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Embajada de EEUU en Arabia Saudí, alcanzada por drones iraníes mientras se recrudecen ataques a Irán
Por JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING y SAMY MAGDY
DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Irán alcanzó la embajada de Estados Unidos en la capital de Arabia Saudí con drones a primera hora del martes como parte de sus ataques a objetivos en toda la región, y Estados Unidos e Israel golpearon a la República Islámica desde el aire en lo que Donald Trump sugirió que era apenas el inicio de una campaña implacable que podría durar más de un mes.
El ataque de dos aviones no tripulados contra la embajada estadounidense en Riad provocó un “incendio limitado” y daños menores, según el Ministerio de Defensa saudí, que no dio más detalles. Se produjo después de que en la víspera se registrase un ataque contra la legación diplomática de Washington en Kuwait.
La embajada de Estados Unidos en Arabia Saudí reconoció el ataque e instó a los estadounidenses a evitar la sede diplomática.
Además, el Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos ordenó el martes la evacuación del personal no esencial y familiares en Bahréin y Jordania “debido a riesgos para la seguridad”.
La ampliación de las represalias iraníes por todo el golfo Pérsico y la intensidad de los ataques israelíes y estadounidenses, la muerte del líder supremo de Irán, el ayatolá Ali Jamenei, y la falta de una solución aparente auguran un posible conflicto prolongado con consecuencias de gran alcance.
Muchos países considerados refugios seguros en Oriente Medio han sido atacados por Irán tras los bombardeos de Estados Unidos e Israel, y entre los objetivos recientes de Teherán figuran dos centros de datos de Amazon en Emiratos Árabes Unidos y la caída de un dron cerca de otro en Bahréin que causó daños, dijo la empresa el martes. Irán también golpeó instalaciones energéticas en Qatar y Arabia Saudí, y a varios barcos en el estrecho de Ormuz, la estrecha boca del golfo Pérsico por la que pasa una quinta parte de todo el petróleo comercializado en el mundo, lo que disparó el precio del crudo y el gas natural en todo el mundo.
El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos instó a sus ciudadanos a abandonar más de una docena de países de Oriente Medio por riesgos para su seguridad, igual que muchos otros países, aunque con gran parte del espacio aéreo cerrado muchas personas continúan varadas.
Trump afirmó que es probable que las operaciones duren de cuatro a cinco semanas, pero que estaba preparado “para ir mucho más allá”.
“Los golpes más duros por parte del ejército de Estados Unidos aún están por llegar”, dijo el secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, a reporteros antes de informar al Congreso sobre la operación en Irán.
Cientos de muertos en Irán, decenas en Líbano y 11 en Israel
La Media Luna Roja iraní indicó que la operación de Estados Unidos e Israel se cobró la vida de al menos a 555 personas. En Israel, donde los misiles iraníes alcanzaron varios puntos, murieron 11 personas. Los ataques de represalia de Israel contra Hezbollah causaron decenas de fallecidos en Líbano.
“La escalada militar obligaría a más familias a abandonar sus hogares y golpearía duramente a los civiles”, advirtió la directora general de la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones, Amy Pope, que pidió a la comunidad internacional que presione para una desescalada.
“En la región ya hay millones de desplazados”, agregó.
El ejército de Estados Unidos confirmó la muerte de seis de sus efectivos. Los seis eran soldados del Ejército y formaban parte de la misma unidad logística en Kuwait, según un funcionario estadounidense que habló bajo condición de anonimato porque no estaba autorizado a realizar comentarios en público.
Además, se reportó la muerte de tres personas en Emiratos Árabes Unidos, de una en Kuwait y otra en Bahrein.
El principal diplomático de Irán compartió el lunes una foto que mostraba tumbas que, según dijo, correspondían a más de 160 niñas muertas durante un ataque de Estados Unidos e Israel a una escuela en Minab. El ministro de Exteriores del país, Abbas Araghchi, afirmó en X que “Sus cuerpos quedaron hechos pedazos”.
En Israel, tres hermanos pequeños fallecidos en un ataque iraní fueron sepultados en el Monte de los Olivos, en Jerusalén, el lunes por la noche.
El caos causado por el conflicto quedó en evidencia cuando el ejército de estadounidenses dijo que Kuwait “derribó por error” tres cazas estadounidenses mientras Irán lo atacaba con aeronaves, misiles balísticos y drones. El Comando Central de Estados Unidos señaló que los seis pilotos se pusieron a salvo tras eyectándose.
Israel y EEUU apuntan a instalaciones nucleares e infraestructura de misiles
La televisora estatal iraní dijo que los ataques causaron dos explosiones a primera hora del martes en una instalación de radiodifusión en Teherán, pero indicó que no hubo heridos.
Reza Najafi, embajador de Irán ante el Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica, dijo a reporteros que el domingo hubo ataques aéreos que tuvieron como objetivo el sitio de enriquecimiento nuclear de Natanz.
“Su justificación de que Irán quiere desarrollar armas nucleares es simplemente una gran mentira”, afirmó.
Israel y Estados Unidos no han reconocido operaciones en esas instalaciones, que Washington bombardeó en la guerra de 12 días entre Irán e Israel en junio. Israel señaló que está atacando al “liderazgo y la infraestructura nuclear”.
Trump indicó que los objetivos de la campaña militar son destruir la capacidad de Irán para producir misiles, anular su Marina, impedir que obtenga un arma nuclear y garantizar que no pueda seguir apoyando a grupos insurgentes aliados como Hezbollah en Líbano, que el lunes disparó misiles contra Israel.
Teherán había señalado que no enriquecía uranio desde junio, aunque defendió su derecho a hacerlo y mantiene que su programa nuclear tiene fines pacíficos.
Pero el primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, afirmó que Irán estaba reconstruyendo “nuevos sitios, nuevos lugares” subterráneos para fabricar bombas atómicas, según dijo en una entrevista emitida a última hora del lunes en el programa Hannity de Fox News Channel.
“Tuvimos que tomar la acción ahora y lo hicimos”, apuntó el mandatario, que no ofreció pruebas que respaldasen su afirmación.
Fotos satelitales analizadas por The Associated Press mostraron una actividad limitada en dos sitios nucleares en Irán antes de la guerra. De acuerdo con analistas, Teherán podría estar evaluando los daños de los ataques estadounidenses de 2025 y posiblemente rescatando lo que quedaba.
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Rising informó desde Bangkok, Tailandia, y Magdy desde El Cairo, Egipto. Las periodistas de The Associated Press Melanie Lidman en Tel Aviv, Israel; Hallie Golden en Seattle, Washington, y Giovanna Dell’Orto en Miami contribuyeron a este despacho.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Embajada de EEUU en Arabia Saudí pide a los estadounidenses que “eviten” el recinto gasta nuevo aviso tras ataque
DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Embajada de EEUU en Arabia Saudí pide a los estadounidenses que “eviten” el recinto gasta nuevo aviso tras ataque.
Sophomore point guard Kathlyn Bainbridge wants to build on St. Charles East’s supersectional. ‘Really hyped.’
In her second varsity season, St. Charles East’s Kathlyn Bainbridge made the big transition to being a starter. At the same time, she realized that she had to change her mindset.
Instead of being a freshman coming off the bench, the sophomore point guard now had a lot more put on her plate this season — along with a lot more responsibility.
“Coming into starting this year, it’s been trying to be a point guard, creating looks for my teammates,” Bainbridge said. “But also, if it’s my game, really taking it to the basket or shooting.
“Doing a little bit of that and playing good defense is a big part of my game.”
Bainbridge was ready from the jump Monday night against Loyola. She tracked down the opening tipoff and converted a layup mere seconds into the game, setting the tone for an early 7-0 lead.
While Bainbridge was big with nine rebounds and two steals for the Saints, the Ramblers recovered and pulled away late for a 56-34 win in the Class 4A Hoffman Estates Supersectional.
St. Charles East’s Kathlyn Bainbridge (10) dribbles up the court against Loyola during the fourth quarter of the Class 4A Hoffman Estates Supersectional on Monday, March 2, 2026. (Brian O’Mahoney / The Beacon-News)
Playing through a pulled hamstring, Addie Schilb paced St. Charles East (22-12) with 13 points. Brooklyn Schilb added 11. Kaitlyn McGovern led a balanced attack for Loyola (33-2) with 12.
The Saints got an instant jolt of energy after Bainbridge’s layup, Addie Schilb’s runner on the wing and Brooklyn Schilb’s 3-pointer. Loyola didn’t score until there was 2:33 left in the first quarter.
Bainbridge confirmed that the Saints came in with an attitude of not having anything to lose and their early play exemplified that.
“Having that mentality and being up 7-0, we were really hyped,” she said. “But we also failed to stop that run and failed to continue.”
St. Charles East’s Kathlyn Bainbridge (10) looks to get past Loyola’s Marycait Mackie (23) during the third quarter of the Class 4A Hoffman Estates Supersectional on Monday, March 2, 2026. (Brian O’Mahoney / The Beacon-News)
Indeed, Loyola responded to that with a 13-0 run. But Addie Schilb scored eight straight points in the second quarter as the Saints battled back, cutting the deficit to just 18-17 at halftime.
“Pulled hamstring, this whole postseason she has been our glue,” St. Charles East coach Katie Claussner said of Schilb. “Whether it’s scoring, rebounds, steals, she’s done it all.
“She’s going to be a huge loss next year.”
St. Charles East whittled the deficit down to 27-25 after a pair of free throws by Brooklyn Schilb in the third quarter. Loyola outscored the Saints 29-9 the rest of the way, however.
St. Charles East’s Kathlyn Bainbridge (10) scores on the opening tipoff against Loyola during the first quarter of the Class 4A Hoffman Estates Supersectional on Monday, March 2, 2026. (Brian O’Mahoney / The Beacon-News)
“I was telling the girls, the end score was not indicative of our fight for three quarters,” Claussner said. “We battled really hard for three and then our defense kind of took a step down.
“They hit their shots in the fourth quarter. I thought we battled really hard. They’re the No. 1 team in the state for a reason.”
Addie Schilb is the main loss looming for the Saints. Brooklyn Schilb is already established as a star. Next season should be Bainbridge’s turn to take the next step.
“She’s a fantastic player,” Claussner said of Bainbridge. “We’re going to need her to come back, along with Brooklyn and Stella (Trask), with more force and lock in on the little things.”
St. Charles East’s Kathlyn Bainbridge (10) passes off in front of Loyola’s Marycait Mackie (23) during the first quarter of the Class 4A Hoffman Estates Supersectional on Monday, March 2, 2026. (Brian O’Mahoney / The Beacon-News)
Claussner confirmed that confidence will be a big key to Bainbridge’s growth.
“I think just being confident with the ball,” Claussner said. “You’ll see if the first shot doesn’t go in, her confidence will go down a little bit. She’s a Division I point guard.
“She just has to get out of her own head a little bit.”
Bainbridge, meanwhile, is ready for that challenge.
“Sometimes, I get down on myself,” she said. “Next year, I want to become more consistent. I think I’ve had some really good games but then some real lows. I need to be more consistent.”
Paul Johnson is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/02/kathlyn-bainbridge-st-charles-east-girls-basketball/
Jamal Murray explota con 45 puntos y rescata a los Nuggets en un final de infarto
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jamal Murray anotó 45 puntos y encestó los tiros libres que pusieron a su equipo por delante con 31,8 segundos por jugar para ayudar a los Nuggets de Denver a resistir ante unos mermados Jazz de Utah y ganar 128-125 el lunes por la noche.
Keyonte George, de Utah, anotó 36 puntos, pero le negaron dos tiros libres que podrían haberle dado la ventaja al Jazz en una jugada que habría sido la sexta falta de Nikola Jokic, con 16,3 segundos restantes: una falta de tiro que, tras una larga revisión, fue revertida y se determinó como un tapón.
Jokic, quien terminó con 22 unidades y 12 rebotes, convirtió dos tiros libres con 6,1 segundos por jugar, y George falló un triple sobre la bocina, por lo que los Nuggets se llevaron la victoria.
Cam Johnson fue descartado a última hora por una lesión en el tobillo, pero Julian Strawther anotó 15 unidades y Jonas Valanciunas sumó 13 para Denver.
Con Jokic en la banca y la mayoría de sus compañeros sin energía en el segundo partido de una serie en noches consecutivas, Murray encestó cinco triples y anotó 18 puntos en el tercer cuarto para impulsar a los Nuggets a una ventaja de 100-93 al entrar al último periodo. Murray acertó 13 de 19 tiros de campo y metió ocho triples, además de cometer siete pérdidas.
George, en su segundo partido desde que regresó tras perderse tres semanas por esguinces de tobillo, igualó la puntería de Murray en 30 minutos de acción: encestó 14 de 22 tiros, con cuatro triples. Su clavada con 2:13 por jugar le dio a Utah una ventaja de 122-118.
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Deportes en español AP: https://apnews.com/hub/deportes
Those early days are over for Homewood-Flossmoor’s Ziko Okolo. After the supersectional? ‘A bright future.’
BLOOMINGTON — In her first season at Homewood-Flossmoor, junior forward Ziko Okolo needed some time to get used to her new team’s way of doing things.
The practices were tougher. H-F coach Tony Smith was intense. And Okolo had to make some changes after transferring from Rich Township.
“It was a little bit of a struggle adjusting,” Okolo said. “I felt like he was trying to push me to a level I haven’t been at before. After I got the rhythm of things, I found it helped me.
“It definitely made me a better player.”
Okolo demonstrated her growth in the biggest game of the season Monday night.
Battling foul trouble, she scored 14 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, but H-F lost 54-47 to Belleville East in the Class 4A Illinois Wesleyan Supersectional at the Shirk Center.
Homewood-Flossmoor’s Ziko Okolo (12) shoots in the lane as Belleville East’s Kendall Butler (25) defends in the Class 4A Illinois Wesleyan Supersectional in Bloomington on Monday, March 2, 2026. (Sean King / Daily Southtown)
Aunyai Deere, the lone senior starter, also scored 14 points to go with seven rebounds for H-F (24-10). Laila Williams finished with 11 points, while Katelyn Jones chipped in with six assists.
“I’m really proud of us,” Deere said. “Last year, we weren’t able to do the things that we did this year. I was happy that we were able to step up and play together.
“I appreciated playing with these girls this year.”
Hailey Gray scored 17 points and Ramiyah Young finished with 11 points and eight rebounds for Belleville East (28-5), which advanced to state for the first time since the 2000-01 season and clinched the program’s first state trophy.
Homewood-Flossmoor’s Ziko Okolo (12) posts up on Belleville East’s Ramiyah Young (24) in the Class 4A Illinois Wesleyan Supersectional in Bloomington on Monday, March 2, 2026. (Sean King / Daily Southtown)
It didn’t come easy, especially with Okolo dominating inside early. She scored 10 points in the first half.
“My coaching staff and my teammates, they all supported me through this,” Okolo said. “They all made sure I was prepared to step onto this stage.”
Even when that preparation wasn’t easy.
“It was good just to see her grow and start taking the game a little bit more seriously,” Smith said of Okolo. “She came over and she thought we were a little too intense. She wasn’t used to that.
Homewood-Flossmoor’s Ziko Okolo (12) shoots over Belleville East’s Denaya Bartelheim in the Class 4A Illinois Wesleyan Supersectional in Bloomington on Monday, March 2, 2026. (Sean King / Daily Southtown)
“Just to see her be able to be coachable and get used to my style, it was great. I think she has a bright future here.”
Okolo was super efficient, making 7 of 8 shots. But going into next season, she’s already thinking about all of the ways she can improve.
“I definitely have a long ways to go with my finishing, with talking to my teammates on the court,” Okolo said. “My overall offensive and defensive presence just needs a little bit of work.”
Okolo’s presence on the court proved vital as the Vikings struggled when she headed to the bench with foul trouble. Belleville East closed the first half on a 10-0 run to take a 31-24 lead.
Deere was proud of Okolo for stepping up.
“Ziko gave us a boost with being able to rebound,” Deere said. “She’s tough down there, she’s able to finish. She showed up for us (Monday).”
Homewood-Flossmoor’s Ziko Okolo (12) plays the ball in the post against Belleville East in the Class 4A Illinois Wesleyan Supersectional in Bloomington on Monday, March 2, 2026. (Sean King / Daily Southtown)
H-F trailed 43-34 entering the fourth but pulled within 51-47 in the final two minutes. That was as close as the Vikings could get as their struggles at the free-throw-line — where they ended up shooting 5 of 17 — proved costly.
“They’re a pretty good team,” Deere said of Belleville East. “But the fact that we didn’t give up and kept fighting, that’s why I love this team.”
Deere and Ihuoma Ozoh were the only seniors on the roster for H-F, which won its second sectional title in three seasons.
Okolo believes even bigger things are ahead.
“Now we’ve seen all the competition and know what we need to do to push it further and to punch our ticket on to state,” Okolo said. “I feel like we’ve got it next year.
“We’re going to come back harder. We’re going to work on our craft and just stay in the lab.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/02/ziko-okolo-homewood-flossmoor-girls-basketball/
Telegram Has Reportedly Become A Pressing National Security Threat For Russia
Telegram Has Reportedly Become A Pressing National Security Threat For Russia
Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack,
Authorities in Russia believe that Ukraine has quick access to Russian servicemen’s messages and exploits this for military purposes, which wouldn’t be possible without some degree of complicity on Telegram’s part, thus impugning its founder’s character after he denied working with foreign spooks.
The FSB claimed to have “reliable information that the Ukrainian armed forces and intelligence agencies are able to quickly obtain information posted on the Telegram messenger and use it for military purposes.” This coincides with the government allegedly throttling Telegram on the grounds that it’s not in compliance with local laws, which preceded reports that it’ll be banned on 1 April. The authorities denied that they have nay such plan but there’s no doubt that Telegram is now controversial in Russia.
Speculation about Ukraine’s access to the messages sent by Russian servicemen on that platform, which the FSB also touched upon in their two-sentence press release, is credible in light of founder Pavel Durov’s brief detention by the French authorities in 2024. Although he vehemently denied that he cut a deal with them for granting their authorities access to certain users’ messages and has since accused them of askingz him to ban conservative Romanian accounts, he might be lying and it could all be an act.
After all, criticizing the French authorities in the aftermath of his scandalous detainment could be meant to convince observers that he didn’t cut a deal with them even though he might have, or he could at least have been coerced by the American ones to that end or even voluntarily decided to help the Ukrainian ones. In any case, however it ended up happening, the FSB arguably does indeed believe that Ukraine has access to Russian servicemen’s messages and uses them for military purposes.
It would therefore be best for them to speedily replace Telegram with Russia’s Max messenger app instead, which was developed for strengthening Russia’s “digital sovereignty”. That concept refers to the trend of countries asserting their sovereignty in this sphere through regulations like banning certain sites like Russia banned Facebook, Twitter/X, and others for non-compliance with local legislation and creating their own alternatives that can’t be exploited by their adversaries. It’s a sensible policy in today’s world.
In fact, so sensible is it that some cynics speculate that the pressure that Telegram has recently come under in Russia is part of the state’s campaign to get citizens to use Max, but that still doesn’t discredit the FSB’s claim about Ukraine having quick access to Russian servicemen’s messages. Telegram is used by many of them to communicate with each other as well as by many Russian businesses to engage with their clients. It’s also a useful channel for sharing facts about Russian policy with the rest of the world.
Even in the scenario of Russia banning Telegram, it could still be used with a VPN just like Facebook, Twitter/X, and other banned sites are, which the FSB obviously knows and thus challenges the cynical speculation that it might be lying about the app as part of a ploy to get Russians to use Max instead. Accordingly, their claim about it being compromised by Ukraine is credible, and this in turn impugns Durov’s character since it wouldn’t be possible without some degree of complicity on his part.
Whatever Telegram’s fate in Russia may be, Russia and others are correct in doubting the integrity of that app and all foreign ones in general since there are credible reasons to believe that they’re exploited by adversarial intelligence agencies for hostile purposes. The solution is therefore creating national alternatives and getting citizens to use them instead for strengthening “digital sovereignty”. Some states might struggle with this, however, so their citizens would then have to choose the “lesser (foreign) evil”.
Tyler Durden
Mon, 03/02/2026 – 23:25
Elgin cop awaiting disciplinary action for ICE social media post granted a disability pension
Jason Lentz, the Elgin police awaiting disciplinary action for a social media post he wrote encouraging ICE immigration efforts in Elgin, has been granted permanent disability benefits by the Elgin Police Pension Board.
Lentz applied for a disability pension on Oct. 16, the same day he was put on administrative leave for a Facebook post in which he suggested locations in the Elgin area where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents could find undocumented immigrants, according to a news release from the city of Elgin.
The 28-year police veteran, placed on light-duty assignment following an on-duty injury in 2023, was granted the pension despite the city’s Civilian Review Board recommendation that Lentz be fired and before a March 10 disciplinary hearing was held on the case.
Under state law, the pension board operates independently of the city and the police department and its determination is separate from the city’s disciplinary process, officials said.
The five-member pension board is comprised of current and retired police officers and a chief financial officer. Lentz’s application was approved Feb. 24.
“Based on medical evaluations conducted by three physicians selected by the board, the pension board determined that Officer Lentz qualifies for a disability pension,” the release said.
Police officers can receive 65% or more of their salary when approved for a disability pension, according to the Illinois State Lodge of Fraternal Order of Police. Lentz’s salary in 2024 was $133,293, according to govsalaries.com.
Police Chief Ana Lalley plans to hold the disciplinary hearing as planned, after which she will decide what action will be taken in regards to Lentz.
“The city of Elgin takes these matters seriously and remains committed to following all applicable laws, municipal codes and due process requirements,” the release said.
It’s not clear what, if any, impact the police chief’s final decision would have on Lentz’s job standing or pension.
In his post, which went live Oct. 15 and was later removed, Lentz wrote, “If I were ICE I woulnd’t check La Movida at 849 N State St in Elgin for illegals. Definately none there! Also I wouldn’t check the flea market where the old Milk Pail was at 14N630 Rt 25 in West Dundee, there’s no way you’d find any there. Also wouldn’t check The Elgin Mall of East Dundee which is located at 535 Dundee Ave in East Dundee, I guarantee ther’s n illegals there either! @Department of Homeland Security @U.S. Customs and Border Control.”
The post came during Operation Midway Blitz, the targeted initiative in which ICE and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security targeted the immigrant community in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, including Elgin.
In calling for Lentz’s firing in January, the Civilian Review Board found the officer’s post “malicious and inflammatory” and a “violation of standard operation procedures governing professional conduct, social media use and bias-free policing,” board member Jose Bosque said at the time.
The comment was posted “during a period of heightened national tensions involving federal actions against Hispanic communities, caused significant stress and alienation within Elgin’s large Hispanic population (and) severely damaged the department’s reputation,” Bosque said.
Lentz has been through this process once before when he was fired for posting a social media comment in 2014 about the death of an unarmed 18-year-old Black man shot by Ferguson, Missouri, police officers. In it he wrote, “Hmmm…innocent victim my ass. Did society a favor.”
An arbitrator overturned the police chief’s decision in 2015. Lentz was returned to his job following a six-month suspension without pay for disregarding orders to take the post down.
Gloria Casas is a freelance reporter for The Courier-News.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/02/elgin-police-lentz-disability-pension-disciplinary/
Basketball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County coverage areas.
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WEDNESDAY’S EVENTS
HIGH SCHOOLS
BOYS BASKETBALL
CLASS 4A SECTIONAL SEMIFINALS
BOLINGBROOK
Bolingbrook vs. Neuqua Valley, 7 p.m.
JOLIET WEST
Lockport vs. Marist, 7 p.m.
CLASS 3A SECTIONAL SEMIFINALS
DE LA SALLE
De La Salle vs. King, 7 p.m.
DEERFIELD
Wauconda vs. Deerfield, 7 p.m.
HINSDALE SOUTH
Wheaton Academy vs. Providence , 7 p.m.
CLASS 2A SECTIONAL SEMIFINALS
MENDOTA
Aurora Christian vs. Johnsburg, 7 p.m.
SENECA
Pontiac vs. Yorkville Christian, 7 p.m.
CLASS 1A SECTIONAL SEMIFINAL
AMBOY
Streator Woodland vs. Indian Creek, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY’S EVENTS
HIGH SCHOOLS
GIRLS BASKETBALL
CLASS 2A STATE FINALS
At CEFCU Arena, Normal
Semifinals
Pleasant Plains (30-2) vs. Breese Central (30-3), 2:30 p.m.
St. Edward (27-8) vs. Byron (32-2), 4:15 p.m.
Third place, 8:15 p.m.
FRIDAY’S EVENT
LOCAL COLLEGES
MEN’S BASKETBALL
NCAA DIVISION III TOURNAMENT
First Round
At Wisconsin La Crosse
Aurora University vs. Claremont Mudd-Scripps (Calif.), 4:20 p.m.
SATURDAY’S EVENT
HIGH SCHOOLS
GIRLS BASKETBALL
STATE FINALS
At CEFCU Arena, Normal
CLASS 2A
Championship, noon.
MONDAY’S RESULTS
HIGH SCHOOLS
GIRLS BASKETBALL
SUPERSECTIONALS
CLASS 4A
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN
Belleville East 54, Homewood-Flossmoor 47
LYONS
Nazareth 54, Waubonsie Valley 42
Waubonsie (32-4): Elliana Morris 12 points. Maya Pereda 12 points.
HOFFMAN ESTATES
Loyola 56, St. Charles East 34
DUNDEE-CROWN
Rolling Meadows 41, Carmel 37
CLASS 3A
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
Trinity 50, Glenbard South 36
CHATHAM GLENWOOD
Chatham Glenwood 62, Decatur MacArthur 35
WOODSTOCK NORTH
St. Viator 46, Geneva 43
Geneva (18-15): Keira McCann 20 points.
KANKAKEE
Washington (Ill.) 73, Providence 47
CLASS 2A
PLEASANT PLAINS
Pleasant Plains 54, Downs Tri-Valley 37
BENTON
Breese Central 46, Teutopolis 33
DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY
St. Edward 57, Phillips 51 (OT)
WILMINGTON
Byron 66, Pontiac 40
LOCAL COLLEGES
MEN”S BASKETBALL
CCAC CHAMPIONSHIP
St. Francis 81, Governors State 73
St. Francis (23-7): Merrick Small 21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists. Damarcies Moore 15 points, 12 rebounds. Joffrey Nunnally 13 points. Earned automatic berth in NAIA Tournament.
Governors State (22-9): Javonte McKenzie 22 points. Maxwell Marius 12 points, 8 rebounds.
SUNDAY’S RESULTS
LOCAL COLLEGES
MEN’S BASKETBALL
NJCAA DIVISION I
REGION IV SEMIFINAL
Midwest District B
South Suburban College 89, Morton College 79
NJCAA DIVISION II
REGION IV SEMIFINALS
Midwest District A
Bryant & Stratton (Wis.) 58, Moraine Valley 53
Milwaukee Tech 99, Waubonsee Community College 93
NJCAA DIVISION III
MID-ATLANTIC DISTRICT 10 CHAMPIONSHIP
Joliet Junior College 92, Virginia Peninsula 88
SOFTBALL
College of Lake County 7, Joliet Junior College 0
Joliet Junior College 19, Elgin Community College 2 (5 innings)
St. Francis 3-15, Brescia (Ky.) 1-1 (Game 2, 5 innings)
Game 1 St. Francis: Kaitlyn Schofield (W) 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 7 Ks.
Game 2 St. Francis (6-3): Emily Boyle 4-for-4, triple, 3 runs, 3 RBIs; CG, 3 H, ER.
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
HIGH SCHOOLS
BOYS WRESTLING
DUAL TEAM STATE FINALS
At Grossinger Motors Arena, Bloomington
CLASS 3A
Marmion 36, Montini 22, championship
St. Charles East 34, Oak Park-River Forest 30, third
Marmion 52, St. Charles East 18, semifinal
Montini 42, Oak Park-River Forest 24, semifinal
CLASS 2A
IC Catholic 39, Providence 22, championship
Mahomet-Seymour 38, Chatham Glenwood 27, third
Providence 52, Mahomet-Seymour 19, semifinal
IC Catholic 60, Chatham Glenwood 12, semifinal
BOYS SWIMMING AND DIVING
STATE FINALS
At FMC Natatorium, Westmont
Top local teams: 2. Marmion 214, 6. Stevenson 128, 7. Neuqua Valley 112, 11. Oswego co-op 80, 12. Vernon Hills 66, 13. (tie) St. Charles North 45, 20. (tie) Highland Park 26.
Top local individuals
200-yard medley relay: 1. Marmion (Patrick O’Connor, Tanner Spillane, Dan Ginaitis, Braden Nagel), 1:29.26; 3. Stevenson (Kasper Lee, Joshua Wong, Kyler Chou, Armeet Gill), 1:31.03.
200 freestyle: 3. Nagel, Marmion, 1:37.70.
200 individual medley: 1. Brayden Capen, Marmion, 1:45.77; 2. Ginaitis, Marmion, 1:47.18.
50 free: 1. Yury Plaskin, Vernon Hills, 20.09; 3. Owen Lippoldt, Oswego co-op, 20.32.
100 butterfly: 1. Thomas McMillan, St. Charles North, 46.85.
100 free: 1. Plaskin, Vernon Hills, 43.54.
500 free: 1. Capen, Marmion, 4:26.33.
100 backstroke: 2. McMillan, St. Charles North, 47.62; 3. Lee, Stevenson, 47.65.
100 breaststroke: 3. Allan Zhu, Stevenson, 55.31.
400 free relay: 2. Marmion (Nagel, Capen, Ginaitis, O’Connor), 3:00.55.
GIRLS WRESTLING
INDIVIDUAL STATE FINALS
At Grossinger Motors Arena, Bloomington
Top local teams: 1. Hampshire 86, 2. Lockport 65.5, 3. Oak Forest 49, 7. Lincoln-Way Central 40.5.
Top local individuals
100 pounds: 2. Alexandra Sebeck, Oak Forest. 115: 2. Stella Piazza, Hampshire; 3. Zoe Dempsey, Lincoln-Way Central. 120: 2. Amelia Nidelea-Potanin, Hampshire. 125: 2. Rain Scott, Oak Forest; 3. Mary Minogue, Libertyville. 130: 2. Lilly White, Bartlett. 135: 1. Claudia Heeney, Lockport; 3. Karina Lojowski, Stevenson. 155: 1. Allison Garbacz, South Elgin. 190: 2. Samantha Diehl, Hampshire. 235: 3. Rebekah Ramirez, Lockport.
LOCAL COLLEGES
BASEBALL
Franklin (Ind.) 12, North Central College 6
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 10-7, St. Francis 6-5
Illinois College 17, Aurora University 14
Joliet Junior College 6, Illinois Valley 5
JJC (3-3): Jacob Miller GW RBI in bottom 9th. Scored 5 runs in bottom 9th.
St. Xavier 4, Aquinas (Mich.) 3 (7 innings)
St. Xavier (8-5): John Simecek GW single in bottom 7th.
Thomas More (Ky.) 2-6, Lewis 1-9
Game 2 Lewis (4-8): Constantine Coins run, 3 RBIs. Daniel O’Brien 2-for-4, solo HR, 3 runs.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Upper Iowa 81, Lewis 60
NACC CHAMPIONSHIP
Aurora University 67, Marian (Wis.) 66
AU (23-5): Mehki Doby tying and winning FTs with :17 remaining. Cullen Rauls 22 points. Jeffery Hillmer 15 points, 7 rebounds. Juan Madrigal 15 points. Devon Richardson 17 rebounds. Earned automatic berth in NCAA Division III Tournament.
SOFTBALL
Brescia (Ky.) 3-3, St. Francis 0-10
Game 2 St. Francis (4-3): Emily Hurst 2-for-3, HR, 4 RBIs. Missy Saldana 3-for-5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs.
Joliet Junior College 14, South Suburban College 5
Waubonsee Community College 11, Joliet Junior College 4
SPACE COAST SPRING GAMES (Fla.)
Judson 10, Goshen (Ind.) 8
Michigan Dearborn 9, Judson 1
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Lewis 72, Upper Iowa 64
Lewis (17-12, 13-7 GLVC): Mallory Ramage 24 points. Yahaira Bueno 14 points. Ally Cesarini 12 points, 10 rebounds.
NJCAA DIVISION II
REGION IV SEMIFINALS
Midwest District B
Moraine Valley 62, Carl Sandburg College 60
Kankakee Community College 91, College of Lake County 64
NEWS AND NOTES
St. Francis’ Le’lani Harris and Governors State’s Cencere McDaniel were named all-conference by the CCAC in women’s basketball. St. Xavier’s Brooklyn Johnson was chosen freshman of the year and Governors State’s Davina Smith newcomer of the year.
Compiled by Josh Krockey.
Box-Cutter Thug Gets 16.5 Years In Prison After Framing Immigrant With Fake Trump Death Threats
Box-Cutter Thug Gets 16.5 Years In Prison After Framing Immigrant With Fake Trump Death Threats
A Milwaukee man who slashed a bicyclist with a box cutter and then tried to frame his own victim with fake death threats against President Trump – hoping immigration authorities would deport him before trial – was sentenced Friday to 16½ years in prison.
Demetric DeShawn Scott, 52, was convicted in January of felony identity theft, witness intimidation, reckless endangerment and bail jumping after a Milwaukee County jury concluded he impersonated the man he attacked and sent threatening letters to state and federal officials.
On Friday, Judge Kristy Yang stacked the penalties: 18 months for identity theft, five years for intimidating a witness and 10 years for reckless endangerment. He received credit for 882 days already served on the bail-jumping charge.
The attack
The case began in September 2023, when Ramón Morales Reyes was riding his bike in Milwaukee.
Scott approached him, kicked him off the bicycle, cut him with a box cutter and rode away on the stolen bike, according to court records. Police arrested Scott within hours. He was out on bail in a separate burglary case at the time. That burglary case was dismissed Friday.
The deportation ploy
While jailed, Scott carried out a scheme prosecutors described as calculated and cynical.
He wrote multiple letters posing as Morales Reyes and sent them to state and federal officials threatening to kill Trump at a rally. The goal: trigger federal immigration enforcement and remove Morales Reyes from the country before he could testify.
We are tired of this president messing with us mexicans – we have done more for this country than you white people – you have been deporting my family and I think it is time Donald J. Trump get what he has coming to him. I will self deport myself back to mexico but Not before I use my 30 yard 6 to shoot your precious president
The plan briefly succeeded in dragging the victim into federal custody.
In May, immigration authorities detained Morales Reyes after he dropped his daughter off at school. Investigators later determined the threat letters were forged and tied them to Scott. The letters did not match Morales Reyes’ writing or language ability, and evidence presented at trial linked them to Scott.
A high-stakes backfire
What started as a street robbery escalated into a national story — blending a violent assault, threats against a former president and the machinery of federal immigration enforcement.
Morales Reyes has since sought a U visa, available to certain crime victims who assist law enforcement. His immigration case remains pending.
Scott, meanwhile, will spend more than a decade in state prison — his attempt to silence a witness by weaponizing the federal government ultimately sealing his own fate.
Tyler Durden
Mon, 03/02/2026 – 23:00
Layken Callahan takes ‘aggressive-ism’ to another level for Providence in supersectional. ‘Brings us so much.’
There’s a new word to describe the way Providence’s Layken Callahan plays the game.
Her teammate, Taylor Healy, came up with it.
“Layken brings us so much,” Healy said. “Her drives, her defense, her aggressive-ism. I don’t know if that’s a word.”
So, does Callahan have a lot of “aggressive-ism?”
“I guess so,” Layken said. “If she says so.”
Callahan’s play said so Monday night. The junior forward came up with 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics in a 73-47 loss to downstate Washington in the Class 3A Kankakee Supersectional.
Providence’s Layken Callahan (52) puts up a 3-pointer against downstate Washington in the Class 3A Kankakee Supersectional on Monday, March 2, 2026. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown)
Pepperdine recruit Landrie Callahan, Layken’s sister, led Providence (31-5) with 13 points. Kennady Kotowski scored 11 points, while Healy added nine points and four rebounds.
Avery Tibbs tallied 21 points and Kate McDougall added 13 for Washington (33-2), which advanced to play at 11:45 a.m. Friday in the state semifinals at CEFCU Arena in Normal against St. Viator (22-14), a 46-43 winner over Geneva.
The Celtics were denied their first trip to state.
“It’s the last year with my sister, so it’s going to hit different,” Layken Callahan said. “But this was still a great season. I’ve never felt closer to a group of teammates as I have with this team.”
Providence’s Layken Callahan (52) gets pressure from a trio of players from downstate Washington in the Class 3A Kankakee Supersectional on Monday, March 2, 2026. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown)
“This was very emotional,” Healy said of the loss.
Layken and the Celtics knew they were going to have a tough game on their hands against the Panthers, who entered the supersectional beating opponents by an average of 28.8 points.
Downstate Washington’s resume included some impressive wins against tough teams — 53-45 over Loyola, 58-11 over Kankakee and a 71-58 over Waubonsie Valley.
“We ran into a buzzsaw,” Providence coach Eileen Copenhaver said.
Providence’s Kennady Kotowski (30) hits a 3-pointer from the corner against downstate Washington in the Class 3A Kankakee Supersectional on Monday, March 2, 2026. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown)
As a result, rebounds were tough to come by as the Celtics were outrebounded 27-18, even though Layken hit double digits. She had all four of her team’s boards in the third quarter.
“I feel like I was in a position where the shots were coming off the rim and I was just there to rebound,” she said.
Before the season, after the Callahan sisters transferred from Morris, Copenhaver pointed out that Layken played like a “bull in a China shop” and needed to be reined in once in a while.
But that’s not the case anymore.
“She’s done a fantastic job,” Copenhaver said of Layken. “She understands what we want. She has improved. She has the ability to go to the rim, as you can see. She can do a lot of things.
“But she has really, really developed this year.”
Providence’s Eilish Raines (2) passes to Landrie Callahan (53) against downstate Washington in the Class 3A Kankakee Supersectional on Monday, March 2, 2026. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown)
Copenhaver confirmed that was product of hard work.
“All coaches like to say it’s them, but that kid puts in hours and hours outside of here,” Copenhaver said of Layken. “She’s always in the gym and always working on her shot.
“I give her nothing but credit for the development she has made.”
Layken hopes that she has shed that previous image.
“I don’t feel I’m still that way,” she said. “But I’m still going to work on my outside shot and my game some more.”
Providence’s Layken Callahan (52) leans in for a basket against downstate Washington in the Class 3A Kankakee Supersectional on Monday, March 2, 2026. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown)
The 6-foot Layken is uncommitted but has an offer from SIU-Edwardsville.
Now, however, getting the Celtics to the state semifinals next season is her top priority. And besides that outside shot, she has some other areas she wants to improve.
“I need to work on my mental stuff and get my ball-handling down,” she said. “I definitely need to work on my running and get faster.”
Healy acknowledged this loss will light a fire under Providence, and Layken will look to take that next step forward.
“I want to have their backs,” Callahan said of her teammates. “I’m ready for next year.
“I just want to come back and finish the job.”
Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/02/layken-callahan-providence-girls-basketball/
