But the only way Lincoln-Way East can grab at least a share of its first Southwest Suburban Blue championship is with a win at Bolingbrook.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/2/2/23584068/high-school-basketball-brother-rice-mount-carmel-evanston-new-trier

Freshman slugger Maddie Henry helps power Lincoln-Way East past Sandburg.

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Lincoln-Way Central's Chloe Grundhofer (23) works the ball against Lincoln-Way East's Brooklyn Mortell (5) during the Windy City Ram Classic semifinals at Reavis in Burbank on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

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Lincoln-Way Central's Chloe Grundhofer (23) works the ball against Lincoln-Way East's Brooklyn Mortell (5) during the Windy City Ram Classic semifinals at Reavis in Burbank on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

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Lincoln-Way East countered with a fourth-and-goal conversion of its own, with Braden Tischer rolling out and throwing a 2-yard TD pass to Trey Zvonar with 3:23 left in the second quarter.

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Lincoln-Way East's Aiden Knipper (17) gets mobbed after producing the game-winning hit against Lincoln-Way West during a SouthWest Suburban Conference crossover in Frankfort on Monday, April 24, 2023.

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Lincoln-Way East's Aiden Knipper (17) gets mobbed after producing the game-winning hit against Lincoln-Way West during a SouthWest Suburban Conference crossover in Frankfort on Monday, April 24, 2023.

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Lincoln-Way East's Brooklyn Mortell (5) shields the ball from Wheaton North’s Piper Harborth during the Porter Cup championship game in Lockport on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

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Lincoln-Way East’s Conner Durkin (16) tackles Minooka’s Kameron Hopkins (8) during a Class 8A second-round playoff game in Frankfort on Friday Nov. 3, 2023.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/sports/ct-sta-fbl-minooka-lwe-st-1105-20231104-v6d26ddxqbhn3h5rl2skfgenly-story.html

Lincoln-Way East's Tyler Walenga (4) goes up for a kill against Lockport during the Lockport Regional championship match on Thursday, May 25, 2023.

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Mortell said she had an idea that this Lincoln-Way East team could be special way back before any games were played.

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Sandburg's Ydalis Alvarez celebrates with teammates after scoring her first goal against Bloom during a Class 3A Lincoln-Way West Regional semifinal game in New Lenox on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/sports/ct-sta-gso-lww-reg-st-0518-20230517-ixqy35jwtnd4vnlczmrpi4w4jq-story.html