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Young Transfer All Set to Play for Evanston

By  Matt Harness
   
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The Evanston girls basketball team got some good news today when the IHSA cleared Sinclair Cunningham to play for the Wildkits.

Cunningham, a 6-1 transfer from Young, missed the team’s first three games. She should be in uniform this week as the Wildkits close out tournament play at Deerfield.

Evanston won’t be at full strength until January when Searra Clayborn is expected to return from a knee injury.

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