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Saturday, May 3, 2008 11:50pm
BOYS
FENWICK 18 BROTHER RICE 4
Brian Barron and Andrew McKernin both scored 5 goals and Dan Barron added 4 scores to lead Fenwick to an 18-4 victory over Brother Rice in the Catholic League title game on Saturday. Matt Napleton made 12 saves and Chris Wendt recorded 7 steals and 5 assists in the win for the Friars. Ryan Scott scored 2 times in the loss for the Crusaders.
GLENBROOK SOUTH 12 NEW TRIER 8
Ben Hengels and Tommy Nimrod each scored 3 goals to lead Glenbrook South to a 12-8 victory over New Trier in the championship game of the Central Suburban League on Saturday. The Trevians trailed by 2 goals late in the game, but GBS used a 3-1 run in the final period to clinch the win. Bill Farmer scored 3 goals in the loss for NT.
Elsewhere, Fenwick beat Brother Rice 18-4 to win the Catholic League crown, Lyons defeated York in overtime to claim the West Suburban Conference title, GBS held off New Trier to win the Central Suburban League title, Curie tipped Young 6-5 to win the Chicago Public League championship, and Naperville Central and Neuqua Valley both finished 2-1 at the Stevenson Tournament.
GIRLS
FENWICK 12 MOTHER MCAULEY 5
Morgan Bonk recorded 6 goals to lead Fenwick to a 12-5 win over Mother McAuley in the Catholic League title game on Saturday. Katie Tynan and Lisett Calderon each added 2 goals for the Friars, while goalie Mariclaire Bresnahan stopped 9 shots in the win. Maggie McShane and Yuri Chavez both tallied 2 goals in the loss for the Macs.
NEW TRIER 5 EVANSTON 3
Sophia Palmer scored 2 goals as New Trier outscored Evanston 3-0 in the second half to win the Central Suburban League title over the Wildkits with a 5-3 win. Ryanne O'Connell, Maddy Urban, and Kate Hilbrant each added one goal apiece in the win for the Trevians. Rachel Hudgens and Lily Nassiri each tallied one goal for the Wildkits in the loss.
YOUNG 12 NORTHSIDE 7
Gabriela Cabrera scored 5 goals to lead Young to a 12-7 victory over Northside as the Dolphins won the Chicago Public League title on Saturday.
MUNDELEIN TOURNAMENT
Latin and Mundelein both finished 2-1 at the Mundelein Tournament, with Latin winning the head-to-head battle between the two teams 6-5 on Brittany Wallace's game-winning goal in the final minute for the Romans. Caitlin Kaulus led Latin at the tourney with 9 goals, while Wallace scored 8 times in the three-game set. Alice Denny recorded 8 goals and Ali Fedro totaled 5 scores for Mundelein in their two wins over Prospect and Buffalo Grove. Prospect earned one win over Latin, while the Knights were led at the tournament by KC Dix (7 goals) and Meg Dix (5 goals). Buffalo Grove defeated Prospect for their one win over the weekend, as the Bison were led by Alicia Hanner's 8 goals on Saturday.
Lyons has won the West Suburban Conference, Fenwick defeated Mother McAuley 12-5 to win the MCAC title, Young defeated Northside to win the Chicago Public League, New Trier beat Evanston 5-3 for the CSL title, and Stevenson finished undefeated at their tournament with wins over Naperville Central, Neuqua Valley and H-F. Stay tuned for more updates later this evening.
Friday, May 2, 2008 11:30pm
BOYS
NEW TRIER 15 MAINE EAST 1
Bill Farmer scored 5 goals and Joe Jeffers and Johnny Hilbrant each scored 3 times as New Trier beat Maine East 15-1 in the CSL Tournament on Friday.
EVANSTON 9 HIGHLAND PARK 5
Matt Mohrenweiser tallied 7 goals to lead the Wildkits to a 9-5 victory over Highland Park on Friday night.
YORK 12 OAK PARK 11 (OT)
Marc Krolikiewicz and Kent Van Horn both scored 4 times as York defeated Oak Park 12-11 in overtime in the WSC semifinals on Friday night. John Onstwedder recorded 9 saves and Colin Albue and Jake Comerci each scored 2 goals in the win for York. The Dukes will face Lyons in the championship game on Saturday.
GIRLS
GLENBROOK NORTH 14 DEERFIELD 9
Emma Goldman scored 11 goals to lead Glenbrook North to a 14-9 victory over Deerfield in the first game of the CSL Tournament on Friday afternoon.
SCHAUMBURG 17 ST CHARLES EAST 4
Nicole Mundie scored 8 goals to help Schaumburg beat St Charles East 17-4 on Friday night.
LOYOLA 15 MARIAN CATHOLIC 5
Maeve O'Connor scored 7 goals and Liz Clarke added 4 scores to help lead Loyola to a 15-5 victory over Marian Catholic in the first round of the Catholic League Finals on Friday. Goalie Kathleen Servatius recorded 10 saves in the win for the Ramblers.
Thursday, May 1, 2008 9:50pm
BOYS
NAPERVILLE CENTRAL 10 SANDBURG 7
Ben Reasons scored 4 goals, Mark Menis added 3 scores, and Mark Giuliani scored 2 times as Naperville Central came-from-behind to beat Sandburg 10-7. The Redhawks trailed heading into the fourth quarter but used an 5-1 run late in the game to earn the victory.
LATIN 12 WAUBONSIE VALLEY 6
Grant Wilkie scored 6 goals and Max Malec recorded 11 saves in Latin's 12-6 victory over Waubonsie Valley.
ST RITA 9 ST PATRICK 8
Mike McArdle scored 6 goals to lead the Mustangs to a 9-8 victory over St Patrick in the opening round of the Catholic League Tournament on Thursday night.
GIRLS
LINCOLN-WAY EAST 6 HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 5
Rachel Japp scored 3 goals, Laura Cempel added a goal and 6 steals, and goalie Morgan Roberts recorded 10 saves as Lincoln-Way East stunned Homewood-Flossmoor 6-5 on Thursday night.
WAUBONSIE VALLEY 5 LATIN 2
Goalie Megan McWhirter allowed only 2 goals as Waubonsie Valley improved to 16-12 on the season with a 5-2 victory over Latin on Thursday night. Brittany Wallace and Jordan Yaakoby each tallied goals for Latin in the loss.
SANDBURG 11 NAPERVILLE CENTRAL 8
Alyssa Turza and Kelly Kuchta both tallied 3 goals and Jessica Jenkot and Caitlin Higgins each scored 2 times as Sandburg held off Naperville Central 11-8. Tori Davis and Claire Fleming both scored 3 goals and Kara Wilson added 2 scores in the loss for the Redhawks.
HINSDALE CENTRAL 7 YORK 4
Brie O'Doherty scored 4 goals and goalies Emily Burnett and Lexi Gross each stopped 7 shots as Hinsdale Central defeated York 7-4.
FREMD 12 PROSPECT 4
Fremd led from start to finish in a 12-4 victory over Prospect to claim the MSL Championship on Thursday night. Katie French and Danielle Chemello led the way for the Vikings, as both players scored 3 goals in the win. Allison McCarthy and Krysti Ruiz both scored 2 goals, while Erika Lauraitis and Kristine Williams each added one goal apiece in the win. Fremd goalie Kelly DiCanio also made 9 saves while allowing just 4 goals for the Vikings. Meg Dix scored 2 goals in the loss for the Knights.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 11:48pm
BOYS
SANDBURG 12 ANDREW 5
Max Kryzminski scored 5 goals and Robert Pozdol recorded 15 saves in Sandburg's 12-5 over Andrew. The Eagles clinched the SWSC after finishing with a 13-1 record in the conference. Ryan Joritz and Matt Kmiecek each scored 2 goals and Matt Szarzynski made 11 saves in the loss for Andrew.
LATIN 12 YOUNG 7
Grant Wilkie scored 5 goals and Tim Wickes added 3 scores to help Latin knock off Young 12-7 on Wednesday.
HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 13 LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL 12
Dave Kuchta scored 5 goals and Greg Nelson scored 3 times as Homewood-Flossmoor defeated Lincoln-Way Central 13-12.
STAGG 11 LOCKPORT 10
Nate Hicks scored 4 goals to lead Stagg to an 11-10 win over Lockport on Wednesday night. Ryan Oldendorf and Ben Bentley scored 3 goals apiece in the loss for the Porters.
MUNDELEIN 11 NEW TRIER 2
Mike Begrowicz and Pat Falconer both scored 3 goals to lift Mundelein to an 11-2 victory over New Trier.
CONANT 14 PROSPECT 6
Mike Varga recorded 6 goals and John Hansen added 4 scores as Conant won the MSL Championship with a 14-6 victory over Prospect. Blaine Grzegorek added 3 goals and goalie Tony Passaro registered 16 saves in the win for the Cougars. Sean Hansen and Tim O'Grady each tallied 2 scores in the loss for the Knights.
GIRLS
SANDBURG 8 ANDREW 3
Sandburg held off Andrew 8-3 to finish the season with a perfect 14-0 record in the SouthWest Suburban Conference in 2008.
NEW TRIER 13 MUNDELEIN 9
Sarah McCallum scored 4 goals and Sophia Palmer, Kate Hilbrant, and Erisa Apantaku each added 2 goals in New Trier's 13-9 victory over Mundelein. Alice Denny recorded 5 goals and Ali Fedro added 4 scores in the loss for the Mustangs.
FREMD 9 YORK 4
Erika Lauraitis scored 3 goals and Kristine Williams and Allison McCarthy both tallied 2 scores as Fremd defeated York 9-4 on Wednesday.
LAKE FOREST 7 GLENBROOK SOUTH 6
Joy Corona scored 3 goals to lead Lake Forest to a 7-6 victory over Glenbrook South.
NAPERVILLE CENTRAL 14 ST CHARLES EAST 4
Kara Wilson scored 4 goals to lead the Redhawks to a 14-4 win over St Charles East.
OAK PARK 17 MORTON 0
Vicki Maslowski made 10 saves and did not allow a goal and Audrey Reardon, Alison Coogan, Anna Weir, and Grace McDermott each recorded 3 goals in Oak Park's 17-0 shutout win over Morton in the West Suburban Conference contest.
HINSDALE SOUTH 9 HINSDALE CENTRAL 8
Lisa Hutcheson scored 3 goals and Ksenia Chernova and Dominique Drouin each tallied 2 scores as Hinsdale South held off rival Hinsdale Central 9-8 on Wednesday night. Caitlin Connor scored 5 goals and Brie O'Doherty added 2 scores in the loss for the Red Devils.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 10:15pm
BOYS
SANDBURG 12 ST RITA 10
Cody Siemeck scored 6 goals and Robert Pozdol made 15 saves to lead Sandburg past St Rita 12-10.
LATIN 10 ST PATRICK 7
Tim Wickes scored 3 goals and Grant Wilkie added 2 scores in Latin's 10-7 victory over St Patrick.
NAPERVILLE 16 HINSDALE SOUTH 8
Jackson Hill recorded 5 goals to help lead Naperville North past Hinsdale South 16-8 on Tuesday. Blake Leonette scored 4 times in the loss for the Hornets.
MCHENRY 8 VERNON HILLS 1
Jon Lesniak scored 3 goals and Graham Olson added 2 goals in McHenry's 8-1 win over Vernon Hills.
OAK PARK 17 HINSDALE CENTRAL 13
Doug Fischer scored 4 goals and Kevin Hallman added 3 scores as Oak Park defeated Hinsdale Central 17-13. Mike Smith tallied 9 goals in the loss for the Red Devils.
GIRLS
SANDBURG 12 NEUQUA VALLEY 9
Alyssa Turza registered 8 goals and Lori Dasher added 2 scores to help lift Sandburg to a 12-9 victory over Neuqua Valley on Tuesday night. Kathleen Patterson tallied 4 scores in the loss for the Wildcats.
HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 9 OAK PARK 3
Andrea Peterson scored 4 goals and Kiley Maanum and Story Pumphrey each added 2 scores in H-F's 9-3 win over Oak Park on Tuesday. Audrey Reardon scored 2 times in the loss for the Huskies.
ANDREW 9 STAGG 5
Stacy Fischer scored 7 goals to lead Andrew to a 9-5 win over Stagg. Toni Badali and Anissa Torres combined to save 14 shots in the win for the T-Bolts. Corinne Stoffel led Stagg with 3 goals in the losing effort.
MUNDELEIN 12 SCHAUMBURG 8
Kristen Aucutt scored 4 goals and Alice Denny and Ali Fedro each added 3 scores as Mundelein defeated Schaumburg 12-8. Anne Murrow added 12 saves in the victory for the Mustangs, while Nicole Mundie tallied 4 goals in the loss for the Saxons.
STEVENSON 13 WAUBONSIE VALLEY 3
Rachel Cliburn scored 6 goals to lift Stevenson to a 13-3 victory over Waubonsie Valley on Tuesday.
LATIN 8 MARIAN 6 (OT)
Caitlin Kaulus and Brittany Wallace each scored 3 goals apiece as Latin downed Marian 8-6.
NORTHSIDE 11 MATHER 0
Monica Pinkus recorded a shutout and totaled 11 saves and 4 steals as Northside won their CPL Tournament opener over Mather 11-0 on Tuesday. Mary Jean Potamites and Natalie Klontz each scored 3 goals in the win for NSP.
BUFFALO GROVE 7 GLENBROOK SOUTH 4
Jessie Schmidly recorded 5 goals to lead Buffalo Grove to a 7-4 victory over Glenbrook South in nonconference action.
Monday, April 28, 2008 10:41pm
BOYS
LINCOLN-WAY EAST 11 HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR 10
Zach VanSwol scored 5 goals and Karl Zoellick added 3 scores to lead Lincoln-Way East to a 11-10 victory over Homewood-Flossmoor. Kyle DeGroot added 2 goals and Kyler VanSwol scored once in the win for the Griffins, who clinched a second-place finish in the SouthWest Suburban Conference. Greg Nelson, Dave Kuchta, and Matt Seidel each scored 3 times in the loss for the Vikings.
SANDBURG 17 STAGG 8
Max Kryzminski totaled 5 goals and both Chris Bonavolanto and Cody Siemeck scored 4 goals apiece to lead Sandburg to a 17-8 win over Stagg. Stavros Tsitsopoulos recorded 3 goals in the loss for the Chargers.
LOCKPORT 12 BRADLEY 1
Pat Cavanaugh scored 3 times and both Ryan Oldendorf and Josh Libman tallied 2 scores as Lockport defeated Bradley 12-1.
MAINE EAST 10 ELK GROVE 6
Parthiv Patel scored 3 goals, Steven Tom added 2 scores, and goalie Alex Hrnjak made 15 saves as Maine East beat Elk Grove 10-6.
MCHENRY 9 WHEELING 8
Bill Dabrowski scored 4 goals and David Peck totaled 10 steals as McHenry defeated Wheeling 9-8. Graham Olson and Jon Lesniak each scored 2 times in the win for the Warriors.
ANDREW 9 LINCOLN-WAY EAST 7
Ryan Joritz totaled 4 goals and Chris Ihnat tallied 3 scores to lift Andrew to a 9-7 victory over Lincoln-Way Central on Monday night. The T-Bolts' defense totaled 19 steals, as goaltender Matt Szarzynski recorded 6 steals to go along with 17 saves in the win.
GIRLS
LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL 11 ANDREW 9
Stacey Wymer scored 4 goals, Kaylee Meyers added 3 scores, and Michelle Wachtor and Sarah Hanly each contributed 2 goals to lead Lincoln-Way Central past Andrew on Monday night. Stacy Fischer scored 5 goals in the loss for Andrew.
MUNDELEIN 9 HIGHLAND PARK 5
Alice Denny recorded 4 goals and Kristen Aucutt added 2 scores to help lift Mundelein past Highland Park 9-5. Anna Biondi scored 3 times in the losing effort for the Giants.
MAINE EAST 7 ELK GROVE 6
Natalia Bialecka totaled 4 goals and Ariel Gazlay stopped 15 shots to lead Maine East to a 7-6 victory over Elk Grove on Monday.
LOCKPORT 14 BRADLEY 6
Rachel Lardner and Maggie Knowles both scored 6 goals in Lockport's 14-6 victory over Bradley.
Sunday, April 27, 2008 4:20am
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Sunday, April 20, 2008 12:55pm
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Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:30pm
BOYS
SCHAUMBURG 12 ST PATRICK 5
Chris Corbett scored 5 goals and drew 4 ejections to lead Schaumburg to a 12-5 victory over St Patrick on Saturday morning. Mike Kehoe added 3 goals, Pat Kraulis scored 2 times, and Corbett added 4 assists in the win for the Saxons.
GIRLS
Update #1 - The St Ignatius and Stevenson Tournaments are underway this morning, with Mundelein falling to Huron 7-2 in the first reported game. Later today, Oak Park makes up a game with Neuqua Valley at 11:00am after a bus crash prevented their previous attempt at a game. The Richards Tournament also picks up later this afternoon.
Update #2 - Lyons and New Trier finished in a 6-6 tie in the early game of the St Ignatius Tournament, while Loyola beat Waubonsie Valley 9-4 and H-F topped Marian 9-1. New Trier also beat Naperville North 8-4. The only thing set with the championship round thus far is that Marian will take on Naperville North in the 7th place game.
Update #3 - St Ignatius defeated Lyons 7-4 and Loyola beat H-F 8-4 to finalize the championship round at the St Ignatius Tournament. Loyola will take on Ignatius for the title, while Lyons faces H-F in the third place game.
Update #4 - Fenwick, Mother McAuley, and Stevenson each finished the Stevenson Tournament with a 3-1 record after solid performances against visiting teams from Michigan. Fenwick beat EGR and Pioneer but lost in overtime to Rockford on Saturday afternoon. McAuley defeated EGR and Rockford but suffered a 4-3 loss to Huron. Stevenson beat Pioneer but fell to Huron 7-5. Mundelein also participated in the tournament but lost to Huron, EGR, and Pioneer and finished the weekend with a 4-0 record.
Update #5 - Lincoln-Way East went undefeated at the GBN Tournament on Saturday with wins over Resurrection, St Viator, Glenbrook North, and Libertyville. Glenbrook finished 3-1 and claimed second place, Resurrection went 1-2-1 to finish third, while Libertyville beat St Viator 8-5 to take fourth place.
Update #6 - Richards won their own tournament on Saturday night with a 14-9 victory over Riverside-Brookfield in the final game. Angie Drwal scored 7 goals and Ashley Rampick added 4 goals to lead the Bulldogs to the win. Richards also beat Argo 16-3 on Saturday to finish the weekend with a 3-0 record. Bremen finished in second place with a 2-1 record after defeating Argo 11-0 and R-B 7-5 on Saturday. R-B finished with a win over Argo to claim third place.
Update #7 - Loyola jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first quarter en route to a 9-4 win over St Ignatius to win the Ignatius Tournament on Saturday. Lyons finished third after beating H-F 8-6, New Trier topped Waubonsie 5-4 for fifth place, and Marian defeated Naperville North 4-3 in the seventh place game
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Thursday, April 16, 2008 2:45pm
The sectional seed meetings took place on Wednesday night. As reports trickle in from each sectional site, stay tuned for updates on tonight and Thursday morning. The full playoff bracket will be available once all of the sectionals have reported their seed information. The links to the sectional seed information can be located at:
Sectionals reported: Vernon Hills, Neuqua Valley, Lyons, GBN, Homewood-Flossmoor, York, Fenwick, Hoffman
Sectionals reported: Homewood-Flossmoor, Fenwick, Vernon Hills, Hoffman, Lyons, York, GBN, Neuqua Valley
Monday, April 14, 2008 1:20pm
The IHSA determined the pairings for the state tournament on Monday at their central office. Here are the pairings for quarterfinal matchups in bracket order:
BOYS
Game 1 - Vernon Hills sectional winner vs Neuqua Valley sectional winner
Game 2 - Lyons sectional winner vs Glenbrook North sectional winner
Game 3 - Homewood-Flossmoor sectional winner vs York sectional winner
Game 4 - Fenwick sectional winner vs Hoffman sectional winner
GIRLS
Game 1 - Homewood-Flossmoor sectional winner vs Fenwick sectional winner
Game 2 - Vernon Hills sectional winner vs Hoffman sectional winner
Game 3 - Lyons sectional winner vs York sectional winner
Game 4 - Glenbrook North sectional winner vs Neuqua Valley sectional winner
The winner of Game 1 plays the winner of Game 2 in the first state semifinal
The winner of Game 3 plays the winner of Game 4 in the second state semifinal
The semifinal winners play for the state championship, while the semifinal losers play in the consolation game
Sunday, April 13, 2008 2:30pm
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Sunday, April 6, 2008 3:50am
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Sunday, March 30, 2008 10:30pm
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LATEST UPDATE: Fenwick Tournament Report
Week 4 Update #7 - Fenwick Tournament Report (Girls)
Week 4 Update #6 - Saturday, March 29
Week 4 Update #5 - Friday, March 2
Week 4 Update #4 - Thursday, March 27
Week 4 Update #3 - Wednesday, March 26
Week 4 Update #2 - Tuesday, March 25
Week 4 Update #1 - Monday, March 24
Sunday, March 23, 2008 8:22am
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March 10-16 (click the above link to read the contents listed below)
Sunday, March 16, 2008 11:54pm
Week 2 updates: Rankings, Week 2 Super Ballers, Week 2 Ballers and The Illpolo Report
Rankings Update
BOYS' TOP 25 - The only certainty in the boys' rankings is Fenwick at the top spot. The Fenwick Tournament caused a shakeup at the top of the rankings, as Naperville North's wins over Naperville Central and Lincoln-Way East push them to the #2 spot. Naperville Central defeated Lincoln-Way East at an all-deep pool to move those two teams to #3 and #4, respectively. Mundelein makes a major jump to #5 after beating Stevenson at the Lake County Tournament and improving to 5-0 on the season. Sandburg beat Lyons in overtime to move up to #6, Stevenson drops to #7 after their second loss of the year, and Homewood-Flossmoor's 8-7 victory over Brother Rice puts them at the #8 spot. Brother Rice and Lyons are tied for #9, as they tied each other twice over the weekend. In other changes, Neuqua Valley fell to #11 after losing to Brother Rice and Lyons, St Rita beat St Patrick to move the Mustangs up to #12 and drop the Shamrocks to #13. Waubonsie Valley suffered the biggest drop to #23 after falling to 1-5 on the season with losses this week to McHenry and Neuqua Valley. Lockport moved to #19 after winning the Hinsdale Central Tournament and knocking off St Ignatius this week. McHenry moved up to #20, St Ignatius moved to #21 after beating Evanston, while the Wildkits fell to #22 after two losses at their own tournament to Glenbrook South and St Ignatius. Conant is at #24 after improving to 8-0 and Stagg to #25 after getting their record to 8-3 and beating Andrew this weekend.
GIRLS' TOP 25 - The changes in the girls' rankings came on the bottom half of the poll, as Waubonsie Valley's second win over Neuqua Valley moved theWarriors up to #14 and dropped the Wildcats down to #16. Mundelein remains undefeated and moves to the #12 spot, Oak Park fell to #13 after falling to 3-3, and Fremd moves into the Top 20 to the #19 position. Andrew lost to Fremd and ends up at #20, Buffalo Grove lost to Prospect and Fremd and ends up at #22, while Richards fell to #24 after a loss to Bremen on Friday night.
Monday, March 10, 2008 10:45pm
Below are the links to the sectional assignments for both boys and girls:
Illpolo.com Notes
***For the first time since 2002, St Patrick is not in the same sectional as Fenwick. The Shamrocks head to York and are currently the only Top 25 team in that sectional.
***With UIC not hosting a sectional, the IHSA reverted back to some of the original assignments from 2002, placing St Ignatius and Latin in the Fenwick Sectional along with Oak Park and Fenwick. That puts four Top 25 teams in the same sectional on both the boys' and girls' sides, including two of the top five girls teams.
***Sandburg's boys team finally gets placed in a sectional with the other teams from their area, causing a potential showdown between teams like Lincoln-Way East, Homewood-Flossmoor, Andrew, Sandburg, and Lockport at the TBA Sectional.
***The Sandburg girls team once again gets sent to a different site than their boys' team, as they will have to play at Lyons against Mother McAuley, Lyons, and Richards.
***Evanston's boys team returns to the GBN Sectional after playing at UIC last year. This sets up an evenly matched sectional which includes New Trier, Loyola, Glenbrook South, and Evanston, all of which are Top 25 teams.
***The sectionals at Neuqua Valley, Vernon Hills, and Hoffman Estates (new site, same area) look almost exactly the same as the last several years.
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