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Mike Clark’s boys basketball Top 5
Check out which team joined the rankings this week.
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Area roundup: Kendall Coyne Schofield, Abbey Murphy heading back to Olympics
Kendall Coyne Schofield will play in her fourth Olympics and Abbey Murphy will compete in her second.
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Boys basketball notebook: Malik Mahmoud’s timing is on point for Andrew
Andrew’s Malik Mahmoud hit one 3-pointer in the final second of the first half and another to start the second half vs. Stagg.
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Vedette sports report: Freshman Jada Franklin makes her mark for Crete-Monee
Through the first dozen games of her high-school career, freshman Jada Franklin was leading Crete-Monee in scoring.
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Manteno’s RJ Haines heading to state Hall of Fame
RJ Haines, who has won more than 100 games at Manteno, is in the 2026 induction class for the Illinois Football Coaches Assocation Hall of Fame.
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Riverside-Brookfield’s Cameron Mercer passes 1,000 points
The three-year varsity standout is just the 16th player to reach the milestone in the program’s 117-year history.
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Marist’s Adoni Vassilakis hasn’t got time for the pain
Adoni Vassilakis, a four-year varsity player, recently passed 1,000 career points despite dealing with a chronic knee ailment for years.
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Mike Clark’s boys basketball Top 5
The first rankings of 2026 have a new No. 1 and two newcomers.
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Reavis’ Delyanna Arocho is an athlete for all seasons
Delyanna Arocho competes in four sports for Reavis: cross country, basketball, soccer and track.