Author Archives: Mike Clark

Sandburg is looking for a football coach following Troy McAllister’s departure after four years to take over at Homewood-Flossmoor. H-F, like Sandburg a member of the Southwest Valley Conference for football, announced McAllister’s hiring as football coach and physical education teacher on Jan. 21. McAllister was 19-20 in four seasons at Sandburg with three IHSA […]

Pretty much everyone in Nazareth’s gym was waiting for this particular moment. With 7:27 left in the fourth quarter of a Jan. 18 game against York in Coach Kipp’s Hoopfest, Nazareth’s Stella Sakalas went to the line to shoot two free throws. She made the first and the P.A. announcer revealed what the big deal […]

Brother Rice’s boys and Lyons’ girls remain No. 1 this week. Boys Records through Jan. 19 1. Brother Rice (17-2) Tough loss at the buzzer vs. St. Ignatius. 2. Mount Carmel (17-3) Lost by three to DePaul Prep, bounced back to beat Rolling Meadows. 3. Curie (13-5) Had eight-day layoff before heading into a four-game […]

Lyons coach Meghan Hutchens had a piece of advice for her Stanford-bound star, Nora Ezike, on Jan. 18. The Lions had just downed St. Charles East 72-62 in the Coach Kipp’s Hoopfest at Nazareth. Ezike filled the stat sheet with a game-high 29 points, 13 rebounds, five steals, two assists and a block. She also […]

For a few years, Kelly’s goal was to get to the upper echelon of Public League girls basketball. Under coach Hector Hernandez, the Trojans started at the bottom in the Green and worked their way up through the Blue and White to the Red.  The adjustment to higher-level competition was tough at times. In their […]