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Next season won't start soon enough to satisfy Proviso West junior Ryan Woods. The 6-foot-4 Woods was one of a half-dozen juniors who played major minutes down the stretch for the Panthers (14-16) in the recently concluded season. "We had a very young team," said Woods, who will be dividing his time in the offseason between football and basketball.

We had a very young team   -Ryan Woods

 

Incarnate Word Academy of St. Louis got 14 points from Brianna Puni and 12 more from Brittany Carter on its way to a 52-43 victory over Blue Springs for the Missouri Class 5 girls basketball state championship Saturday at Mizzou Arena. The Red Knights jumped out to a 16-8 first quarter advantage but saw that lead wiped out by a 12-2 Blue Springs run to begin the second frame. Trailing by two at the break, Incarnate Word bounced back with a 13-3 run of their own to start the third and never looked back.  

The Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School boys' water polo team defeated Morton 15-11 at the Stagg Invitational on Friday. Zach Ganger scored seven goals, had three assists and seven steals for the victorious Boilermakers (2-0). Chase Kanoski finished with three goals, seven assists and three steals.

We ran the offense with efficiency, but we need to focus on our team defense   -Rob White

 

On the spot and under the lights of Redbird Arena, Bolingbrook coach Anthony Smith acted like a riverboat gambler and confidently counted on his cast of "Unpredictables." During a frantic fourth quarter, Smith summoned senior guard Ashley Oliver, junior guard Ciera Howard and freshman guard Kennedy Cattenhead in rapid-fire succession, rolling the dice on reserves to play a big role. One by one, his relatively unknown Raider trio hit the jackpot -- Oliver with her defense and steady ball-handling, Kenn

Coming into that situation, the state championship game and sometimes not knowing if you're going to play, that was really big. I was so proud of them, and proud for them, because it was such a great team effort.   -Anthony Smith

 

A well-rested Morgan Tuck, a battle-tested Nicosia Henry, a lest-we-forget surge from Cabriana Capers and the continued best-point-guard-ever showcase of Ariel Massengale saved the Bolingbrook girls basketball team Saturday night. Put away, for a second, that classic book by John Feinstein about Bobby Knight coaching those Indiana Hoosiers. This was an even better version of "A Season on the Brink" -- the Raiders turning the page at Redbird Arena as the answer to a sudden 47-47 tie.

We were definitely looking to Morgan   -Mercedes Griffin

 

Certain events seem to happen every March without exception. Spring arrives. St. Patrick has a day.

We love celebrating what the girls have accomplished   -Gail Brown

 

The new standards are likely to touch off a vast effort to rewrite textbooks, train teachers and produce appropriate tests, if a critical mass of states adopts them in coming months, as seems likely. But there could be opposition in some states, like Massachusetts, which already has high standards that advocates may want to keep. "Many states have too many expectations in their academic standards that force teachers to cover too much in a superficial way," said Gene Wilhoit, executive director of the Co

Many states have too many expectations in their academic standards that force teachers to cover too much in a superficial way   -Gene Wilhoit

 

The award recognizes the school's contribution to the Boy Scouts in North Alabama. University president Dr. Andrew Hugine Jr. will be the guest speaker at the banquet at the Huntsville Marriott. A&M has a history of being involved in scouting, including bringing about 400 scouts on campus each February.  

 

Budget emergencies have caused drastic cuts in public schools. Many are cutting teaching and staffing positions, and Chicago Public Schools is getting rid of sophomore sports. At 7 a.m.