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Despite a big changeover in its roster, Riverside-Brookfield – led by 6-foot-11 senior center Stefan Cicic – is still off to 7-1 start. That, Lemont playing at a high level despite key losses and brackets revealed for the 49th Annual Jack Tosh Holiday Classic in basketball notes.
Montini dug a big hole for itself at the Lake Zurich Exam Jamm and despite rallying it wasn't able to climb all the way back in a 52-46 loss to Hersey on Tuesday.
Here is the Suburban Life All-Area football team.
After a tumultuous week that saw head coach Erin Navolio and two members of her staff resign, the Hinsdale Central girls basketball team took the court Friday with three new interim coaches.
St. Francis senior quarterback Alessio Milivojevic, who threw for 3,408 yards and 40 touchdowns and ran for nine TDs in leading the Spartans to the Class 5A semifinals, is the Suburban Life Player of the Year.
After several quiet days following the controversy over the Hinsdale South boys basketball program, the Hinsdale Central girls basketball team is making headlines off the court. Head coach Erin Navolio and her entire coaching staff abruptly resigned on Sunday.
An imposing rim protector with the bulk to cause problems for opponents at both ends, 6-foot-8 Downers Grove North senior center Jake Riemer has worked to add elements to his game. That, plus notes on Downers Grove South and Benet from Bob Narang.
Owen Thulin scored a team-high 15 points, all in the first half, to lead Downers Grove North to a 56-47 victory over Hinsdale Central in West Suburban Silver Division action.
Brendan Savage, a Hinsdale South senior forward who has been embroiled in a scandal that brought national attention to his plight after his mother sued the school district when her son was cut from the team, finally returned to the court Friday at Downers Grove South.
The Redwings illustrated their team rebounding approach in Thursday’s 54-45 victory over Lyons in nonconference action in Lisle.
Hinsdale South senior guard Brendan Savage is back on the team but not yet back on the court. His mother, Erin Savage, sued the school district and several employees last week after her son was cut from the basketball team.
Led by Player of the Year Luca Davies of Hinsdale Central, here is the 2023 Suburban Life All-Area boys soccer team.
Luca Davies made the best out of his short career. The Hinsdale Central senior forward, who previously lived in the Netherlands and Germany, scored a program record 26 goals to finish with 45 goals over a two-year varsity career.
Downers Grove North's Noah Battle saved one of his best performances for the final home game of his three-year varsity career. Now, Battle is aiming for another big game on the biggest stage of his career, Saturday's Class 7A final against Mount Carmel.
The 2023-2024 boys basketball season tips off this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.