Boys Basketball downs Wheeling behind Shaw’s eight threes
Rick Lytle, Online Editor-in-Chief
January 12, 2020
Marco Shaw is pictured in a Dec. 20 game at Prospect High School. Marco Shaw was simply too much for the Wheeling Wildcats to handle. The junior in only his second start of the season was 8-10 on three point field goals, making his last eight straight. “Marco is wi...
Boys Basketball comeback falls just short against Mustangs
Rick Lytle, Online Editor-in-Chief
December 24, 2019
Rolling Meadows was up 47-36 at the end of the third quarter and seemed just about ready to blow the game open. Prospect, playing in their third MSL East matchup of the season, kept battling. To start the quarter, Prospect went on a 9-3 run, capped off by a Marco Shaw three pointer to bring the g...
Wheeling Hardwood Classic is key to boys basketball success
December 23, 2019
John Panos and Casey Trebswether break down the importance of the Wheeling Hardwood Classic for the boys basketball team. https://vimeo.com/381246594 ...
Wrestling falls to two undefeated opponents
Alyssa Schulz, Executive Sports Editor
December 11, 2019
Image is from a 61-16 win against Hersey High School at Prospect on Dec. 6. The wrestling team lost to Barrington 46-21 and Schaumburg 37-31 on Dec. 5. Both Schaumburg and Barrington remain undefeated through the beginning of the season. Even though the team lost, senior Ryan Traviolia believ...
Continuation From Print: Top Prospect Sports Moments
Cameron Sullivan, Sports Editor
December 10, 2019
In our December 11, 2019 issue of the prospector, I wrote what I believe was the top five moments of the decade. It was initially a top ten list but we changed it for some spacing, so here is my numbers six through 10 with some honorable mentions and videos of the moments. #10. Football ends playoff d...
Your Conference Championship Saturday Viewing Guide
December 7, 2019
Rick Lytle, Online Editor-in-Chief Is there anything better for sports fans than coming up with a bunch of scenarios with limited possibilities of occurring? Whether it’s finding a way for the 7-6 Bears to win the NFC North or finding a way for a 10-2 team to sneak into the College Football Playo...
Girls Cross Country continues legacy, places 8th at State
Rick Lytle, Online Editor-in-Chief
November 23, 2019
Four athletes graduating and running in college, three of them at the Division I level, are big shoes to fill. Not only did the team this year have big holes to replace in a storied girls’ cross country program, they only had one senior in their top seven runners. “We knew they had pot...
Two Seniors Sign National Letter of Intent
Rick Lytle, Online Editor-in-Chief
November 23, 2019
The National Letter of Intent is a binding agreement between an athlete and a university or college. It puts into writing that the student athlete will play at that university, and that the university will provide scholarship money for the student. This year, two Prospect varsity athletes signed t...
Undefeated Mustangs End Knights Season
Rick Lytle, Online Editor-in-Chief
November 10, 2019
The Prospect crowd was waiting for something to get excited about. The second quarter saw no points from either team as both defenses were able to stop anything either offense tried. It looked like just another screen pass from Prospect’s Gary Moeller to Brian Doherty, until Doherty set his feet to throw...
Girls’ Cross Country: The Never Ending Legacy
Marina Makropoulos, Staff Writer
November 8, 2019
Going up against 18 teams and 140 athletes, Prospect Girls’ Cross Country dominated the course at the IHSA Sectionals on November 2nd, winning the meet, and advancing them to the state finals. The Sectional Meet took place at Busse Woods. Head coach of the girls cross country team Pete Wintermut...
Prospect's Postseason Rundown: Week 4
November 4, 2019
Football Upcoming: Second Round of IHSA Playoffs at Rolling Meadows High School Nov. 8 @7 p.m. Recap: The Knights beat the Dekalb Barbs 55-53 in a shootout. The teams combined for over 1,000 yards of offense and the first possession not resulting in a touchdown came late in the second quarter. The game ended when Dekalb's 2-point conversion to tie the game with seven seconds remaining...
Knights Erase 12-point Deficit, Advance To Second Round of Playoffs
Rick Lytle, Online Editor-in-Chief and Aidan Murray, Staff Writer
November 2, 2019
108 points. 1,001 total yards of offense. Interceptions. Blocked extra points. A 12-point comeback. Kickoffs magically dying inside the five yard line. A 52-yard punt from the QUARTERBACK pinning a team on their own five. A late game drive to potentially tie it up, including a miracle fourth down co...
