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Fahy was huge in the Hawks’ 64-55 win against Evanston, scoring 30 points and grabbing five rebounds.

UpdatedTue, Mar 9, 2021 at 10:56 pm CT Reply Listed at 6 feet, 4 inches, Ciara Gentle is already the tallest player in the history of the Evanston girls basketball program. Just how much on an impact she will make in the future is still a question. But behind Gentle and Taija Banks, two sophomores with perhaps the most up-side as far as talent on the varsity roster, the Wildkits rolled over Highland Park 52-18 Tuesday in a Central Suburban League crossover contest. Gentle scored a career-high 1...

Reply COVID-19 protocols were in effect to protect players, coaches, officials and fans everywhere you looked Saturday at Beardsley Gymnasium. But was that really Lola Lesmond behind that mask? Adding a new physical aspect to her game, the 6-foot Evanston junior recorded her first career double-double and led the Wildkit girls basketball team to a one-sided 49-27 victory over visiting Vernon Hills in the season opener for both squads. Subscribe Lesmonds 19 points and 13 rebounds were the highli...

UpdatedFri, Feb 5, 2021 at 7:52 pm CT Reply Four players on the 2021 Evanston varsity girls basketball roster played on the freshman team last year. Two players were in 8th grade. Brittanny Johnson could coach at Evanston for another 20 years and not see more new faces from one season to the next. Subscribe Complicating matters further, the ETHS coach only has a 5-week season to work with, beginning on Saturday when the Wildkits host Vernon Hills in the 4 p.m. contest of a boys-girls varsity do...