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Okawville back-to-back state champions


Members of the Okawville basketball team celebrate with their state trophy at CEFCU Arena after defeating Illini Bluffs in the Class 1A championship game. The Lady Rockets defeated the Tigers, 48-36. More photos and game story coming soon.

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IBCA announces Class 4A girls' All-State Teams



BEDFORD PARK - The Illlinois Basketball Coaches Association released this year's Class 4A all-state team selections on Friday. Here is the complete list of honorees from around the state below.


FIRST TEAM
(FIRST NAME LAST NAME, SCHOOL, YEAR)


Brooke Carlson, Batavia, 12;
Amalia Dray, (LaGrange) Nazareth Academy, 12;
Paige Engels, (Wilmette) Loyola Academy, 12;
Meegan Fahy, (Park Ridge) Maine South, 12;
Aubrey Galvan, (Wilmette) Loyola Academy, 11;
Destiny Jackson, (Chicago) Whitney Young, 11;
Trinity Jones, Bolingbrook, 10;
Jarius Powers, (Alton) Senior, 11;
Kiyoko Proctor, (Alton) Senior, 11;
Ella Todd, (Palatine) Fremd, 11


SECOND TEAM
(FIRST NAME LAST NAME, SCHOOL, YEAR)


Olivia Austin, (LaGrange) Nazareth Academy, 12;
Lorena Awou, (East Moline) United, 12;
Olivia Corson, (Normal) Community, 12;
Ariella Henigan, (Chicago) Kenwood Academy, 11;
Emory Klatt, (Lincolnshire) Stevenson, 12;
Danyella Mporokoso, (Aurora) Waubonsie Valley, 10;
Molly O'Riordan, Barrington, 12;
Leah Palmer, Geneva, 12;
Hayven Smith, (Frankfort) Lincoln-Way East, 12;
Angelina Smith, Bolingbrook, 12


THIRD TEAM
(FIRST NAME LAST NAME, SCHOOL, YEAR)


D'Myjah Bolds, O'Fallon Township, 12;
Danielle Brooks, (Chicago) Kenwood Academy, 10;
Josie Christopher, O'Fallon Township, 10;
Gina Davorija, (Glenview) Glenbrook South, 11;
Nora Ezike, (LaGrange) Lyons, 11;
Morgan Feil, (Chicago) Mother McAuley, 12;
Kiaya Johnson, (Chicago) Whitney Young, 11;
Sela Klein, (Winnetka) New Trier, 12;
Jaeda Murphy, (Flossmoor) Homewood-Flossmoor, 12;
Kate Rule, Libertyville, 12;
Danielle Scully, (LaGrange) Nazareth Academy, 12;
Emilia Sularski, (Lisle) Benet Academy, 12;
Coco Urlacher, (Palatine) Fremd, 11;
Kylee Norkus, (Naperville) Neuqua Valley, 12;
Kailey Starks, Evanston Township, 12


HONORABLE MENTION
(FIRST NAME LAST NAME, SCHOOL, YEAR)


Quinn Arundel, (Chicago) Mother McAuley, 10; Anna Campanelli, Huntley, 11; Avery Cooper, Lake Zurich, 11; Brynn Eshoo, (Palatine) Fremd, 12; Grace Gambotz, (Chicago) Mother McAuley, 12; Gracen Gehrke, (New Lenox) Lincoln-Way Central, 12; Talesha Gilmore, Collinsville, 11; Erin Hackett, Naperville Central, 10; Lindsay Harzich, (Lisle) Benet Academy, 11; Ali Ince, (Normal) Community, 12; Jadea Johnson, Romeoville, 12; Lana Kerley, (Frankfort) Lincoln-Way East, 12; Kelsey Langston, (Wilmette) Loyola Academy, 12; Hannah Laub, (Aurora) Waubonsie Valley, 12; Alyssa Lewis, (Alton) Senior, 12; Caitlin Leyden, (Park Ridge) Maine South, 11; Alli Linke, (Mt. Prospect) Prospect, 10; Nisha Musunuri, (Lincolnshire) Stevenson, 11; Ally Pape, (Park Ridge) Maine South, 11; Kaitlyn Parker, Downers Grove North, 12; Layla Pierce, (Flossmoor) Homewood-Flossmoor, 12; Rachel Rule, Libertyville, 12; Stella Sakalas, (LaGrange) Nazareth Academy, 10; Ashley Schlabowske, (Mundelein) Carmel Catholic, 12; Lexi Sepulveda, Plainfield East, 12; Reagan Sipla, St. Charles North, 12; Brooke Spychalski, Yorkville, 11; Haeli Tart, O'Fallon Township, 10; Caitlin Washington, (Naperville) Neuqua Valley, 12; and Persais Williams, Bolingbrook, 12.



Top Class 3A girls basketball players honored by the IBCA



BEDFORD PARK - The Illlinois Basketball Coaches Association released this year's Class 3A all-state team selections on Friday. Here is the complete list of honorees from around the state:


FIRST TEAM
(FIRST NAME LAST NAME, SCHOOL, YEAR)


Mia Bergstrom, (Arlington Heights) Saint Viator, 12;
Tessa Crawford, (Jerseyville) Jersey Community, 12;
Addy Engel, Morton, 12;
Kloe Froebe, Lincoln Community, 12;
Mia Gaines, (Chicago) Hyde Park Academy, 12;
Aailiyah Guyton, Peoria Central, 12;
Nikki Kerstein, (Lombard) Montini Catholic, 11;
Kiarra Kilgore, Galesburg, 12;
Lauren Miller, (River Forest) Trinity, 12;
Xamiya Walton, (Chicago) Butler College Prep, 12


SECOND TEAM
(FIRST NAME LAST NAME, SCHOOL, YEAR)


Lexi Carlsen, Sycamore, 12;
Madison Davis, (Chicago Heights) Marian Catholic, 12;
Lily Esparza, (Rockford) Boylan Catholic, 12;
Amerie Flowers, Hinsdale South, 12;
Marisa Gant, Springfield Southeast, 12;
Katie Hamill, Crystal Lake Central, 12;
Becca Heitzig, Lincoln Community, 12;
Madison Hoffmann, Grayslake Central, 11;
Victoria Matulevicius, (Lombard) Montini Catholic, 12;
Kamryn Porter, (Chicago) De La Salle , 12


THIRD TEAM
(FIRST NAME LAST NAME, SCHOOL, YEAR)


Sereniti Adams, (Chicago) Butler College Prep, 12;
Denver Anderson, Mt. Zion, 12;
Calee Biedron, (Chicago) Resurrection, 12;
Jazmyne Bynum, (Chicago) Hyde Park Academy, 12;
Serenity Curry, (Chicago) Baker College Prep, 12;
Jamilah Jackson, (Chicago) Westinghouse College Prep, 11;
Amelia Lavorato, Hinsdale South, 12;
Alexis Neumann, (Chatham) Glenwood, 10;
Reganne Reardon, (Chicago) Saint Ignatius College Prep , 11;
Jalea Shered, Centralia, 12;
Julia Sollberger, Dunlap, 12;
Sage Stratton, (Quincy) Notre Dame, 11;
Addison Tarr, Taylorville , 11;
Larissa Taylor, Highland, 12;
Avery Tibbs, Washington Community, 10;
London Walker-George, (Chicago) DePaul College Prep, 11;
Makenna Yeager, (Chatham) Glenwood, 12


HONORABLE MENTION
(FIRST NAME LAST NAME, SCHOOL, YEAR)


Madison Austin, Sterling, 11; Taylor Bolton, (Chicago Heights) Marian Catholic, 11; Kendra Brown, (Maple Park) Kaneland, 11; Landrie Callahan, Morris Community High School, 10; Alyssa Epps, (Lombard) Montini Catholic, 12; Mazie Fleming, Taylorville, 11; Zaria Goins, (River Forest) Trinity, 10; Kamryn Heider, (Peoria) Richwoods, 12; Nikkel Johnson, (Kankakee) Senior, 12; Tiara Johnson, Mt Vernon Township, 12; Molly Knight, (New Lenox) Providence Catholic, 11; Grace Lee, (Chicago) DePaul College Prep, 10; Audrey Mahoney, (Chicago) St. Ignatius, 12; Emily Maple, Mattoon, 12; Alyssa Martin, Effingham, 10; Bailey Masching, Pontiac Township, 12; Monroe McGhee, Sycamore, 12; Kylie Moeller, East Peoria, 11; Emma Pierson, Belvidere, 11; Kamaree Pollard, Mt. Vernon Township, 11; Danielle Ruffin, Peoria Central, 12; Emma Scheffler, Springfield, 12; TaLeah Turner, (Kankakee) Senior, 11; Ellie VanMeenen, Morton (IL), 11; Jasaiyah Wallace, Centralia, 11; Xyanna Walton, (Chicago) Butler College Prep, 10; Annie Wolff, Grayslake Central, 11; and Melaina Zedalis, Mt. Vernon Township, 11.




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