2023-2024 Season 23 Regional Championships 6 Sectional Championships 3 Supersectional Championships 3 Elite 8's 4th Place State Head Coach- Nick Fotopoulos
Eagles 62
Romeoville 58
Eagles are REGIONAL CHAMPIONS!!! What a game in an OT thriller! First regional since 2016!
Noor Ali (
@thenoorali
) huge game w/ 19
Olivia Trunk (
@oliviatrunk
) huge 4th and FT to win 15pts
Zoe Trunk (
@ZoeTrunk19
) big in OT w/ 15
Sectional Tuesday!
Josie Canellis (
@CanellisJosie
) is the best 3 Pointer Shooter in the state of Illinois!!!!! Queen of the Hill!!! She hit 13/15 to win!! Congratulations!!! Amazing!!
@SandburgHS
@EaglesAthletics
We have a state finalist!!! Congratulations to Josie Canellis (
@CanellisJosie
) on earning a trip to Redbird Arena for the
@IHSA_IL
3 point competition! Josie hit 10/15 and the 8/10 in shootout! Awesome job!!
@EaglesAthletics
@SandburgHS
Our
@SandburgHS
&
@EaglesAthletics
community lost a great one last week. Coach Peterson was known as “Voice of the Eagles” but also played an enormous coaching role on many of the great girls basketball teams in the late 90s & early 2000s. Your legacy & impact will live forever!
Congratulations to Erin O’Connor (
@erinoconnor34
) on earning All State Special Mention. This amazing honor puts Erin in the top 70 players in the state this season! Awesome work and a true testament to your awesome career! More to come!
@EaglesAthletics
@SandburgHS
Awesome article about the multi-talented Annie Driscoll! An amazing personal story about perseverance, hard work, and commitment as a student and athlete of 4 sports! We are proud to have her part of our program!
@JeffVorva
@DonnaDriscoll9
@EaglesAthletics
@SandburgHS
Amazing game note:
Josie Canellis (
@CanellisJosie
) passed the fantastic Erin Colletti (Catell)
@BballNnhs
(head coach of Naperville North) for 3rd all time in
@EaglesAthletics
scoring history!
Erika Nelson (1395)
Sarah Kustok (1242)
*Josie Canellis (1199)
Erin Catell (1195)
Congratulations to Charlotte Trunk (
@CharlotteTrunk
) on scoring a career 1,000 points. Charlotte will join a special group of athletes in our storied program. An amazing accomplishment for an amazing person and competitor.
Eagles 74
Naperville North 65
Eagles take down the Huskies in a great game. Canellis (
@CanellisJosie
) lead all scorers w/ 25. Trunk (
@CharlotteTrunk
) goes for 16 and 12, Antoine (
@D_Antoine22
) w/ 15, O’Connor (
@erinoconnor34
) w/ 10- 6/8 in 4th from line. 11-2. Let’s go!
Congratulations to Erin O’Connor (
@erinoconnor34
) on breaking the long standing school record of 302 steals. Erin broke the record at Andrew on Tuesday. An amazing accomplishment for an amazing athlete and even better person. Keep it going!
Thank u 2 Coach Fefles
@cshsFefles
4 being an enormous part of our program the past 4 yrs. Coach is hanging up the whistle 4 this coming season but we wanted 2 express our gratitude 4 the countless hours & impact u made on our girls. U will be missed!
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@SandburgHS
HF 56
Eagles 31
Congrats HF on regional championship. Our girls battled hard throughout. Thank you to our two amazing seniors
@ClaireCal12
&
@CanellisJosie
who left it all on floor. This team represents
@SandburgHS
&
@EaglesAthletics
to the core. Love this group & girls.
#EJEP
Eagles fall to the Macs 51-32 in the Regional Championship. We battled, played hard, and gave it everything we had. Proud of our efforts. Good luck to
@MightyMacBball
as they advance to the sectional. Eagles finish season 19-12.
#EJEP
@SandburgHS
@EaglesAthletics
@JeffVorva
A HUGE heartfelt thank you to everyone that came out tonight in support of our Pink Out Against Cancer game. We were truly blown away with the kindness, love, and support that everyone shared. Game didn’t end how we wanted but the night was special!
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@EaglesAthletics
Eagles advance to the Regional Finals with hard fought 53-42 win over Oak Lawn. Erin O’Connor (P.o.G) game high & career high 19 points, Maggie Manthey w/ 11, & Josie Canellis w/ 8. 7pm Thursday vs. host McAuley. Be there!
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@JeffVorva
@SouthtownSports
Eagles 47
Oak Lawn 39
What an amazing experience. Thank you to everyone that helped make today a success. Juliana Paddock (
@julianapaddock
) lead all scorers w/ 15, Josie Canellis (
@CanellisJosie
) w/ 12, & Noor Ali (
@thenoorali
) w/ 7. Eagles improve to 5-2!
Congratulations to our 7 seniors for all being 4 year program players. Thank you for your hard work, dedication, and commitment. You will be missed but your legacy will last forever.
@laurencoghlan5
@CharlotteTrunk
We can see our shooting percentage increasing already. A HUGE shoutout and thank you to
@csathboosters
for the purchase. An awesome continued investment in our student athletes! Go Eagles!
@EaglesAthletics
@SandburgHS
Congratulations to Josie Canellis (
@CanellisJosie
) on earning All-State Special Mention by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association! This award makes Josie one of the top 65 players in class 4a in the state! Amazing accomplishment!
@EaglesAthletics
@SandburgHS
@ibcacoaches
Congratulations to our sophomore guard Erin O'Connor (
@erinoconnor34
) on earning All-Conference this season in the SWSC. Her game continues to evolve & grow. Tremendous accomplishment & testament to the hardest working player on team.
#EJEP
@EaglesAthletics
@SandburgHS
@JeffVorva
Eagles 56
Porters 29
Eagles took control early w/ 31-4 run to start game. Great team effort.
Charlotte Trunk (
@CharlotteTrunk
) w/ 16 pts/14 rebounds. PoG.
Josie Canellis (
@CanellisJosie
) w/ 18 pts.
Congrats Guste & Cara w/ first varsity buckets!
@EaglesAthletics
@SandburgHS
Eagles 77
Rich South 21
Eagles with their first win of the season over the Raptors. Josie Canellis (
@CanellisJosie
) lead the Eagles w/ 21, Olivia Trunk (
@oliviatrunk
) in her varsity debut w/ 14, and Claire Callaghan (
@ClaireCal12
) w/ 11. Great effort.
@EaglesAthletics
Eagles with a hard fought victory over Oak Lawn 54-44. Eagles were down 1 going into 4th & go on a 16-5 run to end game. Eagles lead by Grace Badon w/ 13, Erin O’Connor 11, Maggie Manthey 10 and P.OG. Mallery Bellik 6. Eagles improve to 16-7.
#EJEP
@EaglesAthletics
@SandburgHS
LWE 53
Eagles 51
Eagles take 2nd place in Classic. Down 9 at half & up 6 w/ 4 to go. East made big shots down stretch & at the line. Great fight & growth seen by our young team over the last few weeks. Very proud.
@julianapaddock
w/ 18,
@CanellisJosie
w/ 16,
@ClaireCal12
w/ 9.
Eagles 65
OPRF 15
Eagles played well offensively and defensively in our first game of the season.
Olivia Trunk (
@oliviatrunk
) lead all scorers with 17 & 7 rebounds. P.o.G!
Juliana Paddock (
@julianapaddock
) goes double/double 13 & 10.
Taylor Bolhuis 1st varsity bucket!
To our girls: don’t get 2 up/down on all news regarding our sport. I know it’s a hard thing to do but remember to control what u can control. Get better on court, be a leader in school, ur academics, & being an outstanding person. The rest will work out. Promise.
@EaglesAthletics
Senior Profile- Maddie Coghlan
3 Year Varsity Player
Favorite Memory-
Doing random team bonding events! Curling, Xmas surprise, & pasta parties!
Advice-
Enjoy every sec. of it- things get tough sometimes but stay positive & pick each other up! Playing together is best part!
LWE 60
Eagles 39
A great season ends with a sectional semi final loss to the Griffins.
Congratulations to our seniors Juliana, Noor, Grace, Diana, and Annie on an amazing 4 years.
So proud of all our girls and what they accomplished this season.
Regional Champs
19-15
Congrats to Destiny Antione for knocking down 10 3’s during the regional three point contest! She was high score among 24 shooters! Destiny advances to the McAuley Sectional round on Tuesday with a chance to make it down state!
#GoEagles
@EaglesAthletics
@SandburgHS
Blue and Gold Night was awesome. Thank you to all the jr high players, parents, students and staff that came and cheered on our program. It was a great atmosphere. Eagles WIN. First official game next week!
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@SandburgHS
Eagles Win! 54-31 over Andrew in a total team effort! Eagles were lead by Erin O’Connor w/ 12 points, Player of the Game Claire Callaghan w/ 9 and Grace Corluka with 13 rebounds. Eagles improve to 9-1. LWW on Friday at home!
@EaglesAthletics
@SandburgHS
@OPPrairie
@JeffVorva
Congratulations to the following Varsity award recipients!
Most Valuable Player
Erin O’Connor
Most Improved
Juliana Paddock
Heart and Hustle Award
Danielle Antoine
Teammate of the Year
Charlotte Trunk (
@CharlotteTrunk
)
The Queen
Jocelyn Canellis
Senior Profile- Erin O'Connor
4 Year Varsity Starter
Favorite Memory-
Breaking the school's steal record! I made it one of my goals coming into the season!
Advice-
Never forget you are playing the game you love! Every season has it's ups and downs- play together and have fun!
Eagles with HUGE win over Bradley 63-56! Solid effort & composure late in game. Eagles were lead by player of the game Charlotte Trunk w/ 16, Steffi Manthey 14 and Maggie Manthey 11. Eagles improve to 8-1 on the season!
#EJEP
@OPPrairie
@EaglesAthletics
@SandburgHS
@JeffVorva
Freshman Josie Canellis knocks down 7/10 in shoot off to advance to downstate in IHSA Queen of the Hill 3pt competition. She will shoot in Redbird Arena at Illinois State University on Thursday, March 5th! Uncle
@LouCanellis
how about some love!
#EJEP
@SandburgHS
@EaglesAthletics
Eagles 43
St. Francis 39
Eagles are bracket champions! Charlotte Trunk (
@CharlotteTrunk
) & Josie Canellis (
@CanellisJosie
) lead all scorers with 12 each. Erin O’Connor (
@erinoconnor34
) earns P.o.G. w/ dominate 4th qrt. Great comeback down 9 at half. Tourney ship Sat. vs. Naz.
Eagles with a big conference win over the Griffins 52-45! Eagles were lead by player of the game Josie Canellis w/ career high 21 points on 5 3 pointers and Charlotte Trunk with 17. Eagles improve to 15-7. Great effort.
#EJEP
@EaglesAthletics
@SandburgHS
@JeffVorva
Happy Graduation Day(s)to our seniors Maggie, Steffi, Grace, Grace, & Mallery! We are all proud of ur accomplishments & look forward to hearing ur future successes! Class of 2020 will always have a special place in our hearts. Good luck, we love you!
@EaglesAthletics
@SandburgHS
Regional Finals tomorrow night vs. the Macs @ 7pm! Before game is IHSA 3 point competition at 530pm! Good luck to our representatives:
Senior- Grace Badon
Sophomore- Lauren Coghlan
Freshman- Josie Canellis
Freshman- Claire Callaghan
@SandburgHS
@EaglesAthletics
@JeffVorva
Varsity Eagles end the summer season with a 3-1 record at the Marian Catholic Summer League Shootout. A big thanks to
@MCHSWBasketball
for hosting a great month of basketball.
@SandburgHS
@EaglesAthletics
Eagles w/ WIN over St. Francis 34-32. Grind it out victory vs tough nosed team. Lauren Coghlan (
@laurencoghlan5
) w/ 2 huge threes in 2nd half. Eagles lead by Grace Badon (
@grace_badon
) w/10. Eagles advance to championship in Red Devil Bracket On Wed.
@SandburgHS
@EaglesAthletics
Eagles with a thrilling 59-58 WIN over Plainfield North to earn 3rd place in the Brenda Whitesell Invite. Eagles were lead by freshman Josie Canellis 16 pts, Charlotte Trunk 11 pts, and player of game Grace Badon 13. Fantastic effort!
#EJEP
@SandburgHS
@EaglesAthletics
@JeffVorva
BREAKING NEWS: In honor of 4 months until bball season, we are excited to announce the teams for the 1st Annual Sandburg Shootout! Tourney Dec. 26-Dec.28th at
@SandburgHS
!
Sandburg
Oak Forest
Richards
Plainfield East
Joliet West
Glenbard East
Chicago School of Ag
Hammond High
Congrats to Erin O’Connor (
@erinoconnor34
) on competing in the
@ibcacoaches
All State game this afternoon. It was great to watch one the best to play at
@SandburgHS
one more time! Team white with the dub, too! Great job, Erin. Proud of you always!
@EaglesAthletics
Eagles 57
Oswego East 29
Eagles back in WIN column with a solid effort behind 1000 career point scorer
@CanellisJosie
w/ 22. Great effort from bench
@abbyjanociak
w/ 9,
@AnaCisek2026
w/ 8. 10 girls scored. Next up- Sandburg Holiday Classic! Improve to 8-5.
@EaglesAthletics
Congratulations Josie Canellis (
@CanellisJosie
)!! All-State Academic Team is an amazing accomplishment! 26 athletes in the WHOLE STATE OF ILLINOIS! Wow!
@SandburgHS
@TBaranek
Congratulations to Josie Canellis who was named to the exclusive
@IHSA_IL
All-State Academic Team. Josie is one of the 13 male & 13 female honorees of the IHSA’s top academic honor that were chosen from a group that included hundreds of students throughout the state!
#EaglesFLY
Sandburg Summer Shootout w/ a twist! All participating head coaches are former Sandburg Eagles!
Naperville North (
@BballNnhs
)
- Erin (Catel) Colletti
Schaumburg (
@SHS_Girls_Hoops
)
- Jacqi (Storm) Strauch
Yorkville (
@coachwensits
)
- Kim Wensits
Games start at 130pm tomorrow!
Congratulations to Erin O’Connor on earning
@SandburgHS
Senior Athlete of the Year!
All time program career leader in steals & assists. Single season steals & assists leader! All State, SWSC all conference!
All State Soccer, SWSC All Conference!
An Amazing accomplishment!
Congratulations to Dani Antoine (
@daniantoine22
) on earning the All Heart Award at tonight’s Moraine Valley (
@MVCyclones
) All Area All-Star game! Big things happening for Dani!
@AUSpartanWBB
has a good one coming their way!
Congratulations to our leader and the ultimate competitor Erin O’Connor (
@erinoconnor34
) on earning our Most Valuable Player Award. Awesome work, two years in a row!
@EaglesAthletics
@SandburgHS