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Girls basketball: Warriors stay unbeaten in UEC

January 18, 2008 10:04 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Waubonsie Valley survived an important game against Upstate Eight Conference rival Lake Park, squeaking out a 52-50 win to knock off one of two UEC rivals who were unbeaten in conference play. The Warriors along with St. Charles North, who visited Larkin tonight (a score has yet to post anywhere), are currently the only unbeaten teams in the UEC.

The victory came in typical Waubonsie fashion with contributions from nearly everyone on the team. Center Rachel Bostick led the Warriors with 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Danielle Brown scored 12. Junior forward Brittany Upshaw, listed at 5-foot-7-inches on the roster, took on the unenviable task of guarding 6-4, Michigan-bound junior Samantha Arnold, who led all scorers with 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Despite the size difference, Upshaw did a good job limiting the versatile Arnold, who has been averaging 22.3 points per game.

The win was not only significant for the Warriors' conference and sectional seeding hopes, but also for morale. Currently suffering through the loss of one of their best players (Jessica Morice is out with an achilles injury), the 19th ranked Warriors needed a morale booster after suffering a 43-23 loss to Hinsdale Central on Jan. 8.

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Brad Engel is the longest-tenured member of The Sun sports staff and has won several national and state awards in his coverage of preps as well as the Chicago Bears, Chicago Fire and general sports.

Paul LaTour has been honored with national awards in each of the last three years and currently serves as The Sun's sports enterprise writer in addition to his duties covering high school and college sports.

Dustin Michael Harris joined The Sun in August 2005 and has covered everything from high school sports to men's college basketball in addition to his new role as one of The Sun's sports columnists.

Patrick Mooney covered politics, prep sports and professional baseball for several print and online media outlets before joining The Sun in August 2007. He concentrates on prep sports, writing features, profiles and breaking recruiting news.

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Brad Nolan worked as a Sun sports staff writer for nearly five years before taking over as sports editor in April 2005. Since then, The Sun has continued to be honored as one of the top sports sections in the nation.

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