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Wildcat Basketball shows their talent at the annual Tip-off Madness

Matt Smith, Staff Writer
November 20, 2016
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Junior small forward Drew Peterson dunks the ball after a steal, leading to a fast break.

The Libertyville community gathered in the gym Friday night for the annual Tip-off madness sponsored by the Wildcats Boys Basketball Association. J-cats(Wildcats feeder program) and the girls basketball team was in attendance for raffles, games, and performances by Poms and Cheer.
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Junior Aaron Skarbek (6), guarded by Highland Park junior Brody Schultz (8), prepares to pass the ball to his teammates during a game against the Highland Park Giants. Skarbek is one of seven juniors on the team, several of whom played during the senior night game that saw a 13-6 Libertyville win.
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Junior middle hitter Jordan Coughlin (40) springs into the air to crush the ball over the net into Carmel territory. Coughlin was one of multiple players who earned kills, or unreturnable attacks, over the course of the night.
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Junior middle blocker Jordan Coughlin (40) goes up for a hit. Coughlin had 3 kills in the game against the Titans.
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Cradling the ball, senior Sophia Weick (13) speeds past Lockports junior defender Sabina Bukowski (1) to get a shot on the goal. Weick has been on varsity all four years of high school and is one of the team captains.
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Senior attackman Tommy Gonnella (15) takes the ball along the outskirts of the field during the second quarter. Gonnella was one of three players with hat tricks against the visiting Corsairs, alongside sophomore Niko Messina (33) and senior Kyle Carollo (4).
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Sophomores Roohee Patil and Nicole Mathews fight for their win against Glenbrook North’s Sydney Jon and Kayla Yoon, as Mathews lunges forward during their second game to secure the win. “They were close matches,” Patil said. “[We] have really good chemistry.”
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Senior Kyle Carollo (4) carries the ball on the sidelines near Rolling Meadows’ goal, guarded by Mustang and junior Peyton Wiles (12). Carollo, a team captain, scored twice in the game’s second quarter. “We just knew we had to come in and focus on us and that’s what we did,” Carollo said. “Everyone was scoring, all parts were moving and we did our job.”
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On Saturday, March 11, the D128 Special Olympics basketball team wins state at the Unified High School State Tournament Basketball Championship in Champaign, Ill. The head coach for the Unified team is Deborah Beagle and the LHS athletes are seniors Zach Henderson, Jack Wasser, Haziel Morales and Xavier Granados, and juniors Parker Nuttall and Ty Schiff. (Photo courtesy of District 128).
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Senior Sam Rasin (5) springs into the air to shoot against Fremd goalie and senior Ansh Parikh (1). Rasin, also a varsity swimmer, successfully scored the goal, one of two he had during the second quarter.
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