Author Archives: Mike Clark

Boys Records through Dec. 29 1. Brother Rice (13-0) Crusaders stayed unbeaten heading into Hinsdale Central final. 2. Curie (10-3) Took fourth at Pontiac after giving DePaul Prep all it could handle in semis. 3. St. Laurence (11-3) Vikings were upset by Lyons in first round at York. 4. Mount Carmel (11-2) Fell to downstate Morton in Pekin semis, bounced […]

Boys IC Catholic 71, Universal 42: Abdallah Sughayar scored a game-high 19 points for the Stars (0-8) in the opening round of the IC Catholic/Westmont Christmas Tournament. Shepard 83, St. Edward 62: The Astros (5-7) opened the Elgin Holiday Tournament with their third straight win as Jovan Thomas (16 points, 13 rebounds) and freshman Amari […]

You couldn’t tell by watching them that Brother Rice’s Marcos Gonzales and Jack Weigus weren’t teammates until this year. Gonzales, a Citadel recruit, was a mainstay on the Crusaders team that went 31-4 and reached the Class 3A Sweet Sixteen last season. Weigus played at Hinsdale South before transferring to Rice during the offseason. Together, […]

Boys Records through Dec. 25 1. Brother Rice (10-0) Jack Weigus scores 28 points to key win vs. Bolingbrook. 2. St. Laurence (9-2) Impressive win over Fenwick extends winning streak to six. 3. Curie (8-1) Edged Waukegan in overtime. Pontiac tournament is next. 4. Mount Carmel (8-1) Caravan bounced back from Fenwick loss with win vs. IC Catholic. 5. […]

Whether it’s on the football field or the basketball court, Joseph Dahl is a difference-maker for Kennedy. The senior went out for football for the first time this fall and made an immediate impact on both sides of the ball. His 30-yard touchdown catch was crucial when the Crusaders beat Ag. Science in a game […]

As Mount Carmel wrestler and Missouri recruit Seth Mendoza chases history this season, he isn’t exactly ducking tough competition. Mendoza won the 138-pound title at the Carnahan Memorial Tournament in Crown Point, Indiana, on Dec. 21, his latest event against national-caliber competition. This comes after he faced two of the top 11 competitors in FloWrestling’s […]

Boys Curie 67, Waukegan 65 (OT): The Condors (8-1) prevailed at Young behind balanced scoring from Brad Johnson Jr. (12 points), Michael Oliver Jr. (11 points), Justin Oliver (11 points) and Rashaad Wilson (11 points). Marist 57, Brooks 41: The Redhawks improved to 10-1 as Karson Thomas scored 13 points, Adoni Vassilakis added 12, Stephen […]

Boys Andrew 53, Sandburg 44: Connor Gleason and Jonah Johnson had nine points each for the Eagles (4-5) in the rivalry loss. Argo 91, Universal 35: Kassam Saleh scored 13 points as the Argonauts (5-5) rolled in nonconference action. Abdullah Elzebak had a game-high 16 points for the Stars (0-7). Brother Rice 62, Montini 45: […]

When Hector Hernandez took over as Kelly coach, the Trojans were playing in the lowest division of Public League girls basketball. Slowly but surely, he has guided them up the ladder. Kelly won a Green conference title to move up to the Blue, a Blue conference title to move up to the White, and a […]