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ILLINOIS ELITE 17U TEAM CAPTURES
BACK TO BACK 2011 AND 2012 AAU STATE!!!
Congratulations to our ILLINOIS ELITE 17U team for winning back to back Illinois AAU 11th Grade State Championship !! Each girl performed brilliantly at Guerin Prep over the course of the three day tournament. Ultimately, our talented girls prevailed defeating Midwest Elite Platinum by scores of 82 – 75 and 63 – 56 in the State Finals
Despite losing Co- Captain Sophie Brunner to a knee injury in the second to last game, the team played inspiring, selfless, team oriented Basketball without Sophie in the Final game, defeating a very talented Midwest Elite Platinum team for the second time in the Finals and capturing our Second State Championship in a row!! The girls defeated a previously Undefeated Midwest Elite Platinum team twice in one day by scores of 82 – 75 and 63 – 56. Throughout the long, exhausting three day tournament the team defeated teams from all the Major AAU Programs in Illinois.
We proudly salute each and every member of our 17U team. Sophie Brunner (Freeport Aquin)……Maggie Dansdill (Wheaton Warrenville South)…..Haley Gorecki (Fremd)…..Ellie Harmeyer (Wisconsin Shoreland Lutheran)…..Jackie Kemph (Rolling Meadows)…..Bailey North (Buffalo Grove)…..Lena “The Magician” Munzer (Highland Park)…..Jenny Vliet (Rolling Meadows)……and Lauren “Spider” Webb (Vernon Hills ). Back to Back State Championships…way to go girls !!!!!
ILLINOIS ELITE BLACK TEAM MISSES THIRD PLACE IN STATE BY 4 POINTS!!!
Our talented and tall 2014 team played beautifully at the State Tournament winning game after game until ultimately falling by 4 points in the Third Place game. Coach Walker and her girls played well and are learning to play together as a team. Their future is indeed bright!!!
2016 TEAM WINS 4 GAMES IN 18 HOURS TO FINISH
THIRD IN STATE !!!
Congratulations to our talented 8th grade team for WINNING Third Place in the Illinois AAU State tournament. After an unfortunate tournament opening game loss, they rebounded to win Four games in a row over difficult competition, finally falling to the eventual State Champion Illinois Rush. Illinois AAU Director Jim Russo went out of his way to say how well our team played defensively, particularly complimenting Bryana Hopkins, Megan Talbot, Kathryn Pedi, Amore Wool, and Gracie Tworek for their commitment to relentless defense. Every one of our girls left everything they had on the floor and made quite an impression to all in attendance. Way to go girls!!
2014 TEAM REMAINS UNDEFEATED WINNING HOOPS FOR THE GAME SPRING INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT CARTHAGE COLLEGE IN WISCONSIN!!!!!!
Congratulations to our very talented 2014 team for going undefeated and winning the Championship of the Hoops for the Game Spring Invitational in Wisconsin this past weekend !! FTG Director Jim Hentschel commented, “these girls are big, tall and very, very confident”. He remarked that Taylor Will and Jada Blackwell were particularly impressive in this tournament. All of the girls performed impressively and this team of players and parents, as well, has a unique spirit of camaraderie about them as they are always all together enjoying each other between games. Our 2014 team remains undefeated for the 2012 season. Friends on and off the court…..Special !!!
2013 TEAM CONTINUES TO ROLL, WINNING WISCONSIN HOOPS FOR THE GAME CHAMPIONSHIP!!!
Congratulations to our impressive 2013 team for steamrolling through some good competition to the Championship at Carthage College in Wisconsin over the weekend! Wow, these girls can play! It is easy to see they have played together for some time; and truly do not care who scores as long as they score! In the game over Wisconsin Playground Elite, who are a talented team rightly considered one of Wisconsin’s finest teams. The 2013 girls had three fastbreaks in a row where all five players touched the ball but the BALL NEVER TOUCHED THE FLOOR!!! FTG Director commented that ”this team has ten stars and will be very difficult to beat”. He remarked that “Sophie Brunner and Destinee Young and Lena Munzer will make their future Collegiate Coaches very happy“ !! Fans were incredulous at the selfless team play and closeness of this very talented group of future Collegiate Basketball players!!! The girls closest game to date has been a 34 point victory and they remain undefeated in the 2012 season! We are very proud of you girls!
