Mike Clark

Here are the Chicago-area boys basketball rankings with records through Wednesday, Jan. 23 and previous rankings in parentheses (NR indicates not ranked). 1. Curie 22-1 (1) 2. Bloom 18-1 (2)...

A couple of former Huskies came back to Oak Park-River Forest recently, but nostalgia wasn't the reason. Mike Powell, who coached the Huskies to two state wrestling titles, and Kamal...

I didn’t decide till this afternoon which game to cover tonight, but Young at Uplift was definitely the right call. Uplift’s little gym was packed and the game lived up...

It’s been a strange season for Simeon. The Wolverines have their usual schedule, loaded with trips to Arizona, Texas and Tennessee to play national-caliber competition. But they made those trips...

You could have watched the New Trier at Evanston game on TV. But it was definitely better in person in Evanston’s cozy Beardsley Gym, which was packed to the rafters....

Before getting to the highlights, I have a few thoughts on Curie’s 78-70 win at Bogan on Tuesday. My first visit to Bogan didn’t disappoint. It’s not a big gym,...

Curie has checked all this off its to-do list: two wins over Simeon, a 32-point victory at Morgan Park and, on Tuesday, a 78-70 win at Bogan. With the upper...

Here are the Chicago-area boys basketball rankings with records through Sunday, Jan. 6 and last week's rankings in parentheses (NR indicates not ranked). 1. Curie 15-1 (1) 2. Bloom 15-1...