Illinois Basketball Fact: This year will be the 45th Annual Wheeling Wildcat Hardwood Classic Boys Basketball Tournament. There are 16 teams that participate in this north suburban tournament. Their 1st tournament was played in 1978 with Walther Lutheran winning the title.

Here is the game winner!

Completely true!

Congratulations to former BarringtonAthletics Girls Water Polo Coach, Mark Markwell, on being named Boys Swimming & Diving Official of the Year!

Huge shout out to BarringtonAthletics for hosting the IHSA Wrestling Sectionals. Impressive facilities, both days extremely well run, and first class hospitality all around.

Congratulations to the Broncos All-Conference players: Oliver Gray Nick Peipert Alec Schmidts A well-deserved honor!

Lucky grandpa photographs. My Granddaughter Delaney asks for and receives a High 5 from “Tortellini” the tortoise at the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium this weekend. Great visiting the grandkids. We were really impressed by this zoo.

Extremely well said Scott. Unfortunately, that’s the difference between an education-based athletic program and a business.

Nice honor for the BarringtonAthletics Boys Varsity Basketball Team. Barrington 220

Legacy! Danny’s father Mike scored 18 pts. in Barrington’s 1980 Regional Championship victory over Fremd. He later served the community as an Barrington 220 school board member. BarringtonAthletics

Congratulations to my good friend Jerry Dobbs!

Grandson, Charlie, could pick any walk-up music he wanted for his tee-ball games. He chose the ⁦The Home Depot⁩ theme music!

Shooting Camp went great last week. Here are the contest winners posing with All Conference Basketball player and All State quarterback Nick Peipert. Looking forward to Skills Camp this week.

Great week at BHS Skills Camp. Our winners pose with All State...All Area...Unanimous All Conference player Oliver Gray. Looking forward to Competition Camp next week.

2026 6”5 Oliver Gray Oliver Gray has such a clean release on his shot. High level shot maker continues to get better. Improved ball handling skills. Should continue to be on coaches radars heading into his junior year. BHS Boys Basketball - All Levels Illinois Wolves

#WEareLZ

My man!

He is the best!

Special thanks to Brian Polian for sharing his thoughts and strategies on how to build relationships and connect with Gen Z. The son of NFL Hall of Famer Bill Polian spoke to coaches at Saint Viator today. He has a book out “Teaching and Coaching Generation Z.” Saint Viator HS