Category: Clear-Ridge Reporter Prep Sports

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 […]

Shannon Earley is taking charge for the Chargers in her final high school basketball season. The 6-foot-2 Stagg senior committed to Division III Carroll University in Wisconsin back in November. Picking a college early has allowed her to play in the moment and help get her current team some wins. “I love that I chose […]

Sandburg’s Malachi Perkins was barely in elementary school when Jalen Brunson was competing for state titles at Stevenson. But that is who Perkins tries to emulate while on the court. “I really like Jalen Brunson,” Perkins said. “The way he gets to the lane lane and just the way he plays the game like coming […]

There’s a secret to Donte Montgomery’s passion for basketball. It runs in the family. In fact, it is the family. “I’ve got my own student section,” Montgomery said after his 23-point showing in Oak Lawn’s 56-47 victory over TF South in the Spartan gym on Jan. 17. “There’s probably 10 people (from his family) here […]

As gifted an offensive player as St. Laurence’s EJ Mosley is, he’s not used to missing — at least on the court. After spending his first two seasons as a Viking, Mosley transferred to Romeoville where he played last season. But the 5-foot-11 senior guard missed being around his teammates and friends in Burbank. So […]

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 […]