Rock Island junior Brea Beal, one of the nation's top recruits, indicated her college decision is likely a good year away. “This year will be the year I gather all the schools I am really interested ...

ROCK ISLAND -- When her passion for basketball started developing in elementary school, Brea Beal "didn't think" the sport eventually would take her all over the country. Within the last few months, ...

For four seasons, the Rock Island girls' basketball team counted on Brea Beal to score points — more than 2,500 of them. What not many noticed was Beal was really good on the defensive end.

Rock Island's Brea Beal is Illinois' Gatorade player of the year. She becomes the 2nd sophomore in State history to earn the award.