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While it wasn't the ideal outcome, it was close enough for New Trier boys basketball, and we talk about their third-place finish — the program's best in half a century. Coach Scott Fricke tells us how they did it up through the final game and what comes next. And just like that, it's springtime, and we pivot to a number of sports already underway.

Four teams remain. And New Trier is one of them. With a victory on Monday, the Trevians advanced to the state finals. We break down the sectional and supersectional victories, hear from coach Scott Fricke and dive into the final four teams in Class 4A. We also keep you updated on the boys and girls state hockey tournaments.

What. A. Finish for New Trier boys basketball in the sectional semis. We dissect the game and the final play in the Trevians' walk-off win and later talk about their chances for a state appearance. Plenty more to talk about too, including state champions in the pool and on the mat, season finales for Loyola boys and girls, and some hockey.

A Rambler went down to Champaign and came home a state champ. We talk about Massey Odiotti making history for a Loyola Academy program on the rise. We catch up on girls hoops, including a dramatic sectional win for the Ramblers behind junior Paige Engels' 28 points. Paige joins us to tell us about it. We also preview state swimming and boys hoops playoffs.

New Trier boys hoops took care of business with the league title on the line. We talk about the Trevs' hot streak and their postseason ceiling. Plus, Loyola wrestling sets another program record. Can Ramblers make noise at state? And don't miss our second-quarter interview with a local basketball star who has made 2 miraculous shots this season

Big weekend coming up in local high school sports. Both New Trier and Loyola boys will fight for conference championships on Friday night. We dive deep into both matchups. On the mats, wrestlers (boys and girls) square off Saturday with a state berth on the line. We also hear from Trevs gymnastics coach Jen Pistorius after her team's sectional appearance.

Senior Jake Fiegen now has more than 1,000 points as a Trevian. We talk about how he got there and hear from Jake in the second quarter. Plus, New Trier roasts Glenbrook S to retake the league lead, and Loyola edges DePaul Prep to keep pace in the Catholic League. We also talk gymnastics, dance and wrestling as the postseason nears.

Loyola Academy stole a top-10 victory while on the road at Brother Rice. While the Ramblers' win streak ended shortly thereafter, we discuss what the big mean wins as the postseason nears. The Trevians on the other hand drop their first CSL South game and are now in a three-way tie atop the division. We also praise New Trier dancers for a program first and hear from their coach in the second quarter.

The newest member of the 300-win club is New Trier basketball coach Scott Fricke, who was honored following No. 300 Friday. Fricke joins us to talk about the milestone. Before that, we recap a big win for Loyola boys basketball and a big turnaround for Highland Park girls, as well as congratulate New Trier bowlers on a regional title.

New Trier girls are on the rise, despite a couple tough losses in Grow the Game. We talk about how big of a threat they are once the postseason gets here, and we hear from coach Teri Rodgers about the team's progress as well as the importance of Grow the Game. We also hit boys hoops, bowling and swimming in this episode.

For our first episode of 2023, we go up and down the court with holiday basketball action and hear from New Trier senior Jake Fiegen — the top scorer at the prestigious Pontiac Holiday Tournament. Then, we take time to remember our favorite stories of 2022.

Local wrestlers took on tough competition, and we recap big finishes by Loyola and Highland Park grapplers. New Trier gymnasts are making progress, such as sophomore Clara Crossgrove who tells us about her 9.55 floor routine in the second quarter. And we don't forget hoops. We give updates on our teams and focus on New Trier's hot streak and coach Teri Rodgers' most recent honor.

We break down one of the best shooting performances Illinois has ever seen — for real! Joe breaks down what he saw as New Trier's Ian Brown sank 12 of 14 three-point attempts in a raucous Trevians win against Rolling Meadows. In the second quarter, Brown tells us about his night in the zone. We also discuss another chapter of New Trier-Loyola hockey and more.

Coach John Holecek is walking away from Loyola Academy football after lifting it up to the Illinois high school mountaintop. We discuss Holecek's legacy, accomplishments and what may be next. We then let coach do the talking, giving us his thoughts on the change, the state of Ramblers football, keys to success, his proudest achievements and much more.

They did it — just like they said they would. The Loyola Academy Ramblers are state champions. We start by talking through how they pulled off the 13-3 title win over Lincoln-Way East, then discuss the season that was, some of the top moments and players. We hear from some of the players and answer the big questions, like was this the best Loyola championship team.

Loyola left no doubt in a semifinal victory over previously unbeaten York. We start there, recapping the 30-3 romp in Elmhurst, before turning our sights to the state title matchup with top-seeded Lincoln-Way East. We hear from both coaches and give our keys to victory. Don't miss this one.

Using an early scoring blitz, Loyola tamed the Lions and is moving on to another state semifinals. The unbeaten Dukes are waiting in Elmhurst. We discuss how the Ramblers can knock off York and advance to the state championship. Plus, we break down the Trevians' second straight swimming state title in the pool and hear from coach Mac Guy.

Two down, three to go in Loyola Academy's quest for a football state championship. We recap the Ramblers ground assault in a Round 2 victory and look forward to a matchup with 9-2 Lyons in Round 3. We also talk cross-country and swimming postseason finales and hear from New Trier volleyball coach Hannah Hsieh about her young group's season.

It is onto Round 2 for Loyola Academy, but the Ramblers are moving on without one of their top playmakers. We talk about how LA adjusts to the loss of RB Will Nimesheim and a long road trip. And we give plenty of attention to the field hockey state champs for New Trier. Senior Honor Roberts helps us tell the story of the dominant Trevians. Plus, soccer, volleyball and cross-country sectionals, oh my!

The football was good this past weekend in the North Shore. Loyola and Mt. Carmel put on a show in a fight for the best team in Illinois, while New Trier and Maine South took their rivalry battle to overtime with a playoff spot on the line. We break it all down, plus hear from Ramblers QB Jake Stearney and tip our cap to second-place Trevians tennis

We've been asking for it all season, and it is finally here: Loyola vs. Mt. Carmel. No. 1 vs. No. 2. 8-0 vs. 8-0 with pride, glory and the Catholic League Blue on the line. In the 4th quarter, we give you the goods on the matchup, as well as if New Trier and Highland Park can save their seasons. Before that, we recap Week 8, hear from Giants coach Kopp and run thru results from plenty other fall sports.

The inexperience of the Trevians was laid bare by the visiting Titans. Mike and Joe break down the closer-than-it-appears loss and NT's fading playoff chances. Highland Park, though, gets another win and is close to qualifying. Loyola gets a scare, but pushes through at Providence. Plus, we tee up a state champ: Trevs golf coach Pete Drevline joins us to talk about the team's state title.

Both the Ramblers and Trevians faced road tests and road deficits. We talk about their comeback wins and what it means going into the home stretch. NT QB Patrick Heneghan tells us about it, as well. Highland Park got in its own way in a rivalry showdown in Deerfield. Can they rebound for a state push? And the state golf tournaments will feature plenty of local standouts. Will one or more bring home hardware?

We go around the horn in victory formation! New Trier, Highland Park and Loyola all picked up weekend victories, and we give you the highlights. Then, we look ahead to see if they keep it going. Spoiler: We think so! Plus, we hear from Trevs junior Jackson McCarey and run through our other fall favorites in Way/No Way.

Finally. New Trier puts a tally in the win column. We look at how they did it and if more are coming. Loyola Loyola'd once again with a trouncing of Brother Rice in its opening battle. But does their defense need fine tuning? We talk about it and hear from Ramblers WR Declan Forde. We also run through LA boys golf's big performance, Trevians soccer keeping it going and much more.

The Ramblers did it again, winning by 3+ scores to remain unbeaten. We discuss who can stop them and where Jake Stearney ranks among recent LA quarterbacks. It's a different set of questions for New Trier, which is winless but has a big opportunity this week. And what can the Giants do against powerful Hersey? All of that, plus, we hear from Ramblers volleyball coach Mallory Thelander after her team's big crosstown win over New Trier

The Ramblers and Giants are off to hot starts on the gridiron, but the Trevians have yet to figure it out. We look into New Trier's issues and when and if they can turn things around — also hearing from coach Brian Doll on the subject. We also take a peek at other fall action in the third quarter and predict Week 3 in the fourth.

We break down opening day for our local teams: Loyola Academy, New Trier and Highland Park. We focus on the Ramblers putting on a show on ESPN's High School Kickoff and also dive into the Trevians woes and what they can do to get on track. The Giants are aiming to move to 2-0, but can they keep it up? Plus, our early thoughts on soccer, golf and volleyball results.

And away we go with another year of football on the North Shore. We give you everything you need to be ready for kickoff, as we dig deep into our local teams: New Trier, Loyola and Highland Park. We break it all down and give you our predictions on Week 1 matchups and season records. Ready, set, let's goooo!

We celebrate big-time summer performances from local wrestling and swimming stars in national competitions, and catch up with and hear from Maggie Lyon, New Trier grad and Northwestern asst. basketball coach. In the final period, we talk the new girls flag football league in town and tease next week's football preview show.

Current and former New Trier basketball standouts took their talents overseas and are returning with gold medals from the Maccabiah Games. We talk about the games and recap locals' performances. We also chat about a soccer team's unprecedented summer and the Wilmette Waves coming up short in the summer league title game.

New Trier lacrosse and hockey are two of the most successful programs related to the high school. And both will have new coaches next season. We talk about the news and why the programs have moved on. Then, we tackle football for the first time in 2022, as New Trier and Loyola work through summer camps and competition. We take early looks at the teams' schedules and rosters.

Local teams bring home two state championships from the state finals in Hinsdale Central, and we spend time celebrating New Trier girls and Loyola boys teams. Then, we hear from Trevians coach Pete Collins before a season-ending Way/No Way and recapping some of our favorite moments of the spring.

We have some big-time performances to tell you about in this episode, starting with boys volleyball's comeback win to earn a state berth. And how about Loyola pitcher Mackenzie Barry's playoff dominance? We also recap Trevians tennis's state trophy, New Trier baseball's early ouster and much more in this jam-packed episode.

We celebrate New Trier boys water polo for bringing home the first state title in program history and air our interview with coach David Rafftery-Flatter. We give plenty of kudos to the girls team and local track stars, like Maeve Kelly, for their state performances. Then, we sprint through the rest of the action and give you our thoughts on the most prolific two weeks in the HS sports season.

They say you can throw records out the window in rivalry matches, and that held true when New Trier met Evanston in a postseason girls water polo clash. On the boys side, the Trevs continued their dominant campaign with a sectional title. We also recap big-time finishes from local track and field athletes and hear from New Trier baseball player Henry Wolfe on the lead-up to the postseason.

Loyola baseball runs into the teeth of its conference schedule and looks to regroup, while on the water New Trier dominates the bass fishing sectional. We recap the day and hear from coach Steve Gagliano. We finish by reviewing seeds in soccer and baseball in advance of postseason play.

Eleven games into the season, New Trier boys lacrosse is back at full strength following a hazing investigation in March. Coach Herrala, however, is still not with the team. We report the latest. The rest of the spring sports are headed for the postseason already and we check in across the board and welcome Trevians girls lacrosse coach Pete Collins.

New Trier Powerlifting is a school sport now and celebrated by winning a national championship — and not its first. We then hear from New Trier QB Nevan Cremascoli, the recipient of the prestigious Scholar-Athlete Award. Then, we go around the horn checking in on spring sports, focusing on New Trier and Loyola soccer in the potent Naperville Invite.

Despite the chill (and rain) in the air, we find our way to the track to catch up the Trevians and Ramblers to see what they are putting out there this season. Loyola girls coach ChrisJon Simon joins us in the second quarter. Then we hit all the spring action, with a focus on baseball and softball to wrap up the show.

In the latest update on the New Trier lacrosse hazing investigation, the team began its season without its 13-year head coach and a number of players not in uniform. In the second quarter, we hear from New Trier softball coach Rose Wysocki and then go around the horn with spring sports, spending plenty of time on interesting starts for both our local baseball teams.

Not long after we recorded our previous episode, New Trier High School responded to a hazing incident involving its lacrosse team. We review the response and provide updates on the story. After that, we serve up some volleyball talk, breaking down early action from New Trier and Loyola Academy. We also hear from Trevs coach Sue Ellen Haak.

We discuss The Record's story on a violent digital video that reportedly shows New Trier High School lacrosse players beating one of their own. We talk about how we gathered the information, what's next for the story and the silence from school officials. Later in the episode, we hear from Michigan football recruit Brooks Bahr and take a look at the start of the spring season, from track to volleyball to soccer.

It may not feel like it, but it's spring from where we stand. And that means we're talking baseball and what we've seen so far, as Loyola gets off to a fun start and New Trier runs into tough luck. New Rambles coach Josh Howard joins us in the second quarter, we play Way/No Way and then squeeze some football talk in because we can — and because we got a kid gong to Michigan.

New Trier girls hockey could not keep up with the Romans in the state title game. We talk about why and how before hearing from star winger Callista Chong. Then, we shift to a new sports season: spring! Baseball, softball, soccer and a bunch more get things rolling in March. We look at the top storylines and if any of our squads have a chance at state.

And just like that ... it's over. But what a year it was for New Trier boys basketball. We begin by diving deep into the sectional championship loss to GBS: where it went awry, who stood out, etc. Coach Scott Fricke lends his thoughts on the special season as well. Then, we wrap up the winter season by talking other state-title-level teams: New Trier and Loyola hockey.

We must talk hoops! But be patient, first, we dive into a remarkable finish at the state swimming championships and Loyola's historic wrestler. We also hear from Trevian Noah Shannon in the second quarter. We play Way/No Way in the third, and then in the final quarter, we eulogize Loyola Academy girls extraordinary basketball season, which ended Monday night, and then get into New Trier's throttling of Rolling Meadows and preview the big-big-big Trevians-Titans sectional-title bout on Friday night.

What a weekend in Champaign for local wrestlers, especially New Trier's Jack Cummings and Loyola's Massey Odiotti. We break down their historic performances and hear from Jack in the second quarter. In the second half, we chat swimming postseason before bouncing into hoops and what to expect from big matchups over the next week.

It all comes down to this. Winter sports are culminating, and we're here for it. We start by talking girls ball, as the playoffs are underway. We pivot to boys hoops to review the seeds and matchups that start next week. Then, we hear from Loyola wrestler and sectional champ Massey Odiotti and we run back the wrestling sectional and dive into the state brackets for our qualifiers.

On a big stage, New Trier hoops dropped a tough one to rival Evanston — just the Trevs' third loss of the season. A couple days later, though, the Trevs dismantled the 'Kits. We talk about how they did it and what it means headed to the postseason. Plus, coach Scott Fricke gives us insight on his team's bounceback win. And what a regional for local wrestlers, especially Loyola, which brings home four titles.