Each Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) holiday, boys and girls basketball teams across the state play in special tournaments. Here’s a look at where girls basketball teams are playing this coming Saturday and Monday:
33rd annual Coach Kipp Hoosfest
Location: Montini Catholic (Saturday) and Benet Academy (Monday)
Schedule:
Saturday, Jan. 14 (at Montini Catholic)
9:30 a.m. – Maine West vs. Mother McAuley (rematch of 2018-19 Class 4A state championship game)
11 a.m. – Marist vs. Sandburg
12:30 p.m. – Oak Forest vs. Lincoln-Way West
2 p.m. – Sycamore vs. Joliet West
3:30 p.m. – Willowbrook vs. Plainfield North
5 p.m. – St. Ignatius vs. York
6:30 p.m. – Geneva vs. Montini
8 p.m. – Glenbrook South vs. Lake Zurich
Monday, Jan. 16 (at Benet Academy)
Main Gym:
10:30 a.m. – Lake Central (IN) vs. Naperville North
12:15 p.m. – Lalumiere (IN) vs. Homewood-Flossmoor
2 p.m. – Noblesville (IN) vs. Benet
3:45 p.m. – Stevenson vs. Carmel (Class 4A vs. Class 3A 2022 state champions)
5:30 p.m. – Hersey vs. Whitney Young
Alumni Gym:
11 a.m. – Loyola Academy vs. Lincoln-Way Central
12:45 p.m. – Kenwood vs. Libertyville
2:15 p.m. – Lincoln (IL) vs. Wheaton North
4 p.m. – Indian Creek (IN) vs. Thornwood
5:45 p.m. – Rolling Meadows vs. Marian Catholic
DeKalb MLK Shootout:
Location: DeKalb High School
Schedule:
Saturday, Jan. 14
Dayton Gym:
9 a.m. – Hinsdale Central vs. DeKalb
10:30 a.m. – Lincoln-Way East vs. Huntley
Noon – Carmel vs. Maine South
1:30 p.m. – Minooka vs. Normal West
3 p.m. – Carmel vs. Huntley
4:30 p.m. – Dundee-Crown vs. DeKalb
Field House Court 1:
9 a.m. – St. Charles East vs. Lincoln-Way Central
10:30 a.m. – Hinsdale Central vs. Johnsburg
Noon – Neuqua Valley vs. Lincoln-Way Central
1:30 p.m. – Dundee-Crown vs. Belvidere North
3 p.m. – Lincoln-Way East vs. Maine South
4:30 p.m. – Minooka vs. Loyola Academy
Field House Court 4:
9 a.m. – Neuqua Valley vs. Boylan
10:30 a.m. – Hinsdale South vs. Normal West
Noon – Burlington Central vs. Boylan
1:30 p.m. – Oswego vs. Johnsburg
3 p.m. – Burlington Central vs. Hinsdale South
4:30 p.m. – Oswego vs. Belvidere North
Round Lake MLK Tournament:
Location: Round Lake High School
Schedule:
Friday, Jan. 13 (all at the main gym)
4:30 p.m. – Round Lake vs. Waukegan
6 p.m. – Palatine vs. Harvard
7:30 p.m. – Woodstock vs. Lake Forest Academy
Saturday, Jan. 14 (all at the main gym unless otherwise noted)
9 a.m. – Maine East vs. Rockford Jefferson
10:30 a.m. – Round Lake vs. Lake Forest Academy
Noon – Maine East vs. Palatine
1:30 p.m. – Harvard vs. Rockford Jefferson
3 p.m. – Round Lake vs. Woodstock
3 p.m. – Waukegan vs. Lake Forest Academy (Auxiliary Gym)
Monday, Jan. 16 (all at the main gym unless otherwise noted)
9 a.m. – Waukegan vs. Woodstock
10:30 a.m. – Palatine vs. Rockford Jefferson
10:30 a.m. – Maine East vs. Harvard (Auxiliary Gym)
Noon – Pool A Seed 4 vs. Pool B Seed 4 (7th place)
1:30 p.m. – Pool A Seed 2 vs. Pool B Seed 2 (3rd place)
3 p.m. – Pool A Seed 3 vs. Pool B Seed 3 (5th place) (Auxiliary Gym)
3 p.m. – Pool A Seed 1 vs. Pool B Seed 1 (Championship)
Batavia MLK Showdown:
Location: Batavia High School
Schedule:
Monday, Jan. 16
11 a.m. – Glenbard North vs. Kaneland (main gym)
11:30 a.m. – St. Laurence vs. Marian Central (middle gym)
12:30 p.m. – Neuqua Valley vs. Amundsen (main gym)
1 p.m. – Conant vs. St. Francis (middle gym)
2 p.m. – Wheaton-Warrenville South vs. South Elgin (main gym)
2:30 p.m. – Schaumburg vs. Hampshire (middle gym)
3:30 p.m. – St. Charles North vs. Lake Zurich (main gym)
4 p.m. – Lake Park vs. Yorkville (middle gym)
5 p.m. – Glenbrook South vs. Geneva (main gym)
5:30 p.m. – St. Charles East vs. Lyons (middle gym)
6:30 p.m. – Batavia vs. Sycamore (main gym)
National Girls & Women in Sports Day Lane Tech Shootout:
Location: Lane Tech
Schedule:
Saturday, Jan. 14
10 a.m. – Jones vs. DePaul Prep
Noon – Payton vs. Loyola Academy
2 p.m. – Westinghouse vs. Trinity
4 p.m. – Resurrection at Lane Tech
6 p.m. – Lane Tech Academic Center vs. Queen of Angels (middle school game)
Other games (not listed as tournament games):
Saturday, Jan. 14
11:30 a.m. – Northside Prep at Niles West
11:30 a.m. – Buffalo Grove at Glenbrook North
Noon –
12:30 p.m. – Rockford Guilford at St. Viator
2:30 p.m. – Leyden at Taft
2:30 p.m. – Conant at St. Charles North
Monday, Jan. 16
2:30 p.m. – Buffalo Grove at Vernon Hills
6 p.m. – Kankakee Trinity Academy at Christian Liberty Academy
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