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Benet's Jayden Wright tries to steal the ball from Marist's Adoni Vassilakis Saturday during the Class 4A state championship game at the State Farm Center in Champaign. Mark Busch/Shaw Local News Network
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Final boys basketball Top 20 and a look ahead at girls soccer
Benet's Jayden Wright tries to steal the ball from Marist's Adoni Vassilakis Saturday during the Class 4A state championship game at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Mark Busch/Shaw Local News Network
We’re looking back and looking ahead in today’s prep sports newsletter.
Kevin Schmit breaks down the top performances from last weekend’s boys state basketball tournament in his “High Five” column today.
Benet ends the year on top of our Top 20 after finishing second in Class 4A.
Boys basketball
Boys basketball Top 20
Mar 16, 2026 8:19 am - Final
Team Comment
1. Benet 36-2 Class 4A runner-up
2. Neuqua Valley 32-2 Future bright for DVC champions
3. York 32-6 Fourth place at Class 4A state tourney
4. Warren 30-4 NSC champs upset in sectional semifinals
5. Fremd 28-3 MSL c
Looking ahead, our season previews continue with a look girls soccer teams in Lake and Cook counties and our preseason Top 20.
Girls soccer
Girls soccer Top 20
Mar 16, 2026 1:36 pm - 1. Fremd (13-7-3) Vikings have four who can score goals
2. St. Charles East (20-7-1) Leon, Strotkamp, Wollenberg spark the Saints
3. Naperville Central (20-2-1) Emerson Burke elite defender
4. Libertyville (18-2-3) Wildcats midfield is a first class
Girls soccer
Girls soccer: Scouting 2026 Cook and Lake County season
Mar 16, 2026 1:21 pm - Fremd and Hersey have been perennial powerhouse clubs in the MSL, displaying consistent, high levels of play on both sides of the ball while almost always ending up a strong force during the postseason.
However, with Barrington seemingly always in th
Boys water polo
High school scores for March 16
Mar 16, 2026 9:37 pm - Boys water
polo
Conant 14, Wheeling 9
Palatine 13, Buffalo Grove 5
Girls water polo
Elk Grove 15, Warren 9
Fremd 11, Conant 5
Vernon Hills 5, Niles West 4 (OT)
Upcoming
Tuesday, March 17
Baseball
Antioch at Marengo, 4:30 p.m.
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