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 […]
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Nora Ezike steers Lyons past St. Charles East
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 […]
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Luz Escudero adds scoring punch for Kelly girls
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 […]
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Curie honors basketball coach Mike Oliver
Mike Oliver wasn’t sure of his career path when he got out of college, but a visit to his old high school set his course. And more than 30 years later, Oliver is one of the state’s most respected and successful basketball coaches. Curie honored Oliver before a Public League Red Shield game against Clark […]
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Mike Clark’s basketball Top 5s
Brother Rice’s boys and Lyons’ girls remain atop the Southwest Regional rankings, and a new team has entered the girls’ Top 5. Boys Records through Jan. 13 1. Brother Rice (16-1) Citadel recruit Marcos Gonzales still putting up big numbers. 2. Mount Carmel (15-2) Dominant win at St. Ignatius; DePaul Prep visits Friday. 3. Curie […]
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Marcos Gonzales perseveres, but Brother Rice falls at buzzer
Marcos Gonzales’ right ankle was a sight to behold, and not in a good way. “It was pretty nasty,” Caden Workman, Gonzales’ teammate at Brother Rice, said after the title game of the Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic on Dec. 30. It all started in the Crusaders’ 75-54 quarterfinal win against Maine South on Dec. 27. […]
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Mike Clark’s basketball Top 5s, Jan. 5
Boys Records through Jan. 5 1. Brother Rice (14-1) Crusaders edged by hosts in Hinsdale Central final.. 2. Curie (11-3) Condors showed their resilience in comeback win over Kankakee. 3. St. Laurence (13-3) Vikings won last four games, consolation title at York. 4. Mount Carmel (12-2) Big Catholic League Blue road test at St. Ignatius […]
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Southwest Regional’s top sports stories for 2024
There are well over 700 high schools in Illinois, and only a few dozen in the Southwest Regional coverage area. But those local schools punched well above their weight in 2024, winning team state titles across all three seasons and creating lasting memories. And the graduates of those schools also made their mark in the […]
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Mike Clark’s basketball Top 5s, Dec. 29
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 […]
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Southwest Regional basketball roundup, Dec. 23
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 […]