Three days after Marquis Vance put together one of the greatest games in Marist boys basketball history, the buzz still hadn’t died down. After the RedHawks took care of business in a 74-41 win at Nazareth on Feb. 7, Vance and coach Brian Hynes were still savoring Vance’s 40-point, 20-rebound effort against Fenger earlier in […]
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Justin Oliver, Curie advance to Public League Final Four
With no starters back from last year’s Public League championship team, Curie’s boys took some time to come together this season. But as the calendar flipped to February and this year’s city tournament got underway, players like junior Justin Oliver were stepping up for the Condors. Oliver scored 31 points as Curie rallied from a […]
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Mike Clark’s basketball Top 5s
There’s a new team atop the girls rankings this week. Records through Feb. 10 1. Marist (26-2) RedHawks, Benet tied for ESCC lead with one league game left. 2. Brother Rice (23-4) Short-handed Crusaders’ six-game win streak snapped by West Aurora. 3. St. Laurence (22-5) Vikings are 7-0 in Catholic League White, have clinched league […]
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Wrestling helps Horizon’s Marrero adjust to new country
Sami Marrero is in a new country, learning a new language. And wrestling for Horizon-Southwest is helping him make the transition. Marrero became the first Public League champion in program history on Feb. 2, winning a 19-4 technical fall in 5:15 over Perspectives-Leadership’s Mivontae Russell in the 190-pound final. The junior was one of five […]
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St. Laurence’s Zerrick Johnson honored for reaching 1,000 points
Zerrick Johnson was going through his pregame routine on Jan. 31 when he got some happy news. “Ro (St. Laurence coach Roshawn Russell) came in with three minutes left on the clock and said, ‘We’re honoring you tonight,’” Johnson said after a 54-30 home win over Providence-St. Mel. “I didn’t think that was gonna happen, […]
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Mike Clark’s basketball Top 5s
Pulaski Road rivals Marist and Brother Rice keep rolling. Boys Records through Feb. 3 1. Marist (21-2) RedHawks rolling behind balanced scoring, stingy defense. 2. Brother Rice (21-3) Crusaders trending upward again with big wins over DePaul Prep, Fenwick. 3. St. Laurence (20-5) Vikings have three 1,000-point scorers: EJ Mosley, Zerrick Johnson, Jacob Rice. 4. Mount Carmel (20-5) […]
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Decision time looms for Oak Lawn’s Danielle Dempsey
Danielle Dempsey has a big decision to make. Two of them, actually. The Oak Lawn senior has cycled from golf to basketball to softball throughout her prep career, competing at a high level in every season. With basketball winding down and softball just around the corner, she’s sorting out her college options. “I’m still deciding what […]
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Pat Swanson named St. Laurence football coach
A week after Pat Swanson was born, he was on a football field with his dad Tim, a longtime assistant at Marian Catholic, for summer workouts. Then when he was a little older and NCAA football video games were a big thing, Swanson would make himself a head coach. Now, the football lifer is taking […]
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Curie wrestler Giselle Arambula wins Public League title
Down seven points in the third period to one of the city’s elite wrestlers, Giselle Arambula knew she was in a tough spot. But the Curie junior persevered and earned the biggest win of her career. Arambula pinned Ag. Science’s Carmen Jackson in 4:56 to win the 110-pound title in the Public League finals on […]
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Mike Clark’s basketball Top 5s
There’s a new No. 1 on the boys side after the Battle of Pulaski and a new team enters the girls rankings. Boys Records through Jan. 27 1. Marist (21-2) RedHawks had three quality wins vs. Brother Rice, St. Viator, Waubonsie Valley. 2. Brother Rice (19-3) Huge bounceback after Marist loss, beating defending 3A champ DePaul Prep. […]