Dark Horse Spotlight 2022 5’5 G Ella Winterhalder Following a winter filled with electric scoring outputs, one might say that South Elgin rising junior Ella Winterhalder just completed a “breakout” sophomore season. 2022 5’5 G Ella Winterhalder But for those who know Ella, the tremendous sophomore campaign that she just concluded went [...]

Dark Horse Spotlight 2021 5’11 PG Nathan Valentine Oftentimes, coaches will describe point guards as either “pass-first” or “score-first”. 2021 5’11 PG Nathan Valentine Geneva’s Nathan Valentine, a 5’11 PG who just concluded a strong junior campaign, is neither one nor the other – rather, he is both, dependent entirely on the [...]

Dark Horse Spotlight 2021 5’11 PG Jake Dimovski Good point guards see the floor, making the right decisions based on the options that present themselves in the flow of the game. Great point guards, though, make their decisions based on situations that haven’t even occurred yet. 2021 5’11 PG Jake Dimovski According [...]

Dark Horse Spotlight 2021 6’6 G Aidan Murphy There are plenty of high achievers in classrooms around the country. But not many of those high-academic students can shoot the basketball like Aidan Murphy. 2021 6’6 G Aidan Murphy Indeed, the 6’6 Murphy is among the area’s top perimeter sharpshooters slated for graduation [...]

Dark Horse Spotlight 2021 6’7 Wing J. Caleb Slawinski College coaches love a coachable player with upside, and the upside that J. Caleb Slawinski has to offer is sky-high. 2021 6’7 Wing J. Caleb Slawinski Slawinski, who posted a number of impressive statistical performances in a season that included personal All-Tournament recognition [...]

Dark Horse Spotlight 2021 6’5 F Kyle Engstler As more and more college teams prioritize “positionless recruiting” – finding players who can fill a number of different roles on the floor – versatility is quickly becoming one of the most important attributes of a prospect’s game. 2021 6’5 F Kyle Engstler To [...]

Dark Horse Spotlight2021 5’8 PG Lexie Sinclair“In a modern game that oftentimes lacks toughness, college coaches who are looking for that factor can find it in Lexie Sinclair.” 2021 5’8 PG Lexie Sinclair These are the words of M14’s Director of Girls Basketball, Ryan Haun, who has been a long-time trainer and coach for Bartlett’s [...]

Dark Horse Spotlight 2023 5’8 G Annalise Pietrzyk It’s not every day that a freshman walks into high school ready to be assigned the toughest varsity defensive assignment night in and night out. But Annalise Pietrzyk did it. 2023 5’8 G Annalise Pietrzyk Pietrzyk, a newcomer to Providence Catholic High School, began [...]

Dark Horse Spotlight 2021 6’9 F Dylan Fuzak The step-out four has become one of the most coveted and valued positions in all of college basketball. Gone are the days of the traditional “back-to-the-basket” big man, and in are the days of the versatile forwards who possess an arsenal of post moves and a [...]