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The winter holidays bring colder temperatures outside, but area gyms will heat up with girls basketball tournament action. Here’s the outlook for several area schools, including Glenbard East, IC Catholic and York:
Addison Trail
Tournament: Northside Prep Invite
Location: 5501 N. Kedzie Ave., Chicago
Tournament dates: Dec. 19, 21, 23 and 29
What to watch: After some recent struggles, the Blazers will look to get on track over the holidays at Northside Prep. AT opens tourney play against Perspectives (2:20 p.m. Dec. 19) and also faces Kelly (2:30 p.m. Dec. 21) and DePaul Prep (1 p.m. Dec. 23) in pool play.
Glenbard East
Tournament: Riverside Brookfield Holiday Classic
Location: 160 Ridgewood Road, Riverside
Tournament dates: Dec. 23, 26 and 28 to 30
What to watch: A Dec. 18 game at West Aurora is on the slate before the Rams head to RB for the holidays. East has won five straight heading into the West Aurora clash and will look to maintain that momentum during tourney play. First up is York at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 23, followed by Queen of Peace (Dec. 26) and Oak Lawn (Dec. 28) in pool play. East defeated Oak Lawn 54-31 on Nov. 25 to start its winning streak.
IC Catholic
Tournament: Oswego East Holiday Classic
Location: 1525 Harvey Road, Oswego
Tournament dates: Dec. 21 to 23 and 26
What to watch: The Knights snapped a four-game losing streak with a 40-26 win against Fenton on Dec. 11, and they had a Dec. 19 clash at Chicago Christian before heading to Oswego East. IC plays in the first game of the tournament against the hosts at 8 a.m. Dec. 21 and with a win would face either Sycamore or Metea Valley in a second-round game at 10 a.m. Dec. 22.
Montini
Tournament: Montini Christmas tournament
Location: 19W070 16th St., Lombard
Tournament dates: Dec. 26 and 28 to 30
What to watch: Aside from a narrow win against Trinity, the Broncos have had blowout victories during their 10-0 start. They had games against St. Thomas More (Dec. 19) and St. Joseph (Dec. 21) before their own tournament, which features fellow elite teams Batavia, Benet, Geneva, Hersey, Huntley and Young. Montini opens against Oak Park-River Forest at 8 a.m. Dec. 26 and with a win would face either Batavia or Kelly in the second round at 3 p.m. Dec. 28.
Timothy Christian
Tournament: Lisle Cage Classic
Location: 1800 Short St., Lisle
Tournament dates: Dec. 26 and 28 to 30
What to watch: The season so far has brought mixed results for the Trojans, who face Ridgewood at 7 p.m. Dec. 18 before starting play at Lisle. Timothy opens tournament play at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 26 against Antioch and with a win would face Westmont or Latin in the second round at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 28. Westmont topped TC 43-33 Dec. 9.
Willowbrook
Tournament: Wheaton North Neibch Classic
Location: 701 Thomas Road, Wheaton
Tournament dates: Dec. 21 to 23 and 26
What to watch: Willowbrook sits at 4-7 entering a Dec. 18 game at Morton, but three of those losses were by five points or less. The Warriors will look to get things going at Wheaton North, where they open against No. 4 seed Schaumburg at 9 a.m. Dec. 21. With a win, they would face either Palatine or St. Charles East in the second round at 6 p.m. Dec. 22.
York
Tournament: Riverside Brookfield Holiday Classic
Location: 160 Ridgewood Road, Riverside
Tournament dates: Dec. 23 and 26 to 30
What to watch: A 56-50 win against Glenbard West on Dec. 14 sent the Dukes into the holiday tournament on a high note. York is 5-5 on the season and will get a stiff test right off the bat at RB against a solid Glenbard East squad (12:30 p.m. Dec. 23) before also facing Oak Lawn (Dec. 26) and Queen of Peace (Dec. 28) in pool play.