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Carretto Takes Over Oswego East Girls Basketball Program
Assistant promoted for 2011-12 season
The Oswego East girls basketball program has made great strides since the school opened in 2005. Included were a 21-win season a year ago and a dedication to defense.However, it has also burned through a pair of coaches, each lasting just three years. Enter Abe Carretto. The 37-year-old spent the last three years as an assistant coach under Nate Eimer, who returned to his alma mater, West Aurora, to coach football. While some things will change under Carretto’s guidance, the Wolves’ defensive intensity won’t be one of them. "My goals as to play extremely good defense and utilize a few different offensive sets,” Carretto said. “We’re going to use a few more schemes on the defensive end. Otherwise, the team will be playing similar basketball…
Friday, February 18, 2011
Analysis: Waubonsie Comes Out Strong Thursday
Warriors established their intensity early, cruise to 51-30 regional-title win over Oswego East; sectional rematch with Benet looms.
DOWNERS GROVE – Earning a No. 2 sectional seed put a target directly on the back of Waubonsie Valley’s girls basketball heading into the postseason. And the Warriors came out with a lackluster performance in Tuesday’s win over Metea Valley in the regional semifinal. In the day between that win and Thursday’s Class 4A Downers Grove South Regional title game against Oswego East, that lack of enthusiasm was clearly addressed. The Warriors looked like a different team in their 51-30 win, advancing to the Romeoville Sectional. The Warriors scored the first seven points of the game in the opening 1 minutes 21 seconds, forcing three quick turnovers and limiting the Wolves to no shot attempts in the process. Oswego East never threatened again. “We…
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Girls Basketball: Waubonsie Dominates Oswego East For Regional Title
Waubonsie Valley 51, Oswego East 30. Warriors shake off sluggish win over Metea Valley, roll to fifth straight regional crown.
The Hot Read: Waubonsie Valley scored the first seven points of the game in the first 1 minute 21 seconds of the first quarter and never looked back, rolling to its fifth consecutive regional title at the Class 4A Downers Grove South Regional Thursday. The lead swelled to 25-10 in the second quarter, but Oswego East cut the lead to 33-24 after three quarters. The Warriors then answered by scoring the first 12 points of the fourth quarter to put the game away. It was Oswego East’s first appearance in a regional championship game. Patch’s MVP: Waubonsie Valley sophomore Gratia Brooks dominated the post, tying Becky Williford for game-high scoring honors with 13 points, on 6-for-7 shooting from the field, and helped the Warriors to a 38-29 …
Hoops: Give These Girls a High Five
Sports writer Paul Johnson ranks the region's top five girls basketball teams, plus a list of the five next best.
1. Bolingbrook (22-2): The Raiders continue to steamroll toward Normal, dominating a solid Homewood-Flossmoor team by 50 points and pummeling Plainfield East in the regional opener. Next up, Romeoville in the regional title game Thursday. 2. Benet Academy (22-6): The Redwings survived a tough test from Naperville North in the regional semifinals to set up a regional-title game against Wheaton Warrenville South at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Naperville North. 3. Naperville Central (23-8): The DuPage Valley Conference champions could face Neuqua Valley Friday for the regional title at East Aurora. The Redhawks slipped past Downers Grove North by nine in the regional opener, giving them 13 wins in their last 14 games. 4. Waubonsie Valley (23-4): …
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Girls Basketball: Oswego East Reaches First Regional Title Game
Oswego East 52, Downers Grove South 48. The Wolves upset the Mustangs on Tuesday to set up Thursday's regional-title showdown with Waubonsie Valley.
DOWNERS GROVE–Oswego East’s girls basketball team seemed to have the group to reach the program’s first-ever regional title game last season. When that group fell short, and graduated six key members, coach Nate Eimer couldn’t have envisioned that this would be that season. Turns out, the Wolves proved him wrong. Oswego East sprung a 52-48 upset on the seventh-seeded hosts from Downers Grove South in the regional semifinal Tuesday to set up the Wolves’ first-ever regional title game appearance. The 10th-seeded Wolves will face second-seeded Waubonsie Valley Thursday at 7:30 p.m. “It’s unbelievable,” Eimer said. “Who would have thought that we were going to lose six seniors that played a lot last year and this group would be the one that …
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Hoops: Give These Girls a High Five
Sports writer Paul Johnson ranks the region's top five girls basketball teams, followed by a list of the next best.
1. Bolingbrook (19-2): The Raiders have been so dominant in 13 games against Illinois opponents that anything short of another Class 4A state title will not do. The average margin of victory thus far in Illinois has been 80-30. Astonishing. 2. Benet Academy (19-6): A non-conference win over Hinsdale Central has given the Redwings 11 wins in their last 12 games as they prepare for Naperville North in regionals next week. 3. Naperville Central (21-8): The Redhawks continue to storm up the rankings after a big win over Wheaton North Monday clinched at least a tie for the DuPage Valley Conference crown with one game to go. 4. Waubonsie Valley (20-4): Warriors have a couple of winnable road games left in the regular season before preparing to …
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Oswego's Harmon Adding Her Name to Elite Group
Just the fourth girls player in school history to join the 1,000-point club, the Panthers junior is poised for a big stretch run.
Oswego High School has produced some talented Division I girls basketball players in recent years. Paige Harmon is making sure her name will be added to the list by the time she’s through. Harmon, a 5-foot-10 junior, joined the school’s 1,000-point club last month. She is the fourth player in school history to reach the nearly elusive plateau. “It shows that practice and hard work helps,” Harmon said. “I’m the fourth girl to score 1,000 points here. It’s pretty cool.” “To score 1,000 career points midway through her junior year is really a testament to her and the players she’s played with in the past and currently,” Oswego coach Chad Pohlmann said. “She has a chance to leave her name in the record book as one of the greatest to ever play …
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Girls Basketball: Oswego Keeps Plainfield Central at Arms' Length
Oswego 65 Plainfield Central 47: Panthers post third straight victory after losing nine in a row.
The Hot Read: Paige Harmon led four players in double figures with 20 points as Oswego won the Southwest Prairie Conference matchup Friday at Oswego. Stopping the Slide: Oswego has won three straight games after losing nine in a row. Oswego’s Leaders: Harmon, a junior, scored 20 points, freshman Kelsey Nelson added a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds, sophomore Rebecca Anderson tallied 11 points and pulled down eight rebounds, and senior Rosanna Gambino came up with 10 points Plainfield Central’s Leaders: Juniors Alex Harrison and Seyla Balcazar each scored eight points. Roster Moves: Oswego was down to nine players dressed because of injuries and illnesses. The team started the season with 13. Plainfield Central dressed 12 …
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Hoops: Give These Girls a High Five
Sports writer Paul Johnson ranks the area's top high school girls basketball teams 1-5, followed by a short list of the next best.
1. Bolingbrook (17-2): Raiders dominate Sandburg and receive their inevitable Class 4A Romeoville Sectional top seed. 2. Benet Academy (18-6): The Redwings are on the rise after their upset of Loyola gave them 10 wins in their last 11 games. Tuesday’s Hinsdale Central game was postponed. 3. Waubonsie Valley (18-4): The Warriors were dominated by Upstate Eight Valley champion Bartlett in Round 2 of their season series, but can get back on track Thursday against Neuqua. 4. Naperville Central (19-8): The Redhawks earned at least a share of the Sweet 16 Tournament title after wins over New Trier and Schaumburg Saturday; have won 9 of 10 overall. 5. Minooka (18-4): Indians upended by Lockport after winning 14 of 15. Minooka still has a …
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