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Loyola Academy win state basketball title

NORMAL - Members of the Loyola Academy girls' basketball team celebrate their title win Saturday night at the IHSA Girls' Basketball State Finals. The Class 4A state champions defeated Nazareth Academy 40-44 thanks to a pair of free throws from senior Paige Engles in the last 14 seconds of the game. It was the Ramblers' first championship trophy in the four-class system and the first since defeating East St. Louis Lincoln back in 1998. It is the third time in program history the Loyola girls' progam have taken home a state title. More photos from the Class 4A title game this week.

Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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Lincoln Railsplitters state basketball champs!

NORMAL - Lincoln's Kloe Froebe holds up the team's IHSA championship trophy during the postgame awards ceremony at CEFCU Arena Saturday evening. The Railsplitters defeated the Titans of Glenwood in the Class 3A title game, 60-44. Froebe, a senior, scored 36 points, five boards, and four of the team's eight steals. Game story and more photos coming soon.

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