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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 has come.

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 so prevalent previously in the blue-collar program.

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 night at Beardsley Gymnasium.

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 League tournament held at Maine East High Schoo

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 Glendale Heights.

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.

Kit shooters warm up in second half of 49-43 win

It wouldn’t be entirely accurate to say that the shooters from Evanston and New Trier’s basketball teams heated up in the second half of the rivalry showdown at Gates Gymnasium Friday night.