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Morton battles through injury to sectional berth

Dealing with injuries just goes with the territory in some high school sports, like wrestling. But Max Morton’s bid to compete in the Illinois High School Association state wrestling tournament

By Dennis Mahoney on February 10, 2020 - 1:52 am

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No. 1 Benet edges ETHS girls in second overtime

What could have turned out to be the best night in Evanston basketball history only turned into the LONGEST night in Evanston basketball history. The Wildkit girls fell just short

By Dennis Mahoney on February 9, 2020 - 7:43 am

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Kits score epic 3-overtime win at E-Town Showdown

No matter how many games are played in the future at the E-Town Showdown high school basketball event, they’ll never be able to top Saturday’s debut at Northwestern University’s Welsh-Ryan

By Dennis Mahoney on February 9, 2020 - 6:48 am

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Offense gets back on track in Kits’ rout of Maine South

To get his basketball team back on track on offense, Evanston head coach Mike Ellis limited the number of basketballs available during practice drills this week. It was a reminder

By Dennis Mahoney on February 8, 2020 - 3:57 am

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E-Town Showdown features nation’s No. 1 junior

Fans who attend the E-Town Showdown high school basketball tripleheader event Saturday at Northwestern University will see four powerhouse teams ranked in the top 5 in the latest state polls,

By Dennis Mahoney on February 6, 2020 - 6:13 am

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Otwell, Axelrood advance to gymnastics sectional

Jamie Otwell said she wanted to go out with a bang. But the Evanston senior isn’t finished just yet. Otwell earned Evanston’s first regional gymnastics championship since 1999 and advanced

By Dennis Mahoney on February 4, 2020 - 4:33 am

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ETHS girls earn share of conference bowling title

A mechanical breakdown that caused a delay at the Central Suburban League championship tournament may have cost the Evanston girls bowling team an outright league title Saturday. But the Wildkits

By Dennis Mahoney on February 3, 2020 - 5:27 am

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Grodzin caps career with berth in bowling finals

Like he does at the end of most freshman soccer seasons, Harold Bailey made a pitch for his players to also consider playing another sport ---like bowling. The Evanston coach

By Dennis Mahoney on February 3, 2020 - 4:56 am

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Bull’s free throws help Kits close out Oak Park

Elijah Bull wasn’t around at the start of Evanston’s basketball game against Oak Park-River Forest Saturday. But he was there at the finish and helped the Wildkits end a 2-game

By Dennis Mahoney on February 2, 2020 - 4:35 am

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Kit girls stumble against ranked foe on the road

To prepare the Wildkits for what she hopes will be a run to the Final Four this year, Evanston girls basketball coach Brittanny Johnson purposely back-loaded the schedule with tough

By Dennis Mahoney on February 2, 2020 - 3:42 am

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ETHS girls wrap up 4th straight division title

The championship culture surrounding the Evanston girls basketball team didn’t grow overnight. But the Wildkits made another statement Friday night at Beardsley Gym as to just how far the program

By Dennis Mahoney on February 1, 2020 - 4:44 am

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Kits lose control of CSL South division race

Back-to-back trips to the Final Four, and 18 straight wins to start this season have apparently made it harder than ever for Evanston’s basketball team to maintain that underdog mentality

By Dennis Mahoney on January 31, 2020 - 4:05 am

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Kits can’t solve Loyola defense, bow 41-33

Probably no high school basketball team in the state of Illinois is more committed to playing good defense than Loyola Academy. That’s a lesson Evanston learned the hard way Tuesday

By Dennis Mahoney on January 29, 2020 - 4:17 am

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Salinas, Jean-Jacques claim CSL mat crowns

Juniors Ricardo Salinas and Valery Jean-Jacques both captured individual championships Saturday and led the Evanston wrestling team to a 5th place finish in the team standings at the Central Suburban

By Dennis Mahoney on January 27, 2020 - 4:11 am

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Grodzin punches ticket to IHSA state bowling finals

Zev Grodzin didn’t set out to make history this season for the Evanston bowling team. But the Wildkit senior did just that Saturday at the Immaculate Conception Sectional tournament in

By Dennis Mahoney on January 27, 2020 - 2:38 am

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Fearless Wildkits get back on track, bounce Bloom

Next Tuesday’s game versus Loyola Academy will have sectional tournament seeding implications. Next Thursday’s game at Glenbrook South could determine the conference championship. But it wouldn’t be difficult to make

By Dennis Mahoney on January 26, 2020 - 5:13 am