The banner with Marcos Gonzales’ picture hung from the balcony rails. The commemorative basketball with the inscription given to him will look great in his college dorm room next year. The pregame ceremony was quick and the accompanying standing ovation was loud. On Feb. 7, the 6-foot-4 Brother Rice senior guard played his first game […]
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Argo girls aim to jump-start offense
A 59-22 home loss to Evergreen Park on Feb. 1 was the fifth straight for Argo girls basketball. During that stretch, the Argonauts (11-13, 2-8 South Suburban Red) scored more than 30 points just once. In their previous five games they averaged just above 51 points per game. “We’ve just lost our confidence offensively right […]
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Grace Kole plays starring role for Evergreen Park
Whether it is on or off the court, Evergreen Park’s Grace Kole likes to be spontaneous and is open to new adventures. “I like to step out of my comfort zone and I like to have fun,” she said. Kole’s double-double of 20 points and 13 rebounds helped carry Evergreen Park to a 59-22 road […]
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Argo boys look for finishing touch
Argo’s glass could be half-full or half-empty. The Argonauts were 11-14 after falling to Sandburg and have earned double-digit wins for the first time since 2016. But that record could have been better. Argo had dropped three of four games despite holding leads in each game. Coach Pat Maietta said that’s been a theme for […]
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Sandburg basketball follows its leader: Connor Gleason
Some know him as Connor Gleason but around the Sandburg boys basketball team he’s known as “Captain.” Eagles coach John Daniel names a captain before the season tips off to help out during the summer and the lead-up to the season to help prepare the younger players. “He was put in the leadership role June […]
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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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Kelly boys win Blue-Central, end title drought
Kelly dropped a 56-45 nonconference matchup against visiting Horizon-McKinley on Jan. 30, but the Trojans still had reason for rejoicing. Kelly beat Acero-Garcia by 31 points the day before to finish tied with Gage Park — a team the Trojans beat earlier this season — for the Public League Blue-Central title at 8-1. This marked […]