Chicagoland boys basketball notebook for Wednesday, Feb. 13
It’s been about two months since I covered a game in the south suburbs and got an earful from a fan about how Simeon was ranked on its reputation and...
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Bennett Kwiecinski’s 24 points help Loyola hold off St. Ignatius at Welsh-Ryan Arena
When Loyola’s Bennett Kwiecinski dunked against St. Ignatius on Friday night, it wasn’t a surprise. Kwiecinski is 6-foot-8, after all. But the rest of the rangy junior’s skill set might...
Mike Clark’s Chicago-area boys basketball rankings, Feb. 6
Here are the Chicago-area boys basketball rankings with records through Tuesday, Feb. 6 and previous rankings in parentheses (NR indicates not ranked). 1. Curie 25-1 (1) 2. Morgan Park 23-3...
Chicagoland boys basketball notebook for Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019
The weather is back in miserable mode again, which wiped out most of the suburban schedule on Tuesday night. But the Public League playoffs got underway and there were some...
French import Louis Lesmond helps Evanston run past Niles North 79-65
Louis Lesmond finally is getting up to speed for Evanston. It’s no fault of his own that Lesmond, a sophomore guard who moved from France during the offseason, is still...
Mike Clark’s Chicago-area boys basketball rankings, Jan. 30
Here are the Chicago-area boys basketball rankings with records through Wednesday, Jan. 30 and previous rankings in parentheses (NR indicates not ranked). 1. Curie 24-1 (1) 2. Morgan Park 22-3...
Chicagoland boys basketball notebook for Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019
It’s the time of the basketball season when everything seems on hold. Many teams have passed the 20-game mark, but the big-school regionals are still a month off. So there’s...
Tyler Beard’s 28 points leads Young past Orr 73-60 in city showdown
Young’s Tyler Beard made a couple of 3-pointers Friday night, but that wasn’t where his focus was. Time after time, the junior guard whose five scholarship offers include Iowa and...
Chicagoland boys basketball notebook for Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019
Tonight I saw Morgan Park for the first time in six weeks, and what a different looking team the Mustangs are now. Back on Dec. 11, Curie came to Morgan...
Battle of Vincennes: Shawn Washington lifts Morgan Park past Simeon for 17th straight win
The dunks weren’t always going down for Morgan Park’s Shawn Washington, who was trying to emulate one of his former teammates. “I was really trying to make myself the next...