Downers Grove has various club sports teams and feeder programs, with DGN having a basketball feeder program, while DGS relies mostly on club teams. This difference has impacted the girl's varsity basketball team at DGS, as they lack a designated program to feed younger players into the team.

By the Numbers
  • DGN varsity girls basketball team consists of 11 girls, most of whom played on Wolfpack in their younger years.
  • On Feb. 7, DGS and DGN faced each other, with DGN winning 57-43.
State of Play
  • DGN has a feeder program for basketball, excluding DGS athletes, leaving DGS without a feeder program for the girls’ basketball team.
  • Money differences exist between Downers Grove feeder programs and club teams, impacting facilities usage and benefits.
Bottom Line

The lack of a feeder program at DGS for girls’ basketball has resulted in setbacks for the team, highlighting the impact of funding disparities and exclusivity in feeder programs on high school sports.