-winning three-point play with 2.1 seconds remaining, to rally the host Mustangs to a 66-64 victory in a West Suburban Conference Gold Division thriller.
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Glenbard West’s Bobby Durkin celebrates after a timeout was called during the Hilltoppers’ 80-27 win over Glenbard South in their season opener Monday.
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Scouting the West Suburban
Updated Nov 23, 2021 9:28 AM
Here’s a look at the boys basketball season in the West Suburban
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York’s Braden Richardson drives toward the basket during a Class 4A Glenbard West regional semifinal win over Willowbrook in Glen Ellyn on Wednesday.
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York takes hard-fought semifinal over Willowbrook
Updated Feb 23, 2022 10:57 PM
York’s Adam Hardek did his best work in the first quarter on Wednesday.Senior teammate Drew Kircher saved his best work for the fourth quarter.
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Lake Park pulls away from Addison Trail in 2nd half
Updated Feb 23, 2022 10:45 PM
Wednesday night’s first Class 4A Naperville North boys basketball regional semifinal between Lake Park and Addison Trail was anybody’s game during the first half.
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Willowbrook earns share of West Suburban Gold title
Updated Feb 15, 2022 10:38 PM
Smelling a shot of a share of a conference crown, Willowbrook came out blazing Tuesday night and closed out the regular season with a win over the visiting Addison Trail Blazers.
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Hoffman Estates’ Nick Vuckovic gets past Addison Trail’s Jacob Daniels in a boys basketball game in Hoffman Estates on Tuesday.
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Maine South’s Lavorato joins his Dad in 400-win club
Updated Jan 26, 2022 3:20 PM
Like father, like son. Tony Lavorato Jr., who is the head boys basketball coach at Maine South, joined his father, Tony Lavorato Sr. in the 400-win club on January 15 when the Hawks beat Perspectives from the Chicago Public League.
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Hoffman Estates’ Mike Vuckovic dribbles past Addison Trail’s Luke Smith in a boys basketball game in Hoffman Estates on Tuesday, January 25, 2022.
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Hoffman Estates knocks off Addison Trail
Updated Jan 25, 2022 9:45 PM
Hoffman Estates continues to flash a ‘V’. The Hawks, led by twins Mike and Nick Vukovic, rallied from 5 points down at halftime to upend Addison Trail 65-54 Tuesday in a nonconference boys basketball game in Hoffman Estates.
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Above: Willowbrook’s Terrell Walker, front, and Addison Trail’s Nathan Johnson dive for a loose ball Tuesday in Addison. Below: Addison Trail’s Luke Smith dribbles behind his back to keep the ball from Willowbrook’s Evan Stubblefield.
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Streaking Willowbrook wins 9th straight
Updated Jan 18, 2022 10:05 PM
A red-hot team with a dangerous inside-outside attack is not what you want to go up against when trying to rally from a slow start.
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Geneva grinds out win over Downers Grove South
Updated Jan 17, 2022 11:22 PM
Geneva was able to hold off upset-minded Downers Grove South during the final game of Monday’s third annual MLK Day of Hoops, 53-51.
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Willowbrook edges Libertyville for Lake Zurich crown
Updated Jan 17, 2022 6:10 PM
Willowbrook’s boys basketball team has found its game and extended its winning streak out to eight games after a narrow 73-69 victory over Libertyville in the championship game of the MLK Lake Zurich tournament on Monday.
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Barrington athletic director and former head boys basketball coach Mike Obsuszt has put together a book on the history of the Broncos’ boys basketball program.
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Obsuszt’s Barrington book project a labor of love
Updated Jan 13, 2022 2:36 PM
When Mike Obsuszt became head basketball coach at Barrington in 1996, he wondered where all the school basketball records were. Obsuszt put thought to paper the past two years and produced a book that was recently released called “The Unofficial History of Barrington High School Boys’ Basketball”.
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Walker’s 23 leads Willowbrook past Morton
Updated Jan 12, 2022 7:16 AM
A brief illness caused Willowbrook’s Terrell Walker to miss a recent practice.That meant Walker had to start Tuesday’s home game against Morton on the bench.The Mustangs wish he had stayed there.
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Address: 2423 South Austin Ave.
Cicero, Il 60804
Phone:708-222-5863
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