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Mike Clark

High school sports contributor

Mike Clark is a high school sports contributor at the Chicago Sun-Times.

Mount Carmel’s Jack Elliott
High School Football
Mount Carmel QB Jack Elliott changes direction after call from Vanderbilt
The junior was set to play for Yale until the Southeastern Conference school made him an offer.
By Mike Clark
 
Steinmetz’s Mayller Millan (40) puts his helmet on during the game against Chicago Academy.
High School Baseball
Venezuela native Mayller Millan is at home with Steinmetz baseball team
This spring, Venezuelans also are playing at Farragut, Mather, Clemente and Kelly, among other schools, using the sport to make friends and find a sense of normalcy at a time of great change in their lives.
By Mike Clark
 
Loyola’s Donovan Robinson (1) is taken down by Brother Rice’s Daniel Terri (82).
High School Football
Loyola's Donovan Robinson and Lincoln-Way East's Jonas Williams piling up scholarship offers
Robinson has more than a dozen Division I offers, including Power Five schools Virginia, Arizona and Iowa State.
By Mike Clark
 
Lincoln-Way West's Josh Veldman on the sidelines this past season.
High School Football
Lincoln-Way West's Josh Veldman is a coup for Northwestern
A look at Veldman’s recent commitment and York’s new football coach.
By Mike Clark
 
Andre Lovett playing for Eisenhower this past season.
High School Football
Eisenhower's Andre Lovett commits to Illinois
Lovett had plenty of Power Five offers to choose from, including Arizona State, Iowa, Kansas State, Louisville, Missouri, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
By Mike Clark
 
Nazareth junior Garrett Reese.
High School Football
High school football notebook: Nazareth's Garrett Reese commits, Prairie Ridge hires new coach
Reese’s college stock soared after moving from wide receiver to defensive back.
By Mike Clark
 
Phillips' EJ Horton drives to the rim and lays the ball off the glass against Beecher.
High School Basketball
Phillips beats undefeated Beecher, advances to state for the first time in 47 years
The Wildcats meet Williamsville (25-9) in the 2A semifinals at 2 p.m. Thursday at State Farm Center in Champaign.
By Mike Clark
 
Lincoln-Way East's Caden O'Rourke, white jersey, sacks Kenwood's quarterback Nacari McFarland.
High School Football
High school football notebook: Lincoln-Way East's Caden O'Rourke picks Northwestern
Lincoln-Way East’s talented junior commits, a look at the national rankings and Public League realignment updates.
By Mike Clark
 
Joliet West's Drew King, center, bellows after a late dunk punctuated the Tigers victory over Rich.
High School Basketball
Drew King steps up to lead Joliet West over Rich
The 6-8 senior center scored 12 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead the Tigers to a 65-57 win over the Raptors in the Class 4A Lincoln-Way West Regional final.
By Mike Clark