Patrick Kelly

Timothy Christian's Matt Owens scoops in a basket as Guerin's Gerald Crawford defends on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019.

Boys basketball notes: Matt Owens, Josh Harris help Timothy Christian sink Guerin

January 17, 2019 at 9:56 p.m.

Timothy Christian point guard Matt Owens was saddled with foul trouble for most of the first half when the Trojans squared off against Guerin on Jan. 15. After sitting out...

York's Nate Shockey tries to steal the ball from OPRF's Dashon Enoch on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019.

Boys basketball notes: OPRF controls the boards, shuts down York

January 14, 2019 at 5:35 p.m.

Oak Park-River Forest was prepared to work in order to find good shots against West Suburban Silver leader York on Friday night. The Huskies were ready to move the ball...

Hinsdale South's Aaron Tims (21) drives past Leyden's David Duwal on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019.

Boys basketball notes: Ocean Johnson helps Leyden rally past Hinsdale South in OT

January 6, 2019 at 4:03 a.m.

Leyden senior guard Ocean Johnson had been involved in too many games against rival Hinsdale South that ended in a loss. Johnson has been a varsity player since his sophomore...

York's Nick Kosich (left), seen here playing against T.F. South last season, scored 13 fourth-quarter points on Saturday to help the Dukes defeat Glenbard West.

York starts fast, finishes strong to defeat Glenbard West

December 12, 2018 at 12:30 a.m.

It has not taken Nate Shockey very long to embrace a new role on the York boys basketball team. The junior guard played reserve minutes last season, but this year...

Hinsdale South's James Ruzicka (24) drives to the basket against Morton on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.

James Ruzicka, Lukas Rainys give Hinsdale South more scoring options

December 11, 2018 at 10:15 p.m.

Heading into the season, Hinsdale South knew it was going to need to find a scoring punch from players other than Billy Durkin and Aaron Tims, who played significant varsity...

Aaron Tims (left) will be among the go-to players for Hinsdale South this season.

Pioneer Press 2018-19 boys basketball preview: West Suburban Gold

December 12, 2018 at 6:45 a.m.

Must-see: Leyden senior forward Ocean Johnson. Johnson returns for his third season on varsity after leading the Eagles in scoring (18.9 points per game) and rebounding (5.9) last season. Through...

Emily Koziol (23) is back for her senior season at Hinsdale South.

Pioneer Press 2018-19 girls basketball preview: West Suburban Gold

December 12, 2018 at 5:19 a.m.

Must See: Proviso East’s Keimari Rimmer. Rimmer is back to lead the Pirates, who are the defending conference champions and have gone undefeated in the West Suburban Gold the past...

IC Catholic running back Kyle Franklin breaks through the Richmond-Burton defense for a touchdown on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018.

Familiar foe: IC Catholic’s last hurdle for three-peat is rival Bishop McNamara

December 12, 2018 at 5:11 a.m.

IC Catholic trailed Richmond-Burton at halftime Saturday in a Class 4A semifinal, but sophomore running back Kyle Franklin was not fazed. In fact, when the Knights returned to the field...

Nazareth quarterback J.J. McCarthy scrambles for extra yards against Hersey on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018.

Michael Love frustrates Hersey, leads Nazareth into 7A quarterfinals

December 12, 2018 at 1:32 a.m.

It would be difficult to pinpoint which of Michael Love’s plays was most impressive in Nazareth’s win against Hersey in the second round of the Class 7A playoffs Saturday in...

Hinsdale Central's Matthew Rush (10) gains yards against Conant on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018.

Hinsdale Central fends off Conant to advance in 8A playoffs

December 12, 2018 at 5:24 p.m.

It did not take Hinsdale Central defensive back Guyhenry Goss very long to turn a negative into a positive Saturday afternoon against Conant in a Class 8A first-round playoff game....

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