High School Basketball
The Rams didn’t lose a game in the Catholic League, arguably the best conference in the state this year.
Controversy swirled around the Hinsdale South basketball program in November when Erin Savage, the mother of basketball player Brendan Savage, sued the school district and several employees after her son was cut from the team following tryouts.
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The Raiders regularly churn out high-major-college prospects, but it is the team-first senior guards who have been the key to coach Rob Brost’s tenure.
All the results from the IHSA sectional semifinals.
Every team still alive is just three wins from playing in Champaign for a state trophy.
Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball.
Whereas the Rams (27-7) looked a step slow and overwhelmed, the Broncos (29-7) were ferocious and took Monday’s 44-25 Class 3A super-sectionals game against the Rams to advance to the Illinois state semifinals in Bloomington-Normal.
All the results from around the area.
A big notebook of observations and takes from the big week of regional play.
Glenbrook North and Simeon return. Kenwood tumbles but holds on.
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.
“It was a long week,” Kenwood senior Calvin Robins Jr. said. “Nobody believes in us, but that doesn’t matter because everyone in that [locker room] does.”
The 20 best players this season on teams within the city limits.
All the state playoff results from around the area.
A look at some of Friday’s best high school basketball games.
The Hornets’ self-restraint paid off as they beat the Vikings 42-29 in the sectional final.
Kenwood’s star-studded team was a major attraction across the state. Learning that the core of the squad the last two seasons was ineligible is bound to bring up many questions.
All the results from the girls IHSA sectional finals.
The full list of players nominated for All-City and All-Area honors.
Gabriel Gonzales, a 6-7 junior, scored a career-high 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while dueling in the post with 6-10 Illinois recruit Jason Jakstys.
The Illinois High School Association moved the second game of the Kenwood regional doubleheader to Oak Lawn and postponed the host Broncos game vs. Morton.
All the IHSA regional semifinal results from around the area.
Despite trailing for much of the game, the Roadrunners were prepared for these close battles thanks to their.trip to Florida for the Tampa Bay Christmas Invite.
Micheal Woods started to generate some buzz early in the season but then went down with an injury.
Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen focus on the Class 4A bracket, going through each of the sectionals and talking about the best regional matchups.
All the IHSA regional quarterfinal scores from around the area.
Here is a forecast of how it could all go down in the state’s largest class.
A look at how the IHSA Class 3A state playoffs could play out.
Here are the best, most dangerous teams in every seed position through the top 15 in the Class 4A bracket.
Curie returns to No. 1, Bolingbrook rises and Niles North joins the rankings.
Olson was 7-for-13 from three-point range. He also got to the basket for points and had three steals.
Every state tournament provides compelling storylines, whether abbreviated or extended through the three-week state tourney journey.