College Commitments: Check out to see where Full Package players have committed to play in college

8/28/08 Illinoisgirlsbasketball.com presents the Adidas Midwest Showcase hosted by Full Package Girls Basketball and Evolution Athletics.  Check out www.illinoisgirlsbasketball.com for more information.  High School Girls are on October 3-4 and Jr. High Schools Girls are on October 4-5 in Lake Forest.

8/18/08  Full Package Lady Lightning Platinum is ranked 16th in the National by ESPN Hoop Gurlz.  Read more...

8/18/08  Full Package Lady Lightning player Angela Rodriguez (Oak Creek, Wi) is ranked 8th in the nation as to shooters.  Read more...

8/8/08  Check out the great article on Full Package Lady Lightning Players on ESPN Hoop Gurlz: Janelle Cannon (Wheeling), Michaela Johnson (Montini), Courtney Thomas (Montini), Angela Rodriguez (Oak Creek, Wi) and Whitney Holloway (Montini).  Click to read the article

7/29/08  Full Package Lady Lightning Platinum wins the 156/17U Division of the USJN  Summer Final in Chicago.  The Full Package Black and Silver Teams came in 3rd place in their respected divisions of 16/17U and 15U.  The Full Package 14U Silver Team made it out of pool play to the sweet 16 single elimination before losing a tough game.  The Full Package 13U Black team went 2-2.

7/27/08 Full Package Lady Lightning Players rack up All-Tournament honors at Nike River City Classic.  Congratulations to Michaela Johnson for being named Tournament MVP.  Monica Albano, Janelle Cannon, Whitney Holloway, Courtney Thomas and Katie Yohn were named to the U16 All-Tournament Team.  Melissa Dixon, Kiley Hackbarth and Kathleen Roche were named to the U15 All-Tournament Team.

7/27/08  Congratulations to Sarah Boothe and the U18 National Team for winning the Gold Medal at the U18 FEBA World Championships in Argentina.  Click to read more:

7/26/08  Full Package Lady Lightning and Full Package have strong  showings at the Nike River City Classic in Memphis, TN.  The Full Package Lady Lightning Platinum team won their bracket before losing in the Final 4 of the tournament between brackets.  The team beat some of the best teams in the country in their strong showing. The Full Package Black and Silver Teams lost in the finals of their brackets.  Both teams had a strong showing.  The Full Package 16U Black and 16U Silver Teams played great games and showcased themselves well.

7/17/08  Full Package makes headlines in the Pioneer Press.  Click to read more...

7/16/08  Full Package and Full Package Lady Lightning have BIG showings at the Nike Chicago Summer Showcase.  The showcase included 256 teams and around 400 college coaches.  The Full Package Lady Lightning Platinum Team won the 14-16U Division by going 7-0.  The Full Package Lady Lightning Black team won their bracket and lost in the semi-finals of the 16/17U division.  The team finished 5-1 and finished in 3rd place in the whole tournament.  The Full Package 15U team came in 12th out of 32 teams in their bracket.  The Full Package Lady Lightning Silver team went 3-2 and made it to the championship game of the consolation bracket.  The Full Package 16U Black and Silver had strong games throughout the tournament. Click to see pictures

7/13/08  Full Package Black, Platinum and Silver all go 4-1 in their 16U divisions at the Adidas Womanhood Championships in Texas.  The Platinum and Silver Teams finished in 2nd and the Black team finished in 5th.  

7/8/08   Five Full Package Teams compete at Adidas USA Tip Off Classic Showcase in Indianapolis.  The Full Package 15U Black team finished 3rd in the 16U Select Division by going 4-1 in the tournament.  Their only loss was by 2 points.  The Full Package 14U Silver team finished 5th in the open division and the Full Package 13U team finished 6th in the open division.  The Full Package 16U Black and Silver teams competed hard against teams from across the midwest and Canada.

5/26/2008  Full Package captures 3 State AAU Championships at the 14U, 15U, and the Open Division while finishing strong at other age groups.  The 14U Full Package girls finished a great weekend beating Hoops Express twice on Monday to win the state championship.  The 15U Full Package Lady Lightning Platinum and Silver teams were co-champions at the 15U level as both teams advanced to the championship game where they did not play the game and both were awarded the championship.  The Open division was dominated by the Full Package seniors as they cruised to the championship.  The Full Package Lady Lightning Black finished in third place at the Jr. Division.  The Full Package 13U and 11U teams finished 4th in the state.  Congratulations to all the Full Package teams.

5/25/2008  Full Package 7th grade captures For the Game’s Curtis Hawkins Memorial Tournament by going 4-0.  The 5th grade, 9th grade Silver,  16/17 Black, 16/17 Silver, 16/17 White Full Package team finished 3-1 for the weekend.

5/19/2008  Full Package teams had a strong showing at the USJN Mid-America Challenge in Champaign.  To see how Full Package teams did, click to read more...

5/6/2008  Sarah Boothe named News Sun Female Athelete of the Year.  Read more...

5/3/2008  Full Package qualifies 7 teams out of AAU Regional Tournament for the AAU State Tournament.  In the Judson Regional, the Full Package 13U Black, 14U Black and 18U, and FPLL Platinum 15U won their respected regions.  The Full Package 11U Black  and FPLL 16U Black came in 2nd place in their region and qualified for State.  The FPLL 15U Silver Team won the Trinity Regional and qualified for State.  The State Tournament is played over Memorial Day Weekend.

4/24/2008  Sarah Boothe makes 3rd Team Parade All-American.  Read more...

4/21/08  Full Package had a great weekend across the country.  Full Package teams won championships in three different states.  The Full Package Lady Lightning teams won the 16U and 15U divisions at the Adidas Showcase tournament in South Carolina.  The Full Package 9th Grade Black team won the 15U division at the US Junior National Showcase tournament in Chicago.   The Full Package 8th Grade Black team won the 8th/9th grade division at the For the Game tournament in Kenosha, Wi. 

4/21/08  Full Package 9th Black Team finishes undefeated (5-0) and ties for 1st a the U.S. Junior National’s Windy City Classic in the Chicagoland area. The team defeated teams from Texas, Missouri, Wisconsin and Illinois. Read more...

4/21/08  Full Package 9th Grade Team shows strong defense in 1st tournament.  Read more...

4/21/08  Full Package 8th Grade Black Team wins For the Game’s 8/9th Grade division.  Read more...

4/21/08  Full Package 8th Grade White Team loses in in final in their first tournament.  Read more...

4/21/08  Full Package 7th Grade Girls make it to finals of For the Games tournament, but fall short in a hard fought battle.  Read more...

4/21/08  Full Package 6th Grade Girls play in For The Games 7th Grade tournament.  The team continues to grow and is getting ready for the AAU Tournament.  Read more...

4/14/08 Full Package 8th Grade Black Team plays at JV level and finishes in 2nd Place by going 4-1 at at For the Game’s Spring Championship III.  The team went undefeated in pool play and lost a close one in the finals to a very good Wisconsin Lakers team. Read more...

4/14/08 Full Package 7th Grade Team goes undefeated in pool play and comes up short in semi-finals of For the Game’s Spring Championship III.  The team finished strong in their first tournament of the season by going 3-1. Read more...

4/14/08 Full Package 6th Grade Team goes undefeated in pool play and comes up short in semi-finals of For the Game’s Spring Championship III.  The team finished strong in their first tournament of the season by going 2-1.  Read more...

4/14/08 Full Package 5th Grade Team goes undefeated in pool play and comes up short in the finals of For the Game’s Spring Championship III.  The team finished strong in their first tournament of the season by going 4-1.

4/07/08 Check out the Updated College Commitments above and see where current Full Package players have committed to play in college and where past Full Package players are playing or have played.

4/5/08 Sarah Boothe named the News Sun Player of the Year for the second year in a row.

4/5/08 Check out the Full Package Players on the News Sun All-Conference Teams.  Click here to view the complete list

3/30/08  SARAH BOOTHE IS ILLINOIS MS. BASKETBALL. Click on Tribune Article to read more.  Maggie Mocchi (Buffalo Grove) came in 3rd in the voting, while Jamie Russell (Rock Falls) and Ashley Thomas (Loyola) also received votes.

3/27/08 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State Teams loaded with Full Package Players  Complete List

3/27/08  All-Conference Teams Updated

3/12/08 Sarah Boothe (Warren) Named Gatorade Illinois Girls Basketball Player of the Year

3/7/08 Daily Herald’s Lake County All-Area Team: Sarah Boothe (Warren), Lauren Mead (Waucanda), Shana Shephered (Warren), Jamie Swanson (Grant)

3/7/08  Warren’s Boothe Showed She Had It All

3/7/08 Chicago Tribune All-State Teams: Congratulations to Sarah Boothe (Warren) for making 1st Team and Maggie Mocchi (Buffalo Grove for making 2nd Team.  Special Mentions included Monica Albano (Trinity), Kylie Castans (Schaumburg), Jamie Russell (Rock Falls), Ashley Thomas (Loyola), Ashley Wilson (Wheeling), Lana Rukavina (Wheeling).  Check out the complete lists:
1st Team, 2nd Team, Special Mention

3/5/08 Congratulations to Freshman Amy Jaeschke (Northwestern University, New Trier) for making the Big 10 All-Freshman 1st Team and Honorable Mention All-Big 10. Big 10 Article, Northwestern Articles

3/4/08  Mocchi Twins (Buffalo Grove) are two of 5 players to make all Tourney Team down state

3/2/08 Congratulations to the Mocchi’s and  Buffalo Grove on a Third Place finish in State: 
                Chicago Tribune, Sun Times, Daily Herald

2/29/08 Daily Herald’s All-Area Loaded with Full Package Players:  Congratulations to Maggie Mocchi (Buffalo Grove) being named co-Captain.  Congratulations to the Northwestt All-Area team: Janelle Cannon (Wheeling), Kylie Castans (Schaumburg), Taylor Glassmann (Fremd), Katie MacFable (Palatine), Allison Mocchi (Buffalo Grove), Lana Rukavina (Wheeling), Ashley Wilson (Wheeling).  Kiley Hackbath (St. Charles North) was named to the Tri-Cities All-Area Team

2/29/08 Congratulations to Kiley Hackbarth (St. Charles North) on advancing to the Class 4A 3-point Final Four. Dani Ripkey (Deerfield) and Lauren Mead (Waucanda) missed the Final Four by 1 make.  Congratulations to all participants. 

2/28/08 Full Package Players make AP All-State Team:  Class 4A !st Team: Sarah Boothe (Warren), 2nd Team: Maggie Mocchi (Buffalo Grove) and Ashley Wilson.  Class 3A 1st Team: Jamie Russell (Rock Falls) 2nd Team: Monica Albano (Trinity)

2/28/08 Sarah Boothe (Warren) is Class 4A Unanimous 1st Team All-State, While Maggie Mocchi  (Buffalo Grove ) and Ashley Wilson (Wheeling) earn Class 4A 2nd Team All-State

2/28/08  UPDATED: North Suburban Conference, MSL, GCAC, CSL All-Conference Teams: Check out Full Package Players on the list and check out the North Suburban Conference Article, Tribune Article

2/26/08  Mocchi Twins and Buffalo Grove beat St. Charles North and make it back down state:                  
                    Chicago Tribune, Sun Times, Daily Herald #1, Daily Herald #2

2/23/08  Full Package 8th Grade Girls win For The Game’s Winter Explosion IV for 2nd tournament in a row.  

2/23/08 Sarah Boothe Heads All-State Team and other Full Package Girls join lists.:  Sarah Booth (Warren)earns 1st Team All-State white Maggie Mocchi (Buffalo Grove), Ashley Wilson (Wheeling), Monica Albano (Trinity) and Jamie Russell (Rock Falls) earn 2nd Team All-State honors  

2/22/08 Round 3 for Sectional Championship.  Buffalo Grove edges Wheeling as Full Package stars compete well against each other:  Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald

2/22/08 Full Package sends 4 down state for State’s 3-Point Contest:  Congratulations to the following who qualified from their sectionals: Dani Ripkey (Deerfield), Lauren Mead (Waucanda), Kiley Hackbarth (St. Charles North), Becca Stavateig (Johnsburg).  Notable: Dani Ripkey hit 14/15 of her 3-pointers. Check out the article in the Chicago Tribune about Dani’s accomplishment.

2/22/08 Adidas Kids Going Early: Ashley Wilson commits to Purdue

2/22/08 Johnsburg wins first Sectional Final in school history: Chicago Tribune

2/22/08 Kiley Hackbarth and St. Charles North advance to Super Sectional: Sun Times

2/21/08 Erin Higgins is in Sports Illustrated: Faces in the Crowd:  Check out Erin Higgins of Kenosha St. Josephs and her scoring all of her high school teams 35 points in their game

 2/20/08Loaded Full Package High School Teams Wheeling and Warren compete to advance in Sectionals:   Sun Times, Daily Herald, News Sun

2/20/08 Charisma Chapman Nearly Perfect: Check out Charisma Chapman of TF North High School’s article in the Sun Times

2/20/08 Full Package Players compete in Loyola vs. Evanston Sectional Semi-FInal Game:  
                Sun Times Article

2/19/08 Buffalo Grove and Mocchi Twins beat Mundelein in Section Semi-Final Game:
                Chicago Tribune

2/17/08 Sarah Boothe is the Sun Times Player of the Year: Check out Sarah Boothe

2/17/08 Full Package is loaded in Sun Times All-Area Team: Check out Sarah Boothe, Maggie Mocchi, Ashley Thomas, Ashley Wilson and Michala Johnson.

2/11/08 Full Package 8th Grade Girls go 6-0 and dominate For the Game’s Winter Explosion III

12/06/07 Rivalry Produces Full Package: Check out the rivalry between Full Package Players on Buffalo Grove and Wheeling

12/06/07 Check out Buffalo Grove Girls Basketball on the CBS news

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